Political Figures

Kasich

Half of the Abortion Clinics in Ohio Have Closed. And Kasich Is a ‘Moderate’? Half of the Abortion Clinics in Ohio Have Closed. And Kasich Is a ‘Moderate’?

Since when does moderate mean “one who does everything in his power to destroy women’s reproductive rights”?

Mar 31, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Hillary Clinton Just Delivered the Strongest Speech of Her Campaign—and the Media Barely Noticed

Hillary Clinton Just Delivered the Strongest Speech of Her Campaign—and the Media Barely Noticed Hillary Clinton Just Delivered the Strongest Speech of Her Campaign—and the Media Barely Noticed

Nothing sums up the high-drama, low-substance nature of 2016 race coverage more than the underplaying of a serious speech about the Supreme Court.

Mar 31, 2016 / John Nichols

John Fetterman

The Bernie-Inspired Candidate for Senator From Pennsylvania The Bernie-Inspired Candidate for Senator From Pennsylvania

John Fetterman is running against the establishment—can he win?

Mar 30, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump

The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump

The Syrian-Russian retaking of a major ISIS stronghold and the West’s further control over the Kiev government refute the orthodox US narrative of the new Cold War, which Trump is ...

Mar 30, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

These Politicians Think Your Kids Need High-Stakes Testing—but Not Theirs

These Politicians Think Your Kids Need High-Stakes Testing—but Not Theirs These Politicians Think Your Kids Need High-Stakes Testing—but Not Theirs

These politicians send their own kids to progressive schools that eschew rote learning.

Mar 29, 2016 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

An Alien’s View of the 2016 Election An Alien’s View of the 2016 Election

Electing Trump may mean the end of the world.

Mar 29, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

President Barack Obama.

What Obama Has Gotten Right About the Foreign-Policy Establishment What Obama Has Gotten Right About the Foreign-Policy Establishment

What we need today is a serious and sustained challenge to the “credibility” addiction that has failed our country for so long.

Mar 29, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Keep On Running, Bernie!

Keep On Running, Bernie! Keep On Running, Bernie!

An active Sanders campaign through June is good for the party and for democracy.

Mar 24, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Have a Tiny Effect on Wages

Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Have a Tiny Effect on Wages Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Have a Tiny Effect on Wages

The liberal agenda is huge in comparison.

Mar 24, 2016 / Mike Konczal

Obama and the Cult of ‘Credibility’

Obama and the Cult of ‘Credibility’ Obama and the Cult of ‘Credibility’

As his tenure draws to a close, the president is finally ready to challenge the foreign-policy establishment.

Mar 24, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman

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