Who Would Win an Immigration Debate Between Sanders and Clinton? Martin O’Malley. Who Would Win an Immigration Debate Between Sanders and Clinton? Martin O’Malley.
The former governor’s remarkably detailed policy platform is one place he could distinguish his stalled candidacy.
Nov 3, 2015 / Julianne Hing
‘Make No Mistake About It, This Is a War’ ‘Make No Mistake About It, This Is a War’
U.S. ground troops are being sent to Syria without congressional authorization. Why are so few members speaking up?
Nov 2, 2015 / John Nichols
Paul Ryan, R-Wall Street Paul Ryan, R-Wall Street
The new speaker backs bank bailouts, risky investment schemes, and trade deals that have battered his hometown.
Oct 30, 2015 / John Nichols
Meet Paul Ryan, Media Darling. He’s Sensible, Serious, and Totally Made-Up. Meet Paul Ryan, Media Darling. He’s Sensible, Serious, and Totally Made-Up.
Fawning portrayals of the new House speaker insist he’s the Republicans’ savior. He’s not.
Oct 29, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Benghazi Hearing Was a Waste of Time. These Congressional Hearings Wouldn’t Be. The Benghazi Hearing Was a Waste of Time. These Congressional Hearings Wouldn’t Be.
From drone strikes to Exxon’s climate coverup—Congress has no shortage of worthy subjects to investigate.
Oct 29, 2015 / The Editors
The Benghazi Hearings We Need The Benghazi Hearings We Need
It is time to challenge a global overreach that has failed repeatedly in the past and seems doomed to fail in the future.
Oct 27, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trey Gowdy Sent an Intellectually Disabled Man to Death Row Trey Gowdy Sent an Intellectually Disabled Man to Death Row
As a South Carolina district attorney, Gowdy pushed to put Fredrick Evins on death row, even though evidence emerged during the trial that Evins is intellectually disabled.
Oct 26, 2015 / Spencer Woodman
The Select Committee on Benghazi Is a Joke. Not All Congressional Inquiries Are. The Select Committee on Benghazi Is a Joke. Not All Congressional Inquiries Are.
Five cases that prove that congressional inquiries can lead to real change.
Oct 23, 2015 / George Zornick
Not Everyone on the Benghazi Committee Was an Embarrassment Not Everyone on the Benghazi Committee Was an Embarrassment
As Hillary Clinton made a powerful case for herself, Elijah Cummings made an equally powerful case against the committee’s hyper-partisanship.
Oct 23, 2015 / John Nichols
The Day the GOP Turned the Benghazi Tragedy Into a Farce The Day the GOP Turned the Benghazi Tragedy Into a Farce
Enduring an 11-hour festival of mansplaining, with a sexist assist from GOP women, Hillary Clinton looked calm and presidential.
Oct 23, 2015 / Joan Walsh