Government

Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy Realist

Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy Realist Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy Realist

Without restraint abroad, we will never be able to focus on rebuilding our country at home. 

Mar 8, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on the United Nations?

Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on the United Nations? Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on the United Nations?

You might be surprised.

Mar 8, 2016 / Barbara Crossette

How AIPAC Mainstreams Anti-Muslim Hate

How AIPAC Mainstreams Anti-Muslim Hate How AIPAC Mainstreams Anti-Muslim Hate

After withdrawing at the last minute in 2015, a twice-disgraced Islamophobe will be back at the pro-Israel group’s annual summit this year.

Mar 8, 2016 / Ali Gharib

Why Seniors—Not CEOs—Deserve a Raise

Why Seniors—Not CEOs—Deserve a Raise Why Seniors—Not CEOs—Deserve a Raise

Social Security is the most powerful tool available to lift people out of poverty.

Mar 7, 2016 / Elizabeth Warren

Bernie Sanders Keeps Winning—and Pundits Don’t Like It

Bernie Sanders Keeps Winning—and Pundits Don’t Like It Bernie Sanders Keeps Winning—and Pundits Don’t Like It

Weekend caucuses give the senator wins in Kansas, Nebraska, and Maine, while Clinton takes Louisiana.

Mar 7, 2016 / John Nichols

Donald Trump

Donald Trump Is Alienating Neoconservatives—and Anti-War Democrats Should Worry Donald Trump Is Alienating Neoconservatives—and Anti-War Democrats Should Worry

When it comes to foreign policy, Trump is an apostate. And the more he talks about it, the more popular he gets.

Mar 7, 2016 / James Carden

Florida voting lines

Race Versus Class in the Democratic Coalition Race Versus Class in the Democratic Coalition

A recent survey confirms that black and white progressives are as starkly divided as the rest of the nation on how race shapes American life.

Mar 7, 2016 / Sean McElwee

In Flint Debate, the Clinton-Sanders Clash Gets Rougher

In Flint Debate, the Clinton-Sanders Clash Gets Rougher In Flint Debate, the Clinton-Sanders Clash Gets Rougher

The contrasts between the two candidates—and their GOP rivals—have rarely been so publicly stark.

Mar 7, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Nancy Reagan and the Problem of the Two Nancys

Nancy Reagan and the Problem of the Two Nancys Nancy Reagan and the Problem of the Two Nancys

There were two Nancy Davises in Hollywood in the early ’50s. One ended up in the White House—the other one ended up flipping burgers in a snack bar.

Mar 6, 2016 / Jon Wiener

A protester with a bullhorn at a protest in Albany

Democrats and Republicans Are Quietly Planning a Corporate Giveaway—to the Tune of $400 Billion Democrats and Republicans Are Quietly Planning a Corporate Giveaway—to the Tune of $400 Billion

Why isn’t anyone talking about it?

Mar 4, 2016 / William Greider

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