Politics

GOP Colorado debate

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 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

Hillary Clinton rallies with union organizers outside a Trump hotel on October 12, 2015. Credit: John Locher / AP

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

A demonstrator offers a flower to military police at a Vietnam War demonstration at the Pentagon in 1967.

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 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 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 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 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

Formerly incarcerated New Yorkers rally with VOCAL to ban the box outside City Hall.

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

Matt Bevin, Jack Conway

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

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