Is Donald Trump Even Trying in Iowa? Is Donald Trump Even Trying in Iowa?
If this morning’s low-energy, low-turnout event is any indication, Trump could be in real trouble tonight.
Feb 1, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Surveying the GOP Rubble in the Wake of the Trumpocalypse Surveying the GOP Rubble in the Wake of the Trumpocalypse
Trump’s GOP rivals did nothing Thursday night to block his path to the nomination.
Jan 29, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Why I’m Supporting Hillary Clinton, With Joy and Without Apologies Why I’m Supporting Hillary Clinton, With Joy and Without Apologies
I’ve come to feel passion for Clinton herself, and for the movement that supports her.
Jan 27, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Were the Media Unfair to Hillary Clinton in 2008? Were the Media Unfair to Hillary Clinton in 2008?
Guess who’s making that claim now.
Jan 25, 2016 / Joan Walsh
How to Understand Donald Trump’s Sexist New Low How to Understand Donald Trump’s Sexist New Low
Calling Clinton an “enabler” of her husband’s misbehavior, Trump brings more hate from the right-wing fever swamp into the mainstream.
Jan 5, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Schlonged? Donald Trump’s Pathetic Frat-Boy Politics Schlonged? Donald Trump’s Pathetic Frat-Boy Politics
Describing the way Obama defeated Clinton, Trump displays the psycho-sexual paranoia of the right.
Dec 22, 2015 / Joan Walsh
Obama Tells the Truth About Race, and the Right Explodes Obama Tells the Truth About Race, and the Right Explodes
And people wonder why he doesn’t talk more about race relations.
Dec 21, 2015 / Joan Walsh
Democrats Better Get to the Bottom of Datagate, and Soon Democrats Better Get to the Bottom of Datagate, and Soon
In the meantime, both sides should ease off the bluster.
Dec 18, 2015 / Joan Walsh
There Was No Winner in the GOP Debate, but There Was One Clear Loser: The American Public There Was No Winner in the GOP Debate, but There Was One Clear Loser: The American Public
A night of fear-mongering and Obama-hating didn’t do anything to dislodge Trump from his perch atop the party.
Dec 16, 2015 / Joan Walsh
Goodbye, Middle Class—Hello, Donald Trump? Goodbye, Middle Class—Hello, Donald Trump?
A study finding a drop in the percentage of Americans in the middle class has political elites anxious.
Dec 14, 2015 / Joan Walsh