Now That We Have a Supreme Court Nominee, Tell GOP Senators to Do Their Job Now That We Have a Supreme Court Nominee, Tell GOP Senators to Do Their Job
Senate Republicans are still refusing to even consider Merrick Garland, President Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court.
Mar 16, 2016 / NationAction
Meet the Democratic Socialist Who’s Running for New York State Senate Meet the Democratic Socialist Who’s Running for New York State Senate
Bernie Sanders isn’t alone: Debbie Medina is in the race for State Senate in New York’s 18th District.
Mar 16, 2016 / Sam Adler-Bell
It Is Still Donald Trump’s Party It Is Still Donald Trump’s Party
Rubio quits. Kasich wins Ohio. Cruz holds on. But it is still Donald’s night.
Mar 15, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Why Antonin Scalia Became So Prominent—And Why His Influence Will Not Last Why Antonin Scalia Became So Prominent—And Why His Influence Will Not Last
He was celebrated because he used his position as a Supreme Court justice to mobilize conservatives—but his views were antithetical to what is most enduring about American legal an...
Mar 15, 2016 / David Rudenstine
The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump
It’s time for the media to finally answer Bernie Sanders’s plea and stop favoring the spectacle over “the important issues facing the American people.”
Mar 15, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bernie Sanders Mounts an Independent Democratic Challenge to Media as Usual Bernie Sanders Mounts an Independent Democratic Challenge to Media as Usual
The senator explains media and politics to Chuck Todd.
Mar 15, 2016 / John Nichols
How Far Should Anti-Trump Protesters Take It? How Far Should Anti-Trump Protesters Take It?
The students at Chicago were brave and organized. But there’s also a danger to escalating confrontations.
Mar 14, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Protest Donald Trump and What He Stands for Everywhere Protest Donald Trump and What He Stands for Everywhere
Violence—actual, desired, and imagined—has been at the spasmodic heart of American politics since September 11, and the GOP front-runner knows it.
Mar 14, 2016 / Bruce Shapiro
Trump’s Storm Troopers and the Possibility of American Fascism Trump’s Storm Troopers and the Possibility of American Fascism
He may not be Hitler or Mussolini, but his campaign should have voters worried for the future.
Mar 14, 2016 / Bob Dreyfuss
Why the Trump Rally in St. Louis Was So Different Why the Trump Rally in St. Louis Was So Different
In a city divided after 17 months of protests since the killing of Mike Brown, the GOP candidate never got more than a few minutes to speak without interruption.
Mar 12, 2016 / Umar Lee