Both Parties Are Battling for the South—but the South Wants Something in Return Both Parties Are Battling for the South—but the South Wants Something in Return
Our roundtable reveals new trends in a changing region.
Jul 13, 2016 / Jesse Williams, Elizabeth Bruenig, Josie Duffy, Kareem Crayton, and Jake McGraw
As We Approach the Conventions, Tell the Democratic and Republican Parties to Let the Press Do Its Job As We Approach the Conventions, Tell the Democratic and Republican Parties to Let the Press Do Its Job
Journalists have faced insults and threats, exclusion from campaigns, and harassment from candidates’ supporters.
Jul 12, 2016 / no-paywall / NationAction
How Bernie Sanders Delivered the Most Progressive Platform in Democratic Party History How Bernie Sanders Delivered the Most Progressive Platform in Democratic Party History
I was a Sanders representative to the platform committee. Here’s what I saw.
Jul 12, 2016 / Heather Gautney
Should the Democratic Party Be Added to the Endangered-Species List? Should the Democratic Party Be Added to the Endangered-Species List?
The Bernie-Hillary face-off has exposed how far the party has drifted from its working-class base—and how angry that base still is at the betrayal.
Jul 12, 2016 / Naked Democracy / William Greider
The Most Progressive Democratic Platform Ever The Most Progressive Democratic Platform Ever
The “political revolution” Sanders helped to build hasn’t been won yet, but there has been real progress.
Jul 12, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bernie Sanders Is Really, Really Determined to Stop Trump Bernie Sanders Is Really, Really Determined to Stop Trump
The insurgent, who on Tuesday endorsed Hillary Clinton, has left no doubt about which side he is on when it comes to preventing a right-wing Republican presidency.
Jul 11, 2016 / John Nichols
Drumpf: The Musical Drumpf: The Musical
The story of the real-estate mogul’s rise through the 2016 Republican primary slog.
Jul 11, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Can Donald Trump Actually Lose the 2016 Election? Probably Not. Can Donald Trump Actually Lose the 2016 Election? Probably Not.
Hillary may be beating him in the polls at the moment, but Donald’s got other plans.
Jul 11, 2016 / Nomi Prins
How Donald Trump Is Helping White Christian America Commit Suicide How Donald Trump Is Helping White Christian America Commit Suicide
America’s former majority is passing away in the age of Obama, but a new book explains that it is not dying a natural death—it’s making self-destructive choices.
Jul 11, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Democrats Unite on Voting Rights Democrats Unite on Voting Rights
The 2016 Democratic platform has the strongest language on voting rights in the party’s history.
Jul 11, 2016 / Ari Berman