Election 2016

Libre Initiative

A Glimpse Inside the Operation to Nurture Conservative Latinos A Glimpse Inside the Operation to Nurture Conservative Latinos

Yes, Donald Trump won a surprising number of Latino votes in Nevada. But that’s a sideshow to the long game of winning “free enterprise” Latinos.

Feb 24, 2016 / Julianne Hing

The Hate Behind Donald Trump’s Success

The Hate Behind Donald Trump’s Success The Hate Behind Donald Trump’s Success

Why is no one in the Republican establishment directly condemning Trump’s nascent movement of thugs and fanatics?

Feb 24, 2016 / Sasha Abramsky

Who Is the Real Progressive: Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders?

Who Is the Real Progressive: Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders? Who Is the Real Progressive: Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders?

Four historians consider how the Democratic candidates fit within the history of the Progressive tradition.

Feb 24, 2016 / That’s Debatable / Kim Phillips-Fein, Charles Postel, Robert Greene II, and Michael Kazin

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Emperor Trump Emperor Trump

The 2016 election season is beginning to feel like an alternate reality.

Feb 23, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

The Gap Between New America and Old Politics

The Gap Between New America and Old Politics The Gap Between New America and Old Politics

Latinos aren’t the only demographic changing the electorate.

Feb 23, 2016 / Julianne Hing

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders

The Economic Dilemma Democrats Face in 2016 The Economic Dilemma Democrats Face in 2016

The challenge for any Democratic candidate is to learn—and learn fast—that he or she must be the candidate of fundamental change, not the candidate of continuity.

Feb 23, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Thank You, Martina Navratilova, for Changing Everything

Thank You, Martina Navratilova, for Changing Everything Thank You, Martina Navratilova, for Changing Everything

Speaking to tennis legend Martina Navratilova reminded me of the incredible impact her mere presence had on my life.

Feb 23, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Candles at a memorial near Sandy Hook Elementary School

Gunmaker in the Sandy Hook Case: Sorry, We’re Immune Gunmaker in the Sandy Hook Case: Sorry, We’re Immune

Congress granted gunmakers unprecendented protections in 2005, so Remington may be right.

Feb 23, 2016 / George Zornick

Supreme Court

Why Republicans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight on Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Why Republicans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight on Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee

Scalia’s passing represents not only the death of one justice. It’s the end of an era and the coming of a multicultural, multiracial America.

Feb 23, 2016 / Tom Hayden

Donald Trump

President Donald J. Trump—It Could Happen President Donald J. Trump—It Could Happen

His promise to protect jobs and change trade policies could win over blue-collar workers, especially in the industrialized swing states.

Feb 23, 2016 / Feature / John Nichols

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