Win or Lose—Hillary Clinton’s Troubles in Ohio Should Worry Democrats Win or Lose—Hillary Clinton’s Troubles in Ohio Should Worry Democrats
Trump is imploding nationally—but Clinton has failed to connect here with disaffected whites, African Americans, and young voters.
Oct 12, 2016 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan
The Latest Anti-Abortion Trend? Mandatory Funerals for Fetuses The Latest Anti-Abortion Trend? Mandatory Funerals for Fetuses
Now that the Supreme Court has thrown out TRAP laws, opponents have a new tactic.
Oct 11, 2016 / Rebecca Grant
The First Republicans to Break With Trump Over His Groping Tape Were Mormons The First Republicans to Break With Trump Over His Groping Tape Were Mormons
Does this give Clinton a chance in Utah?
Oct 10, 2016 / Jon Wiener
Texas’s Voter-Registration Laws Are Straight Out of the Jim Crow Playbook Texas’s Voter-Registration Laws Are Straight Out of the Jim Crow Playbook
Compare them to Oregon’s, which make voting incredibly easy.
Oct 6, 2016 / Feature / Ari Berman
Mike Pence Is So Much More Nixonian Than Nixon Mike Pence Is So Much More Nixonian Than Nixon
How does a career politician get away with criticizing career politicians?
Oct 5, 2016 / John Nichols
September 11’s Biggest Lesson Still Hasn’t Been Learned—and It Has Nothing to Do With National Security September 11’s Biggest Lesson Still Hasn’t Been Learned—and It Has Nothing to Do With National Security
Liberty and safety are not incompatible; but try telling that to the national security state.
Oct 3, 2016 / Karen J. Greenberg
Katha Pollitt: It’s Time to Get Active for Hillary Katha Pollitt: It’s Time to Get Active for Hillary
Plus, Kai Wright on Trump’s supporters and D.D. Guttenplan on the British left.
Sep 29, 2016 / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
This Isn’t the First Time Cowboys Have Tried to Plunder 640 Million Acres of Public Land This Isn’t the First Time Cowboys Have Tried to Plunder 640 Million Acres of Public Land
In Utah and the Dakotas, history repeats itself as Native Americans fight to protect their lives—and ours.
Sep 20, 2016 / Chip Ward
Why Domestic Violence Is an Economic Issue Why Domestic Violence Is an Economic Issue
Economic abuse is present in 98 percent of abusive relationships, and 60 percent of survivors report losing their jobs.
Sep 20, 2016 / Sady Doyle
The Corporate Democrats of California—and the Progressives Who Are Fighting Them The Corporate Democrats of California—and the Progressives Who Are Fighting Them
The so-called “moderates” are doing the bidding of the oil and gas industry, agribusiness, real-estate developers, and a whole host of monied interests.
Sep 16, 2016 / Jon Wiener