Campaigns and Elections

Donald Trump a rally

Shouting Back at Donald Trump Shouting Back at Donald Trump

Trump’s circus of anti-immigrant rhetoric is all fun and games until someone gets attacked.

Sep 15, 2015 / Julianne Hing

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Nurture That Resentment, Young Man! Nurture That Resentment, Young Man!

The tragic end of a great political love affair.

Sep 15, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Bernie in the Lion’s Den

Bernie in the Lion’s Den Bernie in the Lion’s Den

The socialist senator from Vermont wasn’t exactly eaten alive at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University in Lynchburg.

Sep 14, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan

Scott Walker’s Economically (and Politically) Wrongheaded Scheme to Destroy Unions

Scott Walker’s Economically (and Politically) Wrongheaded Scheme to Destroy Unions Scott Walker’s Economically (and Politically) Wrongheaded Scheme to Destroy Unions

The American people simply are not as anti-union as the governor’s active imagination tells him they are.

Sep 14, 2015 / John Nichols

September 14, 1901: Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

September 14, 1901: Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President September 14, 1901: Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

“The outline of the President's policy telegraphed from Buffalo is as encouraging for what it omits as for what it contains...The spirit of Jingoism is not only wanting from it, bu...

Sep 14, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner

Joe Biden Bares His Soul to Stephen Colbert

Joe Biden Bares His Soul to Stephen Colbert Joe Biden Bares His Soul to Stephen Colbert

And Colbert finally breaks through the stifling late-night format.

Sep 11, 2015 / Leslie Savan

Ted Cruz on Iran Deal

The Iran Deal Opponents Are Going to Fight to the Bitter End The Iran Deal Opponents Are Going to Fight to the Bitter End

The deal’s opponents in DC are not letting up.

Sep 11, 2015 / James Carden

Megan Barry

Nashville Elects a Mayor Who Is Serious About Jobs, Wages, Poverty Nashville Elects a Mayor Who Is Serious About Jobs, Wages, Poverty

A candidate who trusted the intelligence of voters wins a decisive victory.

Sep 11, 2015 / John Nichols

Why Joe Biden Is More ‘Likable’ Than Hillary

Why Joe Biden Is More ‘Likable’ Than Hillary Why Joe Biden Is More ‘Likable’ Than Hillary

No woman could say on national television that she might be too emotionally fragile to run for president, and still be seen as someone who could actually run for president.

Sep 11, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg

Lisa Murkowski

Restoring the Voting Rights Act Now Has Bipartisan Support Restoring the Voting Rights Act Now Has Bipartisan Support

Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska becomes the first Republican to support ambitious legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act.

Sep 10, 2015 / Breaking News / Ari Berman

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