This Texas Prosecutor Jailed a Rape Victim—Could It Cost Devon Anderson Her Election? This Texas Prosecutor Jailed a Rape Victim—Could It Cost Devon Anderson Her Election?
Devon Anderson has a troubling record, and voters may dismiss her tomorrow.
Nov 7, 2016 / Jessica Pishko
Don’t Tell Trump: Minnesota Is About to Elect a Pioneering Somali-American Muslim Woman Don’t Tell Trump: Minnesota Is About to Elect a Pioneering Somali-American Muslim Woman
It matters that Ilhan Omar will be elected to the Minnesota state legislature on the same day that Minnesotans reject Donald Trump.
Nov 7, 2016 / John Nichols
Donald Trump’s Imaginary Inner Cities Donald Trump’s Imaginary Inner Cities
“Inner city” was always a loaded term, but today it makes no sense at all.
Nov 7, 2016 / Bryce Covert
This Arizona Prosecutor Is Waging a Strange War on Weed—and That’s Just the Beginning This Arizona Prosecutor Is Waging a Strange War on Weed—and That’s Just the Beginning
Bill Montgomery is up for election tomorrow.
Nov 7, 2016 / Jessica Pishko
The Syrian War’s Women Refugees Face a Particularly Harsh Exile The Syrian War’s Women Refugees Face a Particularly Harsh Exile
In Iraq, Lebanon, and other countries in the region, Syrian women are still under siege.
Nov 7, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Americans Are Finding New Ways to Join the Surveillance State Americans Are Finding New Ways to Join the Surveillance State
Some of them aren’t pretty.
Nov 7, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
FBI Clears Hillary Clinton (Again), but the Damage Is Done FBI Clears Hillary Clinton (Again), but the Damage Is Done
James Comey just gave one of the most consequential “oh, neverminds” in American history.
Nov 6, 2016 / George Zornick
Hillary Clinton’s Silence on Standing Rock Is a Moral Mistake—and a Political One Hillary Clinton’s Silence on Standing Rock Is a Moral Mistake—and a Political One
One way Clinton could convince Bernie Sanders's supporters she deserves their vote: stand with Standing Rock.
Nov 6, 2016 / Evelyn Nieves
Republicans Won’t Stop Talking About Impeaching Clinton Republicans Won’t Stop Talking About Impeaching Clinton
The election isn’t even over, but folks like Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson are promising to impeach Clinton—for something.
Nov 6, 2016 / John Nichols
Common and the New Aesthetics of Blackness Common and the New Aesthetics of Blackness
Rap music’s nice guy plays it safe on his new album Black America Again.
Nov 5, 2016 / Marcus J. Moore