Politics

Hiroshima

Obama’s Hiroshima Visit Can’t Undo the Past, but It Can Change the Future Obama’s Hiroshima Visit Can’t Undo the Past, but It Can Change the Future

The president still has time to mark a renewed commitment to a future without nuclear weapons. 

May 17, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump in Wilkes Barre

The Soul of the Tea Party The Soul of the Tea Party

The Koch brothers may have paid for some buses, but Fox News and talk radio filled them with bodies.

May 17, 2016 / Books & the Arts / David Bromwich

To Win in November, Hillary Clinton Will Need Bernie Sanders’s Voters

To Win in November, Hillary Clinton Will Need Bernie Sanders’s Voters To Win in November, Hillary Clinton Will Need Bernie Sanders’s Voters

So while she, and her supporters, may resent still having to pay attention to him, they’d better learn to swallow their disappointment.

May 16, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

Bernie Sanders in Puerto Rico

Bernie Sanders Says the US Must End Its ‘Colonial-Type Relationship’ With Puerto Rico Bernie Sanders Says the US Must End Its ‘Colonial-Type Relationship’ With Puerto Rico

Opposing austerity schemes that target the island, the senator rips economic injustice and political inequality.

May 16, 2016 / John Nichols

Donald Trump and Family

Donald Trump Has Played the Man Card His Whole Life Donald Trump Has Played the Man Card His Whole Life

Most women have worked for, or dated, a sexist jerk like Trump. They don’t want to see him as president.

May 16, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Automatic Voter Registration in Oregon Is Revolutionizing American Democracy

Automatic Voter Registration in Oregon Is Revolutionizing American Democracy Automatic Voter Registration in Oregon Is Revolutionizing American Democracy

The state’s new registration system is a model for the rest of the country.

May 16, 2016 / Ari Berman

To Beat a Nasty, Brutish Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Will Have to Do Something Different

To Beat a Nasty, Brutish Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Will Have to Do Something Different To Beat a Nasty, Brutish Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Will Have to Do Something Different

Old-school triangulation and appealing to moderates is not going to work this year.

May 16, 2016 / Bruce Shapiro

Veterans against Trump

Why, in a Season of Hate, I Have Hope Why, in a Season of Hate, I Have Hope

Yes, the rise of Donald Trump in the United States and far-right parties in Europe is scary. But there are also many signs of hope.

May 16, 2016 / Laila Lalami

Bernie and Hillary debate chat

Clinton and Sanders Should Fight Together for a Democratic Platform That Backs DC Statehood Clinton and Sanders Should Fight Together for a Democratic Platform That Backs DC Statehood

Sanders and Clinton are both right: DC statehood is a voting-rights issue and a democracy issue.

May 13, 2016 / John Nichols

Senator Elizabeth Warren

Why Is Elizabeth Warren Working With a Pro-Trump Republican? Why Is Elizabeth Warren Working With a Pro-Trump Republican?

The champion of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party and a hard-charging conservative have found common ground.

May 13, 2016 / George Zornick

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