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Meet the Next Elizabeth Warrens Now Running for Congress Meet the Next Elizabeth Warrens Now Running for Congress

From Zephyr Teachout to Pramila Jayapal to Lucy Flores, these women are ardent activists, deep thinkers, and champions of fundamental reform.

Feb 4, 2016 / John Nichols

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Letters From the February 22, 2016, Issue Letters From the February 22, 2016, Issue

Responses to our endorsement of Bernie Sanders for president.

Feb 4, 2016 / Our Readers

Donald Trump greets his fans at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort and Spa; Hillary Clinton with supporters at a campaign stop in West Columbia.

South Carolina’s Democratic and Republican Primaries Are Taking Place in Parallel Universes South Carolina’s Democratic and Republican Primaries Are Taking Place in Parallel Universes

And race, as always, is the dividing line.

Feb 3, 2016 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan

Democratic presidential candidate Sanders greets students after a town hall meeting with students at George Mason University in Fairfax

How Bernie Sanders Is Challenging a Downsized Politics of Excluded Alternatives How Bernie Sanders Is Challenging a Downsized Politics of Excluded Alternatives

Why we need a grown-up conversation about taxes.

Feb 2, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A Virtual Tie in Iowa—and a Win for Sanders’s Ideas

A Virtual Tie in Iowa—and a Win for Sanders’s Ideas A Virtual Tie in Iowa—and a Win for Sanders’s Ideas

The delegate split had Bernie Sanders celebrating and Hillary Clinton adopting ever-more populist themes.

Feb 2, 2016 / John Nichols

The American Brand of Democracy Is Cold Hard Cash

The American Brand of Democracy Is Cold Hard Cash The American Brand of Democracy Is Cold Hard Cash

In election 2016, billionaires own the playground.

Feb 1, 2016 / Nomi Prins

9 Things You Need to Know About Tonight’s Iowa Caucus

9 Things You Need to Know About Tonight’s Iowa Caucus 9 Things You Need to Know About Tonight’s Iowa Caucus

Caucus math—and more!—explained.

Feb 1, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

Bernie Sanders Could Win Iowa. Here Are Two Reasons Why.

Bernie Sanders Could Win Iowa. Here Are Two Reasons Why. Bernie Sanders Could Win Iowa. Here Are Two Reasons Why.

The insurgent Democrat has raised millions through small donations—and turned out huge crowds.

Jan 31, 2016 / John Nichols

They’ve All Come to Look for Hillary

They’ve All Come to Look for Hillary They’ve All Come to Look for Hillary

It’s Bernie’s ad, but can Hillary start humming Simon & Garfunkel’s “America” anyway?

Jan 28, 2016 / Leslie Savan

Why Bernie Sanders is Campaigning in Duluth

Why Bernie Sanders is Campaigning in Duluth Why Bernie Sanders is Campaigning in Duluth

Looking forward to a long campaign, the insurgent veered out of Iowa and New Hampshire for a day in Minnesota.

Jan 28, 2016 / John Nichols

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