Campaigns and Elections

Why Are People Arrested at the RNC Still In Jail?

Why Are People Arrested at the RNC Still In Jail? Why Are People Arrested at the RNC Still In Jail?

The ACLU is raising an urgent concern, and believes they may be held until after the RNC ends.

Jul 21, 2016 / George Zornick

Indiana Governor Mike Pence

Mike Pence Might Be Even Worse for Women Than Donald Trump Is Mike Pence Might Be Even Worse for Women Than Donald Trump Is

Trump’s vice-presidential pick is a flaming reactionary.

Jul 21, 2016 / Katha Pollitt

Republican man shouts during RNC

The RNC Is a Disaster—So Why Can’t I Sleep at Night? The RNC Is a Disaster—So Why Can’t I Sleep at Night?

A book on Hitler’s mass appeal explains why we can’t underestimate Trump.

Jul 21, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

Donald Trump and Melania Trump

Donald Trump’s Rise, Roger Ailes’s Fall Donald Trump’s Rise, Roger Ailes’s Fall

Fox News’s racism, faux populism, and anti-PC agitprop prepared the ground for Trump’s takeover of the GOP.

Jul 21, 2016 / Leslie Savan

Protesters in Cleveland Bring the Wall to Donald Trump

Protesters in Cleveland Bring the Wall to Donald Trump Protesters in Cleveland Bring the Wall to Donald Trump

“He’s been calling for a wall…and we’re bringing it.”

Jul 21, 2016 / Julianne Hing

Scott Walker at RNC

The Horrible Humbling of Scott Walker The Horrible Humbling of Scott Walker

You know all that #NeverTrump talk? #NeverMind, says the intimidated governor.

Jul 21, 2016 / John Nichols

Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz Was Not the Hero Republicans Needed Ted Cruz Was Not the Hero Republicans Needed

Even worse, did Donald Trump get exactly what he wanted when the convention imploded?

Jul 21, 2016 / George Zornick

Texas Voter ID

The Country’s Worst Voter-ID Law Was Just Struck Down The Country’s Worst Voter-ID Law Was Just Struck Down

A huge victory for voting rights in Texas.

Jul 20, 2016 / Ari Berman

Islamophobes, White Supremacists, and Gays for Trump—the Alt-Right Arrives at the RNC

Islamophobes, White Supremacists, and Gays for Trump—the Alt-Right Arrives at the RNC Islamophobes, White Supremacists, and Gays for Trump—the Alt-Right Arrives at the RNC

Pamela Geller, Milo Yiannopoulos, Geert Wilders, Peter Brimelow, Richard Spencer, and a cast of anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim conservatives partied into the night.

Jul 20, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Hillary for Prison RNC T-Shirt

‘Hillary for Prison’ Has Officially Gone Mainstream ‘Hillary for Prison’ Has Officially Gone Mainstream

The GOP convention has been one long plea for Hillary Clinton's incarceration.

Jul 20, 2016 / George Zornick

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