Election debates

It’s Time to Make the Presidential Candidates Answer for Their Support of the Death Penalty

It’s Time to Make the Presidential Candidates Answer for Their Support of the Death Penalty It’s Time to Make the Presidential Candidates Answer for Their Support of the Death Penalty

A man who had been wrongfully convicted and sentenced to die challenged Clinton on the death penalty. We need more of these moments.

Mar 15, 2016 / Hannah Riley

The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump

The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump

It’s time for the media to finally answer Bernie Sanders’s plea and stop favoring the spectacle over “the important issues facing the American people.”

Mar 15, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Immigration protest

Undocumented Immigrants Contribute Over $11 Billion to Our Economy Each Year Undocumented Immigrants Contribute Over $11 Billion to Our Economy Each Year

The notion that they do nothing but drain public coffers is a myth.

Mar 14, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Clinton and Sanders Promised Not to Deport Child Migrants. Should We Cheer?

Clinton and Sanders Promised Not to Deport Child Migrants. Should We Cheer? Clinton and Sanders Promised Not to Deport Child Migrants. Should We Cheer?

Promises they can’t keep aren’t what immigrants really need.

Mar 10, 2016 / Julianne Hing

Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy Realist

Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy Realist Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy Realist

Without restraint abroad, we will never be able to focus on rebuilding our country at home. 

Mar 8, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Democrats Who Voted Against TARP Funds Say It Wasn’t About the Auto Bailouts

Democrats Who Voted Against TARP Funds Say It Wasn’t About the Auto Bailouts Democrats Who Voted Against TARP Funds Say It Wasn’t About the Auto Bailouts

There was deep concern in 2009 about misuse of the Wall Street bailout money.

Mar 8, 2016 / George Zornick

Bernie Sanders Keeps Winning—and Pundits Don’t Like It

Bernie Sanders Keeps Winning—and Pundits Don’t Like It Bernie Sanders Keeps Winning—and Pundits Don’t Like It

Weekend caucuses give the senator wins in Kansas, Nebraska, and Maine, while Clinton takes Louisiana.

Mar 7, 2016 / John Nichols

In Flint Debate, the Clinton-Sanders Clash Gets Rougher

In Flint Debate, the Clinton-Sanders Clash Gets Rougher In Flint Debate, the Clinton-Sanders Clash Gets Rougher

The contrasts between the two candidates—and their GOP rivals—have rarely been so publicly stark.

Mar 7, 2016 / Joan Walsh

New Hampshire primary

The Trump Obsession Neglects (and Obscures) What Is Really Happening in 2016 The Trump Obsession Neglects (and Obscures) What Is Really Happening in 2016

There are real issues and real trends in play that are bigger than one man.

Mar 4, 2016 / John Nichols

The Clinton Email Bernie Sanders Should Bring Up in Sunday’s Debate

The Clinton Email Bernie Sanders Should Bring Up in Sunday’s Debate The Clinton Email Bernie Sanders Should Bring Up in Sunday’s Debate

In supporting a free-trade deal with Colombia, she claimed workers there would have better rights than Americans. Does that include being murdered by death squads?

Mar 4, 2016 / Greg Grandin

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