The Country’s Worst Voting Restrictions Won’t Be In Effect This November The Country’s Worst Voting Restrictions Won’t Be In Effect This November
The Supreme Court has declined to reinstate North Carolina’s anti-voting laws.
Aug 31, 2016 / Ari Berman
Mexicans Scorn Trump’s Visit—And Peña Nieto for Having Invited Him Mexicans Scorn Trump’s Visit—And Peña Nieto for Having Invited Him
“You confront tyrants. You don’t appease them.”
Aug 31, 2016 / Greg Grandin
Arizona Voters Had to Wait As Long as 5 Hours to Cast Their Primary Votes Arizona Voters Had to Wait As Long as 5 Hours to Cast Their Primary Votes
Now, the state’s voters may kick out the official responsible for the fiasco.
Aug 31, 2016 / John Nichols
Will Trump’s Poisonous Politics Leave Lasting Damage? Will Trump’s Poisonous Politics Leave Lasting Damage?
The danger in this election is not just that Trump could win. It’s that—win or lose—he could poison our politics for a generation.
Aug 30, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Media Are Doing an Abysmal Job of Covering Donald Trump’s Racism The Media Are Doing an Abysmal Job of Covering Donald Trump’s Racism
Too many outlets have equated Hillary Clinton’s speech documenting Trump’s racism with his baseless accusation that she is a bigot.
Aug 30, 2016 / Joan Walsh
The Election Nightmare That Never Ends The Election Nightmare That Never Ends
Hint: It has to do with Donald Trump.
Aug 30, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Donald Trump Suggests Huma Abedin May Have Radical Ties Donald Trump Suggests Huma Abedin May Have Radical Ties
For the first time, Trump flirts with conspiracy theories about a top aide to Hillary Clinton.
Aug 29, 2016 / George Zornick
Inside the Head of a Trump Supporter Inside the Head of a Trump Supporter
Mike Schaff’s community was destroyed by the failures of a private company, but he’s voting for America’s most notorious businessman. Why?
Aug 29, 2016 / Arlie Hochschild
When Anti-Immigrant Politics Came Back to Haunt the Republican Party When Anti-Immigrant Politics Came Back to Haunt the Republican Party
The life cycle of California’s Republican Party suggests that the long-term effect of peddling xenophobia is disastrous.
Aug 25, 2016 / Jim Shultz
How A Siberian Mom Took on Politics as Usual in Russia and Won How A Siberian Mom Took on Politics as Usual in Russia and Won
In Siberia, Natalia Pinus is taking on established political forces and challenging the idea that Russian democracy is no more than a puppet show.
Aug 25, 2016 / Sarah Lindemann-Komarova