Sanders and Clinton Agree on a Court Pick… in Today’s Wisconsin Primary Sanders and Clinton Agree on a Court Pick… in Today’s Wisconsin Primary
Both candidates are criticizing a state Supreme Court justice with a history of extreme writings and close ties to Governor Scott Walker.
Apr 5, 2016 / John Nichols
How a $15 Minimum Wage Went From ‘Extreme’ to Enacted How a $15 Minimum Wage Went From ‘Extreme’ to Enacted
Across the country, activists and low-wage workers are showing that the changes we need will come if people organize and force them.
Apr 5, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Orange Rage Monster Running For President The Orange Rage Monster Running For President
“Trump smash all standards of propriety.”
Apr 5, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
We’ve Had 1 Black Woman Senator in 227 Years. Donna Edwards Is Running to Change That. We’ve Had 1 Black Woman Senator in 227 Years. Donna Edwards Is Running to Change That.
The progressive congresswoman’s personal story and reputation as a fighter has her surging in Maryland.
Apr 5, 2016 / Feature / Joan Walsh
The Supreme Court Upholds the Historic Principle of One Person, One Vote The Supreme Court Upholds the Historic Principle of One Person, One Vote
A rare win for voting rights by a unanimous court.
Apr 4, 2016 / Ari Berman
Sanders and Clinton Are Campaigning Hard in Wisconsin… Against Scott Walker Sanders and Clinton Are Campaigning Hard in Wisconsin… Against Scott Walker
Clinton calls the governor “a bully,” while Sanders says Walker is “everything that we are opposing.”
Apr 4, 2016 / John Nichols
Wisconsin Needs to Extend Hours for Early Voting and Obtaining Voter IDs Wisconsin Needs to Extend Hours for Early Voting and Obtaining Voter IDs
New restrictions, long lines, and a server breakdown are making it harder to vote in critical primaries.
Apr 1, 2016 / John Nichols
Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law Could Block 300,000 Registered Voters From the Polls Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law Could Block 300,000 Registered Voters From the Polls
One of the country’s toughest voting restrictions takes effect for the April 5 primary.
Apr 1, 2016 / Ari Berman
Half of the Abortion Clinics in Ohio Have Closed. And Kasich Is a ‘Moderate’? Half of the Abortion Clinics in Ohio Have Closed. And Kasich Is a ‘Moderate’?
Since when does moderate mean “one who does everything in his power to destroy women’s reproductive rights”?
Mar 31, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Hillary Clinton Just Delivered the Strongest Speech of Her Campaign—and the Media Barely Noticed Hillary Clinton Just Delivered the Strongest Speech of Her Campaign—and the Media Barely Noticed
Nothing sums up the high-drama, low-substance nature of 2016 race coverage more than the underplaying of a serious speech about the Supreme Court.
Mar 31, 2016 / John Nichols