Campaigns and Elections

Exactly What Kind of Torture Does Donald Trump Want to Use?

Exactly What Kind of Torture Does Donald Trump Want to Use? Exactly What Kind of Torture Does Donald Trump Want to Use?

The GOP candidate says he would “do a lot more than waterboarding.” He should explain what he means by that.

Mar 25, 2016 / Sasha Abramsky

Bernie Sanders town hall in Iowa

What the Climate Movement Can Learn From Bernie Sanders’s Political Revolution What the Climate Movement Can Learn From Bernie Sanders’s Political Revolution

America’s new political uprising and its leader offer invaluable lessons for climate activists.

Mar 24, 2016 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin

Start Making Sense: Bernie Is Bringing the Reagan Era to an End

Start Making Sense: Bernie Is Bringing the Reagan Era to an End Start Making Sense: Bernie Is Bringing the Reagan Era to an End

Gary Younge on Obama’s legacy, plus Richard Parker on long-term political change, and Rebecca Solnit on hope.

Mar 24, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Keep On Running, Bernie!

Keep On Running, Bernie! Keep On Running, Bernie!

An active Sanders campaign through June is good for the party and for democracy.

Mar 24, 2016 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan

Trump supporters in Iowa

How Trump Keeps Us Talking, Even When He Disappears How Trump Keeps Us Talking, Even When He Disappears

His absence signifies as much as his presence.

Mar 24, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Rick Perry

Late White Hope Late White Hope

Republican establishment floats Rick Perry as possible contested-convention or third-party candidate. —News reports They think that Rick might be the man They’d use to burst The Do…

Mar 24, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Paul Ryan’s Self-Serving Hypocrisy Is Enabling Donald Trump and Ted Cruz

Paul Ryan’s Self-Serving Hypocrisy Is Enabling Donald Trump and Ted Cruz Paul Ryan’s Self-Serving Hypocrisy Is Enabling Donald Trump and Ted Cruz

The speaker decries the ugly and divisive politics of his party, yet he promises to back the ugliest and most divisive nominee.

Mar 23, 2016 / John Nichols

Trump AIPAC

Standing Ovations for Donald Trump at AIPAC Standing Ovations for Donald Trump at AIPAC

Pandering to the pro-Israel lobby was the order of the day for candidates of both parties.

Mar 23, 2016 / Ali Gharib

Donald Trump Could Be the Military-Industrial Complex’s Worst Nightmare

Donald Trump Could Be the Military-Industrial Complex’s Worst Nightmare Donald Trump Could Be the Military-Industrial Complex’s Worst Nightmare

The Republican front-runner is against nation building. Imagine that.

Mar 23, 2016 / Naked Democracy / William Greider

There Were 5-Hour Lines to Vote in Arizona Because the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act

There Were 5-Hour Lines to Vote in Arizona Because the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act There Were 5-Hour Lines to Vote in Arizona Because the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act

Reducing the number of polling places in Phoenix had catastrophic consequences in the March 22 primary.

Mar 23, 2016 / Ari Berman

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