Not So ‘Fresh’: Political Careerist Scott Walker Has Been Running for a Quarter-Century Not So ‘Fresh’: Political Careerist Scott Walker Has Been Running for a Quarter-Century
The 2016 contender is running well because he’s the ultimate political insider.
Feb 1, 2015 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Won’t Be Entering the Koch Brothers Primary Bernie Sanders Won’t Be Entering the Koch Brothers Primary
As Republicans beg for the favor of the oligarchs, the Vermont Senator challenges billionaire politics.
Jan 24, 2015 / John Nichols
Honor King’s Legacy by Protecting Voting Rights Honor King’s Legacy by Protecting Voting Rights
The right to vote is under the most sustained attack since King marched from Selma to Montgomery.
Jan 16, 2015 / Ari Berman
Runnabee Reunion Runnabee Reunion
So Huckabee may run, and so may Mitt. And Rick Santorum has expressed disdain For rivals who could take the cuckoo vote. Who’s at the door? Could that be Herman Cain?
Jan 14, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Elizabeth Warren Says She Won’t Run, but ‘Draft Warren’ Activists Plan to ‘Change Her Mind’ Elizabeth Warren Says She Won’t Run, but ‘Draft Warren’ Activists Plan to ‘Change Her Mind’
The senator rejects a presidential bid—again—but her backers are undeterred.
Jan 13, 2015 / John Nichols
Caveat Lector: Your 2015 Guide to 2016 Presidential Primary Coverage Caveat Lector: Your 2015 Guide to 2016 Presidential Primary Coverage
Eric Alterman on Jazz at Lincoln Center and Reed Richardson's tips for navigating the upcoming 2016 election.
Jan 12, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Edward Brooke and the Republican Party That Might Have Been Edward Brooke and the Republican Party That Might Have Been
The late senator, who was once considered a vice presidential prospect, tried to prevent the GOP’s lurch to the right.
Jan 7, 2015 / John Nichols
Why This Socialist Feminist Is For Hillary Why This Socialist Feminist Is For Hillary
The stalled revolution for gender equity won’t be won simply by installing a woman in the White House—but it can’t hurt.
Jan 5, 2015 / Feature / Suzanna Danuta Walters
Bernie Sanders’s Bold Economic Agenda Seeks to Transform Politics Bernie Sanders’s Bold Economic Agenda Seeks to Transform Politics
The senator has a twelve-point plan for getting the debate, and perhaps the movement, started.
Dec 3, 2014 / John Nichols
How David Brock Built an Empire to Put Hillary in the White House How David Brock Built an Empire to Put Hillary in the White House
The Clintons’ former nemesis created an apparatus to fend off their enemies—right and left.
Nov 25, 2014 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg