The Right

Protesters are removed from Trump rally in Buffalo

‘Hate Is Not Welcome Here’ ‘Hate Is Not Welcome Here’

These protesters disrupted one of the biggest rallies of Trump’s campaign.

Apr 19, 2016 / George Zornick

Bernie Sanders leaves the Vatican

Why Sanders Skipped Clooney and Visited the Vatican Why Sanders Skipped Clooney and Visited the Vatican

Sanders’s hope for a moral economy is amplified at the Vatican.

Apr 19, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Democracy Spring 2016

From Wisconsin to Washington, Americans Are Demanding an Amendment to Overturn ‘Citizens United’ From Wisconsin to Washington, Americans Are Demanding an Amendment to Overturn ‘Citizens United’

Referendum votes are sweeping Wisconsin, while Democracy Spring protesters are demanding an end to elections dominated by corporations and big money.

Apr 12, 2016 / John Nichols

Ted Cruz 2015

Shouldn’t Someone Tell Ted Cruz That Wisconsin Republicans Weren’t Really Voting for Him? Shouldn’t Someone Tell Ted Cruz That Wisconsin Republicans Weren’t Really Voting for Him?

Wisconsin primary voters may have voted for the Texan, but they were thinking about Paul Ryan.

Apr 8, 2016 / John Nichols

Ted Cruz and Donald Trump in Charleston

Republicans Need a New Party, Not a New Candidate Republicans Need a New Party, Not a New Candidate

Whether they choose Donald Trump or Ted Cruz, bigotry and immorality have already won the day in the Republican Party.

Apr 8, 2016 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge

Why Republicans Cry Political Correctness

Why Republicans Cry Political Correctness Why Republicans Cry Political Correctness

Dressing up bigotry and authoritarianism as truth-telling is the right’s favorite talking point.

Apr 7, 2016 / Between the Lines / Laila Lalami

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and US Secretary of State John Kerry

US ‘Information War’ and the Embryonic Kerry–Lavrov Détente US ‘Information War’ and the Embryonic Kerry–Lavrov Détente

Is the recent tsunami of anti-Putin news reports meant to undermine US–Russian negotiations on Syria and Ukraine?

Apr 6, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Scott Walker and Rebecca Bradley

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

Fight for 15 protest

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

Scott Walker at Conservative Summit

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

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