Does the Rise of Trump and Sanders Turn What We Know About American Elections Upside Down? Does the Rise of Trump and Sanders Turn What We Know About American Elections Upside Down?
The 2016 election has flummoxed pundits. Is it upending political science, too?
Feb 12, 2016 / Joshua Holland
3 Questions Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Should Answer at Tonight’s Debate 3 Questions Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Should Answer at Tonight’s Debate
What will the Democratic candidates say to voters whose livelihoods have been destroyed by austerity?
Feb 11, 2016 / John Nichols
Start Making Sense: The Secret to Bernie’s Startling Success Start Making Sense: The Secret to Bernie’s Startling Success
Plus: Rick Perlstein on Trump’s triumph and Jane Mayer on the Koch brothers.
Feb 11, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination Is Just Beginning The Race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination Is Just Beginning
A long, tough, honest campaign focused on issues and strategy is a good thing.
Feb 11, 2016 / Editorial / The Editors
Beyond Bernie’s Bros and Hillary’s Hellfire Beyond Bernie’s Bros and Hillary’s Hellfire
What the primary race is missing, so far, when it comes to women.
Feb 10, 2016 / Joan Walsh
New Hampshire Feels the Bern New Hampshire Feels the Bern
Sanders won in almost every demographic. Voters in Nevada and South Carolina will decide next.
Feb 10, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
What Gloria Steinem Got—Almost—Right What Gloria Steinem Got—Almost—Right
In real life, our political preferences are shaped by all sorts of social and psychological factors, including our sense of what other people think.
Feb 9, 2016 / Katha Pollitt
Will Bernie Sanders Redistribute Your Wealth? Will Bernie Sanders Redistribute Your Wealth?
And other pressing questions from this primary season.
Feb 9, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
5 Things to Watch for in Today’s New Hampshire Primary 5 Things to Watch for in Today’s New Hampshire Primary
New Hampshire primaries are not always conclusive. But here are tips for assessing them.
Feb 9, 2016 / John Nichols