Bernie Sanders Just Won Three of His Biggest Endorsements in a Long Campaign Bernie Sanders Just Won Three of His Biggest Endorsements in a Long Campaign
As pundits rush to declare the race over, Robert Reich, Tulsi Gabbard, and Alan Grayson say, “Not so fast.”
Feb 29, 2016 / John Nichols
Trump’s Racism Didn’t Scare Me. Now It Does. Trump’s Racism Didn’t Scare Me. Now It Does.
His primary victories have proved that explicit appeals to racism are politically viable again.
Feb 29, 2016 / Mychal Denzel Smith
6 Lessons for Bernie Sanders From the South Carolina Primary 6 Lessons for Bernie Sanders From the South Carolina Primary
The results indicate that he has a lot to learn. Fortunately, there is still time.
Feb 28, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
How South Carolina’s Black Vote Saved 2016 for Hillary Clinton How South Carolina’s Black Vote Saved 2016 for Hillary Clinton
The state and the voters that doomed her 2008 candidacy may have just done the same to Bernie Sanders.
Feb 28, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Thanks, Marco: Rubio Starts Roughing Up Trump… for Hillary Thanks, Marco: Rubio Starts Roughing Up Trump… for Hillary
But when Clinton runs in the general, she’s in danger of becoming the Democratic Romney.
Feb 26, 2016 / Leslie Savan
Blame Paul Ryan and Reince Priebus for the Rise of Trump Blame Paul Ryan and Reince Priebus for the Rise of Trump
The House speaker and the RNC chair have made it clear that they have no standards whatsoever for who the Republican nominee might be. Nothing helps Trump more.
Feb 26, 2016 / John Nichols
We Spoke to Ashley Williams, the Black Queer Organizer Who Interrupted Hillary Clinton We Spoke to Ashley Williams, the Black Queer Organizer Who Interrupted Hillary Clinton
Their thoughts on presidential politics, the Black Lives Matter movement, and what can be gleaned from movements of the past.
Feb 26, 2016 / Alex Lubben
Cruz and Rubio Insist a Harsh Immigration Policy Won’t Repel Latinos Cruz and Rubio Insist a Harsh Immigration Policy Won’t Repel Latinos
They say conservative Latinos don’t care only about immigration. That’s true. But Trump is still winning those voters.
Feb 26, 2016 / Julianne Hing
This Radical Librarian May Soon Run the World’s Largest Library This Radical Librarian May Soon Run the World’s Largest Library
Dr. Carla Hayden will be the first woman and African American to fill the post—unless Senate Republicans stand in her way.
Feb 25, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
The Hyper-Partisan Hypocrisy of Senator Chuck Grassley The Hyper-Partisan Hypocrisy of Senator Chuck Grassley
The Senate Judiciary Committee chair has been around long enough to know that his refusal to hold hearings on a Supreme Court nominee is at odds with historical precedent and the C...
Feb 25, 2016 / John Nichols