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Does the Rise of Trump and Sanders Turn What We Know About American Elections Upside Down?

Does the Rise of Trump and Sanders Turn What We Know About American Elections Upside Down? Does the Rise of Trump and Sanders Turn What We Know About American Elections Upside Down?

The 2016 election has flummoxed pundits. Is it upending political science, too?

Feb 12, 2016 / Joshua Holland

The Art of Politics

The Art of Politics The Art of Politics

Two shows offer food for political thought in a chaotic election season.

Feb 12, 2016 / Tiffany Bradley

Corporations Killed Medicine. Here’s How to Take It Back.

Corporations Killed Medicine. Here’s How to Take It Back. Corporations Killed Medicine. Here’s How to Take It Back.

For most of human history, life-saving drugs were a public good. Now they’re only good for shareholders.

Feb 12, 2016 / Fran Quigley

Supports at Silicon Valley Rising Launch

Silicon Valley’s Wealth Gap Silicon Valley’s Wealth Gap

The tech hub is becoming completely unaffordable for the service employees who work there.

Feb 12, 2016 / Michelle Chen

A Debate Christopher Hitchens Would Surely Have Appreciated

A Debate Christopher Hitchens Would Surely Have Appreciated A Debate Christopher Hitchens Would Surely Have Appreciated

When Democrats debated Thursday night, the trials of Henry Kissinger were on the agenda.

Feb 12, 2016 / John Nichols

Hillary Clinton Rips Scott Walker to Make a Bigger Point

Hillary Clinton Rips Scott Walker to Make a Bigger Point Hillary Clinton Rips Scott Walker to Make a Bigger Point

In a critical debate, she used local references to make points about Wisconsin and America.

Feb 12, 2016 / John Nichols

Panel discussion at Museum of the Moving Image

The Comedy of Color The Comedy of Color

Laughter alone isn’t confrontation enough for racism, but it does provide some relief.

Feb 12, 2016 / Antwaun Sargent

Visions of Obama in America’s Ghettos

Visions of Obama in America’s Ghettos Visions of Obama in America’s Ghettos

From churches to gas stations.

Feb 12, 2016 / Camilo José Vergara

Beyonce

In Defense of Beyoncé’s Black Panther Tribute at the Super Bowl In Defense of Beyoncé’s Black Panther Tribute at the Super Bowl

The right-wing backlash to her Super Bowl performance only proves how important it was.

Feb 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Donald Trump Speaking

Big GOP Donors Are to Blame for Their Party’s Clown-Car Primary Big GOP Donors Are to Blame for Their Party’s Clown-Car Primary

In another era, the “establishment” might be coalescing around a single candidate, and attacking Trump and Cruz. But there is no single Republican “establishment” today.

Feb 11, 2016 / Joshua Holland

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