Political Figures

5 Books: The Pre-History of Donald Trump 5 Books: The Pre-History of Donald Trump

Before there was Trump, there was the rise of the radical right.

Feb 25, 2016 / Timothy Shenk

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Emperor Trump Emperor Trump

The 2016 election season is beginning to feel like an alternate reality.

Feb 23, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders

The Economic Dilemma Democrats Face in 2016 The Economic Dilemma Democrats Face in 2016

The challenge for any Democratic candidate is to learn—and learn fast—that he or she must be the candidate of fundamental change, not the candidate of continuity.

Feb 23, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Pope Francis

Note to Pundits: Stop Lecturing Pope Francis About American Politics Note to Pundits: Stop Lecturing Pope Francis About American Politics

Attacks on the pope misrepresent his message and display the submerged anti-Catholicism in US political life.

Feb 19, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Hillary Clinton

Which Women Support Hillary (and Which Women Can’t Afford To) Which Women Support Hillary (and Which Women Can’t Afford To)

A story of two voting blocs.

Feb 17, 2016 / Sarah Leonard

Republicans Are Now Waging a War on Facts, Precedent, and the Constitution

Republicans Are Now Waging a War on Facts, Precedent, and the Constitution Republicans Are Now Waging a War on Facts, Precedent, and the Constitution

What Cruz, Rubio, Kasich, and McConnell are saying is absolutely at odds with the constitutionally defined duties of presidents and senators.

Feb 17, 2016 / John Nichols

Antonin Scalia.

If Justice Scalia Really Had His Way… If Justice Scalia Really Had His Way…

His desire was for an America as it was before Gone With the Wind.

Feb 16, 2016 / Martin Garbus

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders

Is the Era of Small Government Over? Is the Era of Small Government Over?

For decades, Democrats have been running away from their own shadow. In Election 2016, they’re finally embracing who they really are.

Feb 16, 2016 / Julian E. Zelizer

Where to Invade Next

Michael Moore’s New Film Playfully Skewers US Exceptionalism Michael Moore’s New Film Playfully Skewers US Exceptionalism

A powerful, optimistic, and radical demonstration of what can be achieved by thinking outside the box—or, in this case, our borders.

Feb 16, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

RIP Scalia RIP Scalia

Remembering the Justice who deemed the Voting Rights Act “racial entitlement.”

Feb 16, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

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