Society

The Democratic Party Puts a Diverse America Onstage

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

Vitaly Mutko Russian Doping

The Problem With the International Olympic Committee’s Decision on Russia The Problem With the International Olympic Committee’s Decision on Russia

The problem isn't Russian doping. It's the absence of any moral authority in the IOC.

Jul 25, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Hillary Clinton Nationalism

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 VP 2016

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

Yale Slavery Menafee

A Worker Broke a Window at Yale and Shed Light on History A Worker Broke a Window at Yale and Shed Light on History

The vestige of American slavery had long gone politely ignored amid the polished Oxonian interiors of the rarefied university.

Jul 25, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Had to Go

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? 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

David Duke Confederate Flag

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

Donald Trump nomination

There’s Nothing Un-American About Donald Trump There’s Nothing Un-American About Donald Trump

Trump’s “Midnight in America” speech at the Republican National Convention could’ve been lifted directly from the Puritans.

Jul 22, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Trump Jr. Interview

The Press Is Unable to Grasp Trump’s Candidacy The Press Is Unable to Grasp Trump’s Candidacy

And it may yet take him to the White House.

Jul 22, 2016 / Leslie Savan

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