Rand Paul’s Eye-Roll Marked the End of the 9/11 Era Rand Paul’s Eye-Roll Marked the End of the 9/11 Era
The attacks of 2001 are no longer the potent GOP rallying point they once were.
Aug 7, 2015 / George Zornick
Is the Senate Finally Getting Behind Fair Pay for Government Contractors? Is the Senate Finally Getting Behind Fair Pay for Government Contractors?
Federal contract workers are pushing Congress for living wages and a union on Capitol Hill—but the fight is not over yet.
Aug 7, 2015 / Michelle Chen
U2 and the Art of Digital Compromise U2 and the Art of Digital Compromise
How social media brought its own set of troubles to U2’s latest tour.
Aug 7, 2015 / David Hajdu
15 Youth Movements to Dismantle White Supremacy Rising This Summer 15 Youth Movements to Dismantle White Supremacy Rising This Summer
Amid a nationwide struggle against racism, a generation grows.
Aug 7, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Pimps, Prostitutes, Drug Dealers and the GOP’s Colorblind America Pimps, Prostitutes, Drug Dealers and the GOP’s Colorblind America
The first Republican debates were a startling reminder that the party is still dominated by white men who won’t talk honestly about race.
Aug 7, 2015 / Mark Winston Griffith
‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate ‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate
Here’s the best the GOP had to offer on national security, reproductive rights, economics, race and immigration.
Aug 7, 2015 / Miranda Katz, Jailyn Gladney, Asha Thanki, and Stephen Quillen
August 7, 1912: The Progressives Nominate Teddy Roosevelt for a Third Term as President August 7, 1912: The Progressives Nominate Teddy Roosevelt for a Third Term as President
“He uses words that are ludicrously meaningless.”
Aug 7, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Donald Trump Burns His Bridges Donald Trump Burns His Bridges
The Republican frontrunner picks himself over his party.
Aug 7, 2015 / John Nichols
What Would the GOP Do Without Donald Trump? What Would the GOP Do Without Donald Trump?
On last night’s evidence, America is a country that applauds a bully, fears foreigners, and wants the system to be rigged for the rich.
Aug 7, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan
The First GOP Debate: At the Kids’ Table The First GOP Debate: At the Kids’ Table
At least for one night, some of the richest, most powerful men in the country got honorary membership in club that includes “the rest of us.”
Aug 6, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan