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This Republican Debate Was Nasty, Brutish and Long This Republican Debate Was Nasty, Brutish and Long

The Republican debates are going from bad to worse—by design.

Jan 15, 2016 / John Nichols

Megyn Kelly on the cover of February's Vanity Fair

Why the Mainstream Media Adore Megyn Kelly Why the Mainstream Media Adore Megyn Kelly

The Fox News anchor earns undeserved praise simply for not being the worst of the worst.

Jan 13, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman

Chris Christie, Paul LePage

Chris Christie Needs to Renounce the Endorsement of Maine’s ‘Overtly Racist’ Governor Chris Christie Needs to Renounce the Endorsement of Maine’s ‘Overtly Racist’ Governor

The Republican presidential contender should cut all ties to Paul LePage, who has out-Trumped Trump by engaging in crude racial stereotyping.

Jan 8, 2016 / John Nichols

Why Franklin Roosevelt’s ‘Four Freedoms’ Are Still Relevant Today

Why Franklin Roosevelt’s ‘Four Freedoms’ Are Still Relevant Today Why Franklin Roosevelt’s ‘Four Freedoms’ Are Still Relevant Today

On the 75th anniversary of his famous speech, freedom is once again under siege—this time from within.

Jan 7, 2016 / Editorial / The Editors

Inside the Bundy Brothers’ Armed Occupation

Inside the Bundy Brothers’ Armed Occupation Inside the Bundy Brothers’ Armed Occupation

Residents of Harney County are poor, white, and conservative. Not a single one of them has joined the Bundy militia.

Jan 5, 2016 / Editorial / Zoë Carpenter

How to Understand Donald Trump’s Sexist New Low

How to Understand Donald Trump’s Sexist New Low How to Understand Donald Trump’s Sexist New Low

Calling Clinton an “enabler” of her husband’s misbehavior, Trump brings more hate from the right-wing fever swamp into the mainstream.

Jan 5, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Where to Invade Next

Michael Moore Has a Plan to Make America Great Again Michael Moore Has a Plan to Make America Great Again

A necessary antidote to buffoonery and cynicism.

Jan 4, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What Do the Bundy Brothers Have Against Wildlife?

What Do the Bundy Brothers Have Against Wildlife? What Do the Bundy Brothers Have Against Wildlife?

The occupiers at Malheur are seeking to overturn vital federal land management and environmental protection.

Jan 4, 2016 / John Nichols

Scott Walker speaks at an inauguration ceremony at the state capitol in Madison, Wisconsin.

And the Most Disturbing Presidential Candidate of 2015 Award Goes to… And the Most Disturbing Presidential Candidate of 2015 Award Goes to…

Not, somehow, Donald Trump.

Dec 30, 2015 / John Nichols

Donald Trump speaks before a crowd of supporters.

The Dickensian Politics of Trump and His Fellow Scrooges The Dickensian Politics of Trump and His Fellow Scrooges

Political misers still refuse to make it their business to improve the lot of the working poor.

Dec 24, 2015 / John Nichols

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