Politics

Debate stage

For a More Substantive Republican Debate, Ask Tougher Questions For a More Substantive Republican Debate, Ask Tougher Questions

The people with the tough jobs Thursday are not the candidates, but the moderators.

Aug 6, 2015 / John Nichols

Minimum Wage Protester

4 Tough Questions on Poverty for the Republican Presidential Candidates 4 Tough Questions on Poverty for the Republican Presidential Candidates

This first debate of the 2016 election is an opportunity for the leading Republicans to go on the record about the issues that matter most to working families. But they probably wo...

Aug 5, 2015 / Marisol Bello

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Things Donald Trump Could Do to Look Even More Presidential Things Donald Trump Could Do to Look Even More Presidential

Another in a series of unavoidable cartoons about terrible people who are never actually going to be president.

Aug 5, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Is US Policy Toward Russia and Ukraine Falling Apart?

Is US Policy Toward Russia and Ukraine Falling Apart? Is US Policy Toward Russia and Ukraine Falling Apart?

Growing signs that Europe is no longer united in following DC’s hawkish policies.

Aug 5, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Martin O'Malley

O’Malley Endorses a Constitutional Amendment Protecting the Right to Vote O’Malley Endorses a Constitutional Amendment Protecting the Right to Vote

The Democratic contender supports a constitutional remedy to voter suppression and assaults on the Voting Rights Act.

Aug 5, 2015 / John Nichols

Trump Campaign

The Coming Debate and a Trump in the House of Cards The Coming Debate and a Trump in the House of Cards

A debate that promises to defy the needs—and common sense—of most Americans.

Aug 4, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Hiroshima

70 Years Later, We Still Haven’t Apologized for Bombing Japan 70 Years Later, We Still Haven’t Apologized for Bombing Japan

We’ve somehow convinced ourselves that Hiroshima was an act of mercy.

Aug 4, 2015 / Christian Appy

How to Repeal the Tax Loophole That Allows Companies to Hide Their Profits in Offshore Accounts

How to Repeal the Tax Loophole That Allows Companies to Hide Their Profits in Offshore Accounts How to Repeal the Tax Loophole That Allows Companies to Hide Their Profits in Offshore Accounts

If we want to address the inequality crisis, we must prevent corporations from sitting on hoards of untaxed cash.

Aug 4, 2015 / David Cay Johnston

Anti-abortion activists

Senate Blocks Attack on Planned Parenthood, But the Political Assault Continues Senate Blocks Attack on Planned Parenthood, But the Political Assault Continues

Instead of a serious debate about the facts, for GOP candidates who sit in the Senate this is “all about politics.”

Aug 3, 2015 / John Nichols

Planned Parenthood

The War on Planned Parenthood Is Also an Assault on Poor Women of Color The War on Planned Parenthood Is Also an Assault on Poor Women of Color

The Right’s war on federal funding to health clinics is putting public health at risk.

Aug 3, 2015 / Michelle Chen

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