Meet Marco Rubio’s Far-Right Neocon Donors Meet Marco Rubio’s Far-Right Neocon Donors
This billionaire bestiary is pushing ultra-hawkish and retrograde policies that are repellent to most Americans.
Dec 11, 2015 / Eli Clifton
Hillary Clinton Is Whitewashing the Financial Catastrophe Hillary Clinton Is Whitewashing the Financial Catastrophe
She has a plan that she claims will reform Wall Street—but she’s deflecting responsibility from old friends and donors in the industry.
Dec 11, 2015 / William Greider
Nearly 400 Anti-Abortion Bills Were Introduced Across the Country This Year Nearly 400 Anti-Abortion Bills Were Introduced Across the Country This Year
Forty-seven new restrictions passed, including clinic regulations, mandatory waiting periods, and measures aimed at Planned Parenthood.
Dec 11, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Cowardly and Inept Republican Elites Play Into Trump’s Hands Cowardly and Inept Republican Elites Play Into Trump’s Hands
Impossible dreams of a brokered convention won’t stop Trump. He has to be confronted directly by Republicans who say they will not back him.
Dec 11, 2015 / John Nichols
Youth Power and Powerlessness at COP21 Youth Power and Powerlessness at COP21
Young people have been banging their heads on the walls of the political establishment for far too long. It’s time we figure out something new.
Dec 10, 2015 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and StudentNation
Eric Holder on Voting Rights, Black Lives Matter, Karl Rove, and Tupac Eric Holder on Voting Rights, Black Lives Matter, Karl Rove, and Tupac
The country’s first black attorney general candidly discusses the state of civil rights in America.
Dec 10, 2015 / Ari Berman
The End of Chavismo? Why Venezuela’s Ruling Party Lost Big, and What Comes Next The End of Chavismo? Why Venezuela’s Ruling Party Lost Big, and What Comes Next
Even Chavistas are fed up with the economic crisis and want change. But unlike the right, grassroots leaders are calling for more popular control and collective decision-making.
Dec 10, 2015 / Gabriel Hetland
How Paul Ryan Aids and Abets Donald Trump How Paul Ryan Aids and Abets Donald Trump
So what if Ryan disagrees with Trump on some issues? What matters is Ryan's commitment to back Trump if he’s nominated.
Dec 9, 2015 / John Nichols
Congress Has a Plan to Achieve 100 Percent Clean and Renewable Energy by 2050 Congress Has a Plan to Achieve 100 Percent Clean and Renewable Energy by 2050
But instead of taking up the challenge of climate change, Republicans are threatening to shut down the government.
Dec 9, 2015 / Raul Grijalva, Rep. Keith Ellison, and Mark Ruffalo
Trump Wins Even If ‘Time’ Magazine Doesn’t Name Him Its ‘Person of the Year’ Trump Wins Even If ‘Time’ Magazine Doesn’t Name Him Its ‘Person of the Year’
The Person of the Year will be announced on Wednesday—and this year it really matters.
Dec 8, 2015 / Leslie Savan