What We Really Learned From Jeb Bush’s Tongue-Tied Response to Questions About Iraq What We Really Learned From Jeb Bush’s Tongue-Tied Response to Questions About Iraq
The mainstream media are unwilling to hold the architects of the war accountable.
May 27, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
Fiorina Talks. Iowa Swoons. Will It Last? Fiorina Talks. Iowa Swoons. Will It Last?
—Front-page head, The New York Times
May 27, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Will Jeb Bush Get Away With His ‘Scheme’ to Skirt Campaign Finance Rules? Will Jeb Bush Get Away With His ‘Scheme’ to Skirt Campaign Finance Rules?
Campaign finance watchdogs have asked the Justice Department to investigate whether the unofficial presidential candidate is illegally coordinating with a super PAC.
May 27, 2015 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
‘Don’t Underestimate Me’: Bernie Sanders Knows a Thing or Two About Winning ‘Don’t Underestimate Me’: Bernie Sanders Knows a Thing or Two About Winning
A presidential candidate with a history of beating incumbents, rewriting electoral rules and upsetting political expectations.
May 26, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols
Ireland Embraces Marriage Equality and Shows the US What Democracy Looks Like Ireland Embraces Marriage Equality and Shows the US What Democracy Looks Like
Nothing boosts turnout like giving votes a chance to do the right thing.
May 24, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols
Economic Inequality Is the Crisis of Our Time Economic Inequality Is the Crisis of Our Time
Can Democrats seize the populist moment in 2016?
May 22, 2015 / Nation in the News / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Proof That Centrism is Dead The Proof That Centrism is Dead
Every story that centrists told about the recession turned out to be wrong.
May 20, 2015 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
Solving Jeb Bush’s Last Name Problem Solving Jeb Bush’s Last Name Problem
The name that got you everything so far May leave your presidential quest destroyed. So change it! Just pick any name at all— Though Cheney is one name you might avoid.
May 20, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin
How the Money Primary Is Undermining Voting Rights How the Money Primary Is Undermining Voting Rights
Fifty years ago, African-Americans were denied the right to vote. Now the vast majority of Americans are being denied the rightful value of their vote.
May 19, 2015 / Feature / Ari Berman
‘I’m Going to Call a Drone and…Kill You’ and 9 Other Insane Things Lindsey Graham Has Said ‘I’m Going to Call a Drone and…Kill You’ and 9 Other Insane Things Lindsey Graham Has Said
The fear-mongering senator from South Carolina is expected to announce his bid for the GOP nomination in June.
May 19, 2015 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter