Latinos and the New Battle for Texas Latinos and the New Battle for Texas
Tejanos will change the state’s politics. But that remake won’t be as simple as either Republicans or Democrats assume.
Apr 15, 2016 / Roberto Lovato
Time for a US Apology to El Salvador Time for a US Apology to El Salvador
Obama recently expressed regret for US support of Argentina’s “dirty war.” It’s time Washington did the same regarding our active backing of right-wing butchery in El Salvador.
Apr 15, 2016 / Raymond Bonner
Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Need Better Answers on the 1994 Crime Bill Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Need Better Answers on the 1994 Crime Bill
At last night’s debate, Clinton offered a grudging apology for “unintended” outcomes. Sanders wasn’t pressed on his vote for it—and he should be.
Apr 15, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Clinton and Sanders Sue Arizona Over 5-Hour Lines in the March Primary Clinton and Sanders Sue Arizona Over 5-Hour Lines in the March Primary
Arizona’s election problems showed the disastrous consequences of gutting the Voting Rights Act.
Apr 15, 2016 / Ari Berman
All the Euphemisms We Use for ‘War’ All the Euphemisms We Use for ‘War’
How words have shaped the United States government’s ongoing cycle of violence.
Apr 15, 2016 / William J. Astore
Orwell in Puerto Rico: Congress ‘Promises’ a New Dictatorship Orwell in Puerto Rico: Congress ‘Promises’ a New Dictatorship
It says it’s going to resolve the island’s debt fairly, but the PROMESA bill establishes an authoritarian collection agency for hedge funders.
Apr 15, 2016 / Nelson Denis
The Debate in Brooklyn Was Sanders’s Best Yet. But Was It Enough? The Debate in Brooklyn Was Sanders’s Best Yet. But Was It Enough?
As always, Clinton was far more attentive to local concerns, and that matters.
Apr 15, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Why Thousands of Nurses Are Feeling the Bern Why Thousands of Nurses Are Feeling the Bern
For nurses, everything begins with a basic dedication to their patients, which is why so many of them are supporting Bernie Sanders for president.
Apr 14, 2016 / RoseAnn DeMoro
Bernie Sanders Embraces Union Struggles and Welcomes the Contempt of CEOs Bernie Sanders Embraces Union Struggles and Welcomes the Contempt of CEOs
Campaigning in New York, the senator from Vermont rallies with transport workers, pickets with striking phone workers, and tangles with corporate bosses.
Apr 14, 2016 / John Nichols
The Conspiracy Theory That the Clinton Campaign Stole Votes Makes No Sense The Conspiracy Theory That the Clinton Campaign Stole Votes Makes No Sense
Why would any campaign, no matter how unprincipled, fix a race that it’s been winning from the start?
Apr 14, 2016 / Joshua Holland