The Republicans Have Been Trumped; Democrats Can Organize Better Debates The Republicans Have Been Trumped; Democrats Can Organize Better Debates
Both parties have their work cut out for them when it comes to improving their primary debates.
Jul 28, 2015 / John Nichols
Obligatory Donald Trump Cartoon Obligatory Donald Trump Cartoon
Have you heard how outrageous he is?
Jul 28, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
July 26, 1948: President Harry Truman Desegregates the US Military July 26, 1948: President Harry Truman Desegregates the US Military
“Russia's race-equality doctrines create far more serious psychological and propaganda difficulties for the army than did the self-defeating racism of Nazi Germany.”
Jul 26, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
July 25, 2010: WikiLeaks Releases Secret Documents About the US War in Afghanistan July 25, 2010: WikiLeaks Releases Secret Documents About the US War in Afghanistan
Jeremy Scahill on the “brief moment when it seemed the contents of the WikiLeaks documents would spark an inquiry into what they say about the war and the way the United States is ...
Jul 25, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
For Republicans, the Real Nightmare Is a Third-Party Trump For Republicans, the Real Nightmare Is a Third-Party Trump
For top Republicans, managing Trump is like “playing with nitroglycerine.”
Jul 24, 2015 / John Nichols
Donald Trumps the Media Donald Trumps the Media
We think he’s dead, but Franken-Donald keeps coming back.
Jul 24, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Bobby Jindal, Does Louisiana ‘Love Us Some Guns’ Now? Bobby Jindal, Does Louisiana ‘Love Us Some Guns’ Now?
The Louisiana Governor and GOP presidential candidate bears much responsibility for the fact that his state has some of the laxest gun laws in the US—and leads the country in gun d...
Jul 24, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Did ISIL Arise Partly Because of Climate Change? Did ISIL Arise Partly Because of Climate Change?
Martin O’Malley was ridiculed by the right for correctly noting the role of climate-induced drought in causing Syria’s instability. The bad news is that this is only the beginning.
Jul 24, 2015 / Juan Cole
John Kerry Makes the Case on Capitol Hill for a Deal With Iran John Kerry Makes the Case on Capitol Hill for a Deal With Iran
It’s this deal or war, the secretary of state claimed.
Jul 23, 2015 / James Carden
The Geopolitical Big Bang You Probably Don’t See Coming The Geopolitical Big Bang You Probably Don’t See Coming
China and Russia are gearing up to create an economic zone beyond Washington’s reach.
Jul 23, 2015 / Pepe Escobar