MoveOn Endorses Sanders After He Wins 79 Percent Support in Member Vote MoveOn Endorses Sanders After He Wins 79 Percent Support in Member Vote
The progressive group says it will “mobilize aggressively” for the Vermonter in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Jan 12, 2016 / John Nichols
Jeremy Corbyn Talks Common Sense on Nuclear Weapons Jeremy Corbyn Talks Common Sense on Nuclear Weapons
The British Labour leader is raising questions on disarmament that deserve debate.
Jan 12, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ted Cruz’s Poll Numbers Rose After He Proposed Carpet Bombing Ted Cruz’s Poll Numbers Rose After He Proposed Carpet Bombing
How do we explain Americans’ lack of empathy for those on the other end of our bombing campaigns?
Jan 11, 2016 / Rick Shenkman
Black Votes Matter in Ferguson Black Votes Matter in Ferguson
A federal trial challenging the city’s discriminatory election system begins today.
Jan 11, 2016 / Ari Berman
Has Trump Made Political Ads Obsolete? Has Trump Made Political Ads Obsolete?
His first TV spot was standard racist fear-mongering, as cheesy as a Trump hotel lobby. Meanwhile, Jeb Bush has spent over $100 million on ads, only to reach a humiliating 3.3-perc...
Jan 8, 2016 / Leslie Savan
The Awesome World of the Future The Awesome World of the Future
Where prejudice is nothing but a distant memory from a less enlightened era.
Jan 8, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Chris Christie Needs to Renounce the Endorsement of Maine’s ‘Overtly Racist’ Governor Chris Christie Needs to Renounce the Endorsement of Maine’s ‘Overtly Racist’ Governor
The Republican presidential contender should cut all ties to Paul LePage, who has out-Trumped Trump by engaging in crude racial stereotyping.
Jan 8, 2016 / John Nichols
American Presidential Candidates Are Now Openly Promising to Commit War Crimes American Presidential Candidates Are Now Openly Promising to Commit War Crimes
Would Donald Trump approve waterboarding? “You bet your ass” he would.
Jan 7, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
MoveOn Members Are Voting on a Presidential Endorsement That Matters MoveOn Members Are Voting on a Presidential Endorsement That Matters
A key progressive group is voting this week on whether to back Clinton, Sanders, or O’Malley.
Jan 7, 2016 / John Nichols
Why Franklin Roosevelt’s ‘Four Freedoms’ Are Still Relevant Today Why Franklin Roosevelt’s ‘Four Freedoms’ Are Still Relevant Today
On the 75th anniversary of his famous speech, freedom is once again under siege—this time from within.
Jan 7, 2016 / The Editors