With 3 Wins, Bernie Sanders Claims the Momentum Is On His Side With 3 Wins, Bernie Sanders Claims the Momentum Is On His Side
Caucus victories in Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington cap a week where the senator won six of seven contests.
Mar 27, 2016 / John Nichols
There Is No Truly Anti-Racist Presidential Candidate There Is No Truly Anti-Racist Presidential Candidate
But once there are real consequences for not having an anti-racist platform, things will be different.
Mar 25, 2016 / Mychal Denzel Smith
The Ugly Fantasy at the Heart of Anti–Trans Bathroom Bills The Ugly Fantasy at the Heart of Anti–Trans Bathroom Bills
Do supporters of so-called “bathroom bills” want trans people to cease to exist altogether?
Mar 25, 2016 / Tobias Barrington Wolff
Ted Cruz Backers Should Be Ashamed of Themselves and Their ‘Wacko Bird’ Candidate Ted Cruz Backers Should Be Ashamed of Themselves and Their ‘Wacko Bird’ Candidate
Cruz is running the same race as Trump. The two Republicans who were equally unacceptable at the start of the race are even more unacceptable now.
Mar 25, 2016 / John Nichols
How Donald Trump Is Beating the Neoconservatives at Their Own Game How Donald Trump Is Beating the Neoconservatives at Their Own Game
He’s capitalizing on the belligerent ultra-nationalism they cultivated, but he has little use for their ideas.
Mar 25, 2016 / Matthew Duss
This Is What Political Revolution Really Looks Like This Is What Political Revolution Really Looks Like
Without these structural reforms to American democracy, even a progressive presidency couldn’t accomplish much.
Mar 25, 2016 / Wendy R. Weiser, Rob Richie, and Sanford Levinson
Exactly What Kind of Torture Does Donald Trump Want to Use? Exactly What Kind of Torture Does Donald Trump Want to Use?
The GOP candidate says he would “do a lot more than waterboarding.” He should explain what he means by that.
Mar 25, 2016 / Sasha Abramsky
Keep On Running, Bernie! Keep On Running, Bernie!
An active Sanders campaign through June is good for the party and for democracy.
Mar 24, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Have a Tiny Effect on Wages Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Have a Tiny Effect on Wages
The liberal agenda is huge in comparison.
Mar 24, 2016 / Mike Konczal
Obama and the Cult of ‘Credibility’ Obama and the Cult of ‘Credibility’
As his tenure draws to a close, the president is finally ready to challenge the foreign-policy establishment.
Mar 24, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman