The GOP Has a Much Bigger Problem Than the Debates The GOP Has a Much Bigger Problem Than the Debates
It's not just the leading candidates who are extremists.
Nov 5, 2015 / Joan Walsh
Rubio Cuts Down His Mentor Rubio Cuts Down His Mentor
If Jeb had just remembered Shakespeare’s play, He would have had the insight that it took To notice long before the last debate That Marco had “a lean and hungry look.”…
Nov 5, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin
This Time in Nevada, Hillary’s All In This Time in Nevada, Hillary’s All In
In 2008, Clinton took the state and its powerful unions for granted. She’s not making that mistake again.
Nov 5, 2015 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan
Politics, Principle, and Risk Politics, Principle, and Risk
For political theorist Philip Green, taking sides has always meant taking action.
Nov 5, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Sara Rathod
November 5, 1912: Woodrow Wilson Is Elected President November 5, 1912: Woodrow Wilson Is Elected President
“It is not an hour for foolish elation. No man perceives this more clearly than Woodrow Wilson.”
Nov 5, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Think It’s Hard Finding a Place to Live? Try Doing So With a Criminal Record Think It’s Hard Finding a Place to Live? Try Doing So With a Criminal Record
President Obama has taken a modest but essential step towards undoing some of the discriminatory housing policies that have made it difficult for returning citizens to rejoin their...
Nov 4, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
The US Can’t Abandon Iranian Human Rights Activists Now The US Can’t Abandon Iranian Human Rights Activists Now
The nuclear deal with Iran could fall apart if moderates lose political footing.
Nov 4, 2015 / Matthew Duss
2 New Movies About Why the Powerful Are Trying to Kill Journalism 2 New Movies About Why the Powerful Are Trying to Kill Journalism
Truth and Spotlight put media at the heart of American democracy and make you wonder about its decline.
Nov 4, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Why ‘Banning the Box’ Is Such a Big Deal for the Formerly Incarcerated Why ‘Banning the Box’ Is Such a Big Deal for the Formerly Incarcerated
One small step by President Obama could improve employment prospects for anyone with a conviction.
Nov 4, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Warning From Kentucky: Managerial Democrats Can Lose to Extreme Republicans Warning From Kentucky: Managerial Democrats Can Lose to Extreme Republicans
A Republican referred to as “Kentucky’s Trump” just beat a mainstream Democrat in a race the Democrats should have won.
Nov 4, 2015 / John Nichols