Campaigns and Elections

Everything Just Got Worse for Donald Trump

Everything Just Got Worse for Donald Trump Everything Just Got Worse for Donald Trump

But don’t plan any impeachment parties just yet.

Oct 30, 2017 / Joan Walsh

What Killed the Democratic Party?

What Killed the Democratic Party? What Killed the Democratic Party?

A new report offers a bracing autopsy of the 2016 election—and lays out a plan for revitalization.

Oct 30, 2017 / Feature / William Greider

Trump and Ryan

These Psychiatrists Say Trump Poses an Imminent Threat to Humanity These Psychiatrists Say Trump Poses an Imminent Threat to Humanity

Amy Wilentz explains psychiatrists’ “duty to warn the public.”

Oct 30, 2017 / Jon Wiener

Meet the Black Woman Candidate Who’ll Talk to Men in Confederate-Flag T-Shirts

Meet the Black Woman Candidate Who’ll Talk to Men in Confederate-Flag T-Shirts Meet the Black Woman Candidate Who’ll Talk to Men in Confederate-Flag T-Shirts

In Virginia, Jennifer Carroll Foy is making an audacious run for the House of Delegates.

Oct 27, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Hillary Clinton’s If-Onlys

Hillary Clinton’s If-Onlys Hillary Clinton’s If-Onlys

What Happened tells us more about her than about why she lost the election.

Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Drew

Trump Halloween Mask

In the Era of Trump, Illusions Are Not Reserved for Halloween In the Era of Trump, Illusions Are Not Reserved for Halloween

Be afraid.

Oct 26, 2017 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Tank in Poland

US Double Standards in the New Cold War US Double Standards in the New Cold War

The mainstream American political-media narrative, which powerfully influences the possibility of war or peace with Russia, is dangerously unbalanced.

Oct 25, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Jeff Flake

Jeff Flake’s Call of Conscience Will Not Be Answered by Soulless Republicans Jeff Flake’s Call of Conscience Will Not Be Answered by Soulless Republicans

If a president is dangerous, he should be checked and balanced by Congress. But this Republican Congress still chooses partisanship over principle.

Oct 24, 2017 / John Nichols

Honest Ads

Russian Trolling of US Social Media May Have Been Much Greater Than We Thought Russian Trolling of US Social Media May Have Been Much Greater Than We Thought

The latest revelations from inside Russia heighten concern over Moscow’s Internet “troll farm.”

Oct 23, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Obsession With White Voters Could Cost Democrats the Virginia Governor’s Race

The Obsession With White Voters Could Cost Democrats the Virginia Governor’s Race The Obsession With White Voters Could Cost Democrats the Virginia Governor’s Race

If Ralph Northam’s campaign is any indication, Democrats have learned the wrong lesson from 2016.

Oct 23, 2017 / Steve Phillips

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