We Need Activists to Make Politicians Better We Need Activists to Make Politicians Better
A. Philip Randolph taught us that pressuring candidates and presidents is necessary—for them and for movements.
Aug 12, 2015 / John Nichols
Black Lives Matter Is a Demand, Not a Plea Black Lives Matter Is a Demand, Not a Plea
The movement’s protests targeting Bernie Sanders have provoked heated debate among progressive politicos—and that’s just fine.
Aug 12, 2015 / Kai Wright
Iran Hawks Think We Can Impose Harsher Sanctions on Iran Iran Hawks Think We Can Impose Harsher Sanctions on Iran
Here’s why they’re wrong.
Aug 12, 2015 / Juan Cole
Hillary Clinton Joins Debt-Free College Push With a Big Plan Hillary Clinton Joins Debt-Free College Push With a Big Plan
All three major Democratic candidates embrace the idea of free public higher education.
Aug 11, 2015 / George Zornick
The GOP’s Contempt for Women The GOP’s Contempt for Women
Republicans may be trapped in a death spiral from which they cannot escape.
Aug 11, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rand Paul’s Decline Marks the End of Realism Within the GOP Rand Paul’s Decline Marks the End of Realism Within the GOP
Once the great hope for his party’s foreign policy realists, these days he’s sounding more like a dyed-in-the-wool interventionist.
Aug 11, 2015 / James Carden
How Close Can the GOP Get to Absolute Madness? How Close Can the GOP Get to Absolute Madness?
The state of the party makes you wonder: Is this real life?
Aug 11, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
National Nurses United Union Backs Bernie Sanders National Nurses United Union Backs Bernie Sanders
This is the first major endorsement for Senator Sanders, as unions divide their support between the candidates.
Aug 10, 2015 / John Nichols
August 10, 1874: Herbert Hoover is Born August 10, 1874: Herbert Hoover is Born
“The only man in the United States who thoroughly understands this moloch of a machine to which we are all inextricably hitched is Hoover.”
Aug 10, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Rand Paul’s Eye-Roll Marked the End of the 9/11 Era Rand Paul’s Eye-Roll Marked the End of the 9/11 Era
The attacks of 2001 are no longer the potent GOP rallying point they once were.
Aug 7, 2015 / George Zornick