Politics

Troy Newman

Ted Cruz Announces a Terrifying New Supporter Ted Cruz Announces a Terrifying New Supporter

The Texas senator is embracing a man with repeated connections to acts of anti-choice violence.

Jan 28, 2016 / George Zornick

Why Bernie Sanders is Campaigning in Duluth

Why Bernie Sanders is Campaigning in Duluth Why Bernie Sanders is Campaigning in Duluth

Looking forward to a long campaign, the insurgent veered out of Iowa and New Hampshire for a day in Minnesota.

Jan 28, 2016 / John Nichols

Citizens of Oslo celebrate Syttende Mai (May Seventeenth), Norway's national day commemorating the adoption of its Constitution.

After I Lived in Norway, America Felt Backward. Here’s Why. After I Lived in Norway, America Felt Backward. Here’s Why.

A crash course in social democracy.

Jan 28, 2016 / Feature / Ann Jones

Donald Trump

Start Making Sense: Frank Rich on How the GOP Is Learning to Live With Donald Trump Start Making Sense: Frank Rich on How the GOP Is Learning to Live With Donald Trump

Plus Bill McKibben on climate change, and Anna Deavere Smith on Baltimore.

Jan 28, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

How the GOP Candidates Are Blocking the Vote

How the GOP Candidates Are Blocking the Vote How the GOP Candidates Are Blocking the Vote

Ted Cruz is leading the charge, but all of them support tough new voting restrictions.

Jan 28, 2016 / Ari Berman

Bernie’s Wall Street Plan Is Actually Not Enough

Bernie’s Wall Street Plan Is Actually Not Enough Bernie’s Wall Street Plan Is Actually Not Enough

Here are three ways he can make his plan a real threat to the finance industry.

Jan 28, 2016 / Mike Konczal

The Koch Brothers Have Radically Changed American Politics

The Koch Brothers Have Radically Changed American Politics The Koch Brothers Have Radically Changed American Politics

A new book exposes the hidden campaign to mainstream their libertarian agenda.

Jan 28, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman

Late-Night Comics Welcome Back Sarah Palin

Late-Night Comics Welcome Back Sarah Palin Late-Night Comics Welcome Back Sarah Palin

Oh Sarah, you are truly heaven-sent. For several years we’ve wondered where you went. We’ve missed your syntax, always weirdly tangled. We’ve missed the moose you shot, or maybe st…

Jan 28, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring, a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Texas.

‘This Man Will Almost Certainly Die’ ‘This Man Will Almost Certainly Die’

Dozens of men have died in disturbing circumstances in privatized, immigrant-only prisons. The Bureau of Prisons itself says there’s a problem. And yet the privatization scheme con...

Jan 28, 2016 / Feature / Seth Freed Wessler

A Guide to Our Investigation of Deaths Inside the Federal Bureau of Prison’s Immigrant-Only Facilities

A Guide to Our Investigation of Deaths Inside the Federal Bureau of Prison’s Immigrant-Only Facilities A Guide to Our Investigation of Deaths Inside the Federal Bureau of Prison’s Immigrant-Only Facilities

The basics on how and why this system exists.

Jan 28, 2016 / Seth Freed Wessler

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