Did Race or Class Doom Hillary Clinton? Did Race or Class Doom Hillary Clinton?
It was both.
Nov 16, 2016 / Joan Walsh
What I Got Wrong About Hillary Clinton—and What Other Feminists Get Wrong About Her Now What I Got Wrong About Hillary Clinton—and What Other Feminists Get Wrong About Her Now
It’s simply untrue that Clinton didn’t put forward populist policies to help working women, even if it is true that she couldn’t escape her elite branding.
Nov 14, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Everything We Thought We Knew About Politics Was Wrong Everything We Thought We Knew About Politics Was Wrong
The country will survive, probably. But it could fundamentally change.
Nov 9, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Will North Carolina Lead the Way to a New South? Will North Carolina Lead the Way to a New South?
Progressives like Reverend Barber and candidates like Deborah Ross are hoping to assemble a multiracial coalition to defeat a conservative backlash.
Nov 7, 2016 / Joan Walsh
A Plea to Bruce Springsteen: Do a Show for Hillary Clinton! A Plea to Bruce Springsteen: Do a Show for Hillary Clinton!
You’ve campaigned in the last three presidential elections. Please don’t leave our first female nominee in the arena alone.
Nov 2, 2016 / Joan Walsh
The Dangerous Cowardice of James Comey The Dangerous Cowardice of James Comey
He caved to internal FBI critics and Republicans in Congress who are angry that he wasn’t tougher on Clinton. Now he’s paying for it.
Oct 31, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Donald Trump Just Destroyed Himself—Sad! Donald Trump Just Destroyed Himself—Sad!
From barking at Hillary Clinton to saying he won’t accept the results of the election, Trump disqualified himself in every way.
Oct 20, 2016 / Joan Walsh
A Shrinking Trump Mocks His Accusers to Shrinking Crowds A Shrinking Trump Mocks His Accusers to Shrinking Crowds
Even as he denigrated the appearance of the women he allegedly assaulted, Trump left open the possibility that he did, in fact, assault them.
Oct 14, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Tim Kaine Will Keep Fighting to Limit War Powers, and More From Our 1-on-1 Interview Tim Kaine Will Keep Fighting to Limit War Powers, and More From Our 1-on-1 Interview
Kaine also talked about the need for “a strong man to support a strong woman for president.”
Oct 14, 2016 / Joan Walsh
At Least 6 Women Have Accused Trump of Sexual Misconduct—How Many More Will Come Forward? At Least 6 Women Have Accused Trump of Sexual Misconduct—How Many More Will Come Forward?
Trump’s misogyny was always in plain view, but now the campaign faces the possibility of daily accusations.
Oct 13, 2016 / Joan Walsh