Politics

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton during the Democratic presidential primary debate, Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Why Is Hillary Clinton Using Republican Talking Points to Attack Bernie Sanders? Why Is Hillary Clinton Using Republican Talking Points to Attack Bernie Sanders?

In a troubling failure of imagination, her campaign paints Sanders as naive for wanting to pursue better relations with Iran.

Jan 25, 2016 / Ali Gharib

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton

Were the Media Unfair to Hillary Clinton in 2008? Were the Media Unfair to Hillary Clinton in 2008?

Guess who’s making that claim now.

Jan 25, 2016 / Joan Walsh

A woman points a handgun with a laser sight on a wall display of other guns during the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis.

‘Make Sure Everybody Can Get a Gun Easier Than They Can Vote’ ‘Make Sure Everybody Can Get a Gun Easier Than They Can Vote’

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II on the Republicans’ new agenda. 

Jan 25, 2016 / The Nation

What Ted Cruz Doesn’t Know About Ronald Reagan

What Ted Cruz Doesn’t Know About Ronald Reagan What Ted Cruz Doesn’t Know About Ronald Reagan

Reagan was a liberal Democrat who decried wrongheaded Republicans before he became the conservative hero of wrongheaded Republicans.

Jan 25, 2016 / John Nichols

The 94-Year-Old Civil-Rights Pioneer Who Is Now Challenging North Carolina’s Voter-ID Law

The 94-Year-Old Civil-Rights Pioneer Who Is Now Challenging North Carolina’s Voter-ID Law The 94-Year-Old Civil-Rights Pioneer Who Is Now Challenging North Carolina’s Voter-ID Law

Can Rosanell Eaton succeed in getting the new voter-ID law blocked before the 2016 election?

Jan 25, 2016 / Ari Berman

Why I’m Rooting for Ted Cruz to Win Iowa and New Hampshire

Why I’m Rooting for Ted Cruz to Win Iowa and New Hampshire Why I’m Rooting for Ted Cruz to Win Iowa and New Hampshire

Trump has warmth and humor, and can at least mimic the sound of empathy.

Jan 22, 2016 / Leslie Savan

(AP Photo / Sean Rayford)

Ted Cruz Is Smart, Disciplined, and Has a Strategy to Win Ted Cruz Is Smart, Disciplined, and Has a Strategy to Win

Time to worry.

Jan 22, 2016 / George Zornick

Donald Trump Is Ridiculously Wrong About William F. Buckley

Donald Trump Is Ridiculously Wrong About William F. Buckley Donald Trump Is Ridiculously Wrong About William F. Buckley

The billionaire thinks the conservative icon would object to National Review’s “Against Trump” issue. But Buckley decried Trump as a demagogue.

Jan 22, 2016 / John Nichols

Obama gives State of the Union

Barack Obama’s Irrefutable Victory for Racial Justice Barack Obama’s Irrefutable Victory for Racial Justice

With at least one policy, the president has achieved something that almost never occurs.

Jan 22, 2016 / Algernon Austin

Bernie’s Greatest Weakness

Bernie’s Greatest Weakness Bernie’s Greatest Weakness

Race and gender issues frequently seem like an afterthought to him, and he doesn’t embrace them with anywhere near the fervor he devotes to economic inequality.

Jan 22, 2016 / Kathleen Geier

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