Politics

Is Samantha Bee’s Full-Frontal Feminism For or Against Hillary?

Is Samantha Bee’s Full-Frontal Feminism For or Against Hillary? Is Samantha Bee’s Full-Frontal Feminism For or Against Hillary?

At 46, Bee is right on the cusp of the feminist generational divide that is plaguing Clinton’s campaign.

Feb 19, 2016 / Leslie Savan

Donald Trump, Pope Francis

It’s Not Trump Versus the Pope, It’s Trump Versus Secularism It’s Not Trump Versus the Pope, It’s Trump Versus Secularism

The billionaire is at odds with a historic American commitment to religious pluralism and separation of church and state.

Feb 19, 2016 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders speaks out against Iraq.

Bernie Sanders, the Foreign-Policy Realist of 2016 Bernie Sanders, the Foreign-Policy Realist of 2016

Of all the presidential candidates of either party, Bernie is actually the most sober and clear-eyed.

Feb 19, 2016 / Feature / Robert English

Pope Francis

Note to Pundits: Stop Lecturing Pope Francis About American Politics Note to Pundits: Stop Lecturing Pope Francis About American Politics

Attacks on the pope misrepresent his message and display the submerged anti-Catholicism in US political life.

Feb 19, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Governor Jeb Bush

The GOP’s Class Divide on Austerity The GOP’s Class Divide on Austerity

Even inside the GOP, the working poor don’t support the austerity politics of the party’s elites.

Feb 19, 2016 / Sean McElwee

Eve Ensler Reads Emma Goldman

Eve Ensler Reads Emma Goldman Eve Ensler Reads Emma Goldman

On October 24, 2015, The Nation feted its 150th anniversary with an unprecedented celebration at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn in a renovated Civil War–era Tobacco Warehouse. Fea…

Feb 18, 2016 / The Nation

The AFL-CIO Is to Remain Neutral in the Democratic Primary

The AFL-CIO Is to Remain Neutral in the Democratic Primary The AFL-CIO Is to Remain Neutral in the Democratic Primary

The labor federation’s decision opens the door for local activists to campaign for Sanders.

Feb 18, 2016 / John Nichols

Hillary Clinton

Start Making Sense: Who Is Hillary Clinton? Start Making Sense: Who Is Hillary Clinton?

Katha Pollitt and Gary Younge have some answers. Also, filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer talks about his latest on the Indonesian genocide.

Feb 18, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Offshore Tax Havens Are Strangling Local Government

Offshore Tax Havens Are Strangling Local Government Offshore Tax Havens Are Strangling Local Government

The super-rich have stashed more than $1 trillion overseas. Bringing it home would help restore poor communities.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

Elderly hands

Why Are Poor Americans Dying So Much Earlier Than Rich Americans? Why Are Poor Americans Dying So Much Earlier Than Rich Americans?

A study finds widening gaps in longevity between people at the far ends of the economic ladder. That means high earners are reaping more and more of the benefits of Social Security...

Feb 18, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

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