The 2016 Republican National Convention, in a Nutshell The 2016 Republican National Convention, in a Nutshell
Christie and Carson and Cruz—oh, my!
Jul 26, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Bernie Sanders Just Showed Us What a Mensch Looks Like Bernie Sanders Just Showed Us What a Mensch Looks Like
Only the charisma-free, 74-year-old, Brooklyn-born Jewish socialist from Vermont could bring the political revolution this far.
Jul 26, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Democratic Party Puts a Diverse America Onstage The Democratic Party Puts a Diverse America Onstage
Immigrant-rights groups kept the pressure on Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party during the first day of the convention.
Jul 26, 2016 / Julianne Hing
Tim Kaine Deserves Better—He’s No Blue-Dog Democrat Tim Kaine Deserves Better—He’s No Blue-Dog Democrat
Some on the left downplay Kaine’s work for racial justice, an issue that’s crucial to the Obama coalition.
Jul 25, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Welcome to the 2016 DNC, Sponsored by Special Interests Welcome to the 2016 DNC, Sponsored by Special Interests
These will be the first conventions since 1968 to have no public funding whatsoever.
Jul 25, 2016 / George Zornick
Is Hillary Ready for a Progressive ‘Realignment’? Is Hillary Ready for a Progressive ‘Realignment’?
As she accepts the Democratic presidential nomination, Clinton confronts a once-in-a-generation moment.
Jul 25, 2016 / Mark Green
Tim Kaine Was Fighting for Civil Rights While Donald Trump Was Discriminating Against African Americans Tim Kaine Was Fighting for Civil Rights While Donald Trump Was Discriminating Against African Americans
Kaine won landmark housing discrimination cases while Trump refused to rent to black tenants.
Jul 25, 2016 / Ari Berman
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Had to Go Debbie Wasserman Schultz Had to Go
Even before a trove of leaked e-mails exposed her anti-Sanders agenda, Wasserman Schultz was seen by many as too divisive to remain as chair.
Jul 24, 2016 / John Nichols
Tim Kaine Has a Mixed Record on Abortion. How Much Will That Matter? Tim Kaine Has a Mixed Record on Abortion. How Much Will That Matter?
Kaine is out of step with the pro-choice movement, but Hillary Clinton is not.
Jul 23, 2016 / Katha Pollitt
White-Supremacist David Duke’s New Senate Campaign Fits a Pattern White-Supremacist David Duke’s New Senate Campaign Fits a Pattern
The enthusiastic Trump supporter and former Grand Wizard of the KKK makes common cause with an international rising right.
Jul 23, 2016 / Alex S. Vitale and Alan A. Aja