The President Is Not the Front-Runner The President Is Not the Front-Runner
In normal election cycles, incumbent presidents are favored to win. But 2020 is no normal election cycle.
Apr 30, 2019 / Steve Phillips
Bernie Sanders Is Hitting Donald Trump Where It Hurts Bernie Sanders Is Hitting Donald Trump Where It Hurts
Bernie is slyly trolling the president in battleground states, calling out GOP lies about saving jobs.
Apr 30, 2019 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren Has the Plans Elizabeth Warren Has the Plans
The votes are another matter.
Apr 30, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage
In a Polarized Spain, Voters Give the Socialists Another Chance In a Polarized Spain, Voters Give the Socialists Another Chance
They could form a government with Podemos—but the emergence of a strong far right has significantly shifted the political debate.
Apr 30, 2019 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
The Politics of Impeachment May Be Debatable, but Congress’s Duty Is Clear The Politics of Impeachment May Be Debatable, but Congress’s Duty Is Clear
Impunity always breeds more lawlessness, and there’s plenty of evidence that Trump plans to continue to act without regard for the law.
Apr 29, 2019 / Joshua Holland
The Media Can’t Figure Out How to Cover Elizabeth Warren The Media Can’t Figure Out How to Cover Elizabeth Warren
Unlike every other candidate in the race—or in recent US history—Warren is providing a road map for where she wants to take the country.
Apr 29, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
What’s It Like to Be Young, Queer, and the Mayor? What’s It Like to Be Young, Queer, and the Mayor?
Over tea, Samantha Paradis discusses the challenges of running a small town in rural Maine.
Apr 26, 2019 / Naomi Gordon-Loebl
The Mueller Report Indicts the Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory The Mueller Report Indicts the Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory
The real Russiagate scandal is the damage it has done to our democratic system and media.
Apr 26, 2019 / Aaron Maté
Good Luck, Joe Biden! You’ll Need It. Good Luck, Joe Biden! You’ll Need It.
Biden may still be the front-runner in this race, but there’s absolutely no sign that he gets where he’s out of step with the party base.
Apr 25, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Selling Black and Brown Voters Down the River, One Fox News Town Hall at a Time Selling Black and Brown Voters Down the River, One Fox News Town Hall at a Time
Democratic candidates need to stop showing up on a white-supremacist network.
Apr 25, 2019 / Elie Mystal