Hillary Clinton Wants to Help Families at the Bottom. So Will She Change Her Mind About Welfare Reform? Hillary Clinton Wants to Help Families at the Bottom. So Will She Change Her Mind About Welfare Reform?
Clinton said as recently as the 2008 campaign that welfare reform was a success, but its track record has proven otherwise for the country’s poorest.
May 11, 2015 / Blog / Bryce Covert
If You’re Wondering If Hillary Is Turning Populist, Just Ask Her Banker Friends If You’re Wondering If Hillary Is Turning Populist, Just Ask Her Banker Friends
Hillary Clinton is trying to recast herself as the future president of the people—but she’ll need more than a PR campaign to erase her long-standing ties to Wall Street...
May 7, 2015 / Nomi Prins
Hillary Clinton Just Vindicated the Immigrant-Rights Movement Hillary Clinton Just Vindicated the Immigrant-Rights Movement
Her remarks ticked off a checklist of things activists have been fighting for, suggesting that she’s heard warnings that Latino support for Democrats cannot be taken for granted.
May 6, 2015 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Bernie Sanders Introduces a Bill to Break Up the Big Banks Bernie Sanders Introduces a Bill to Break Up the Big Banks
Now a presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders is arguing that the government should wind down several large financial institutions.
May 6, 2015 / Blog / George Zornick
Mike Huckabee Is a Little Bit Populist, and That Could Be a Big Problem for Bush and Walker Mike Huckabee Is a Little Bit Populist, and That Could Be a Big Problem for Bush and Walker
Huckabee’s formula—very conservative on social issues but defending Social Security and opposing free trade—could upset a lot of calculations.
May 6, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols
Can Bernie Sanders Break Through the Status Quo? Can Bernie Sanders Break Through the Status Quo?
He may have already done it, with his unapologetic defense of social democracy and assaults on the “billionaire class.”
May 5, 2015 / Editorial / John Nichols
With Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton In, Democrats Prepare for 6 Debates With Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton In, Democrats Prepare for 6 Debates
Democratic National Committee accepts that 2016 race will be competitive. Here's how to make the debates better.
May 5, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols
Carly Fiorina Is Running to Be 2016’s Sarah Palin Carly Fiorina Is Running to Be 2016’s Sarah Palin
Conservatives say they hate identity politics, but they practice a particularly crude version of them.
May 4, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg
6 Degrees of Separation Between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton 6 Degrees of Separation Between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton
The very different candidates for the Democratic nomination have a lot to debate.
Apr 30, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols
‘Clinton Rules’ 2.0 ‘Clinton Rules’ 2.0
Falling back down the rabbit hole.
Apr 29, 2015 / Editorial / Michelle Goldberg