Iran Will Soon Be a Corporate Gold Mine—and for Once, the GOP Doesn’t Care Iran Will Soon Be a Corporate Gold Mine—and for Once, the GOP Doesn’t Care
With the easing of sanctions, countries are rushing to invest, but Republicans are still caught up in a paroxysm of Islamophobia.
Sep 21, 2015 / Juan Cole
September 19, 1881: President James Garfield Dies, Fatally Wounded by a Disgruntled Office-Seeking Assassin September 19, 1881: President James Garfield Dies, Fatally Wounded by a Disgruntled Office-Seeking Assassin
“He will now always remain one of the saints of American story, without a spot on the whiteness of his garments, one of the few Presidents who have left the White House amid univer...
Sep 19, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Bernie Sanders Offers GOP Debaters a Tutorial on Democratic Socialism Bernie Sanders Offers GOP Debaters a Tutorial on Democratic Socialism
The Republican candidates had a lot to say about the senator, and he has something to say to them.
Sep 18, 2015 / John Nichols
The Media Can No Longer Pretend That Trump’s Racist Birtherism Is Old News The Media Can No Longer Pretend That Trump’s Racist Birtherism Is Old News
Trump had successfully built a great big wall to keep his ugly birther narrative from crossing into his current presidential run—until last night.
Sep 18, 2015 / Leslie Savan
The Republican Candidates Just Can’t Quit Neoconservatism The Republican Candidates Just Can’t Quit Neoconservatism
With the exception of Rand Paul, the GOP field remained in thrall to a bankrupt ideology.
Sep 17, 2015 / James Carden
Obama Should Stand With Ahmed—at His Mosque in Texas Obama Should Stand With Ahmed—at His Mosque in Texas
The president has yet to visit an American mosque. Ahmed Mohamed’s ordeal is the perfect opportunity to launch a new fight against anti-Muslim bigotry.
Sep 17, 2015 / Ali Gharib
What the US Left—and Bernie Sanders’s Supporters—Can Learn From Jeremy Corbyn What the US Left—and Bernie Sanders’s Supporters—Can Learn From Jeremy Corbyn
Could Americans be primed for a rejection of austerity politics?
Sep 16, 2015 / Ted Fertik
The Obama Administration Rejects Russia’s Offer to Form a New Military Coalition vs. ISIS in Syria The Obama Administration Rejects Russia’s Offer to Form a New Military Coalition vs. ISIS in Syria
Has it created another front in the new Cold War?
Sep 16, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Are Colbert’s New Politics Softer, or Just More Subtle? Are Colbert’s New Politics Softer, or Just More Subtle?
A political comedian reviews the first of the new Late Show.
Sep 16, 2015 / Katie Halper
Hawks Aren’t Giving the Iran Deal a Chance Hawks Aren’t Giving the Iran Deal a Chance
Bellicose posturing too often ends up isolating the United States—and undermining our security.
Sep 15, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel