Political Figures

It Is Still Donald Trump’s Party

It Is Still Donald Trump’s Party It Is Still Donald Trump’s Party

Rubio quits. Kasich wins Ohio. Cruz holds on. But it is still Donald’s night.

Mar 15, 2016 / Joan Walsh

The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump

The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump

It’s time for the media to finally answer Bernie Sanders’s plea and stop favoring the spectacle over the important issues facing the American people.

Mar 15, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

More Notes From the Long Slog to Election Day More Notes From the Long Slog to Election Day

Which is still very far away.

Mar 15, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Trump protest Chicago

How Far Should Anti-Trump Protesters Take It? How Far Should Anti-Trump Protesters Take It?

The students at Chicago were brave and organized. But there’s also a danger to escalating confrontations.

Mar 14, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

Trump Rally Protest

Why the Trump Rally in St. Louis Was So Different Why the Trump Rally in St. Louis Was So Different

In a city divided after 17 months of protests since the killing of Mike Brown, the GOP candidate never got more than a few minutes to speak without interruption.

Mar 12, 2016 / Umar Lee

Gay Men Feel Hillary Clinton’s Pain—but Does She Feel Ours?

Gay Men Feel Hillary Clinton’s Pain—but Does She Feel Ours? Gay Men Feel Hillary Clinton’s Pain—but Does She Feel Ours?

Clinton’s apology, which doesn’t acknowledge the righteous pain caused by her remarks, reveals a social distance that gay men might want to take a closer look at.

Mar 11, 2016 / Richard Kim

Chicago Has Spent Half a Billion Dollars on Police Brutality Cases—And It’s Impoverishing the Victims’ Communities

Chicago Has Spent Half a Billion Dollars on Police Brutality Cases—And It’s Impoverishing the Victims’ Communities Chicago Has Spent Half a Billion Dollars on Police Brutality Cases—And It’s Impoverishing the Victims’ Communities

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, and the Chicago Police Department are under intense scrutiny for covering up the murder of Laquan McDonald, the unarmed Black 17…

Mar 11, 2016 / Carrie Sloan and Johnaé Strong

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton Is Exposing the Dark Underbelly of the Democrats’ Money Machine Hillary Clinton Is Exposing the Dark Underbelly of the Democrats’ Money Machine

Her campaign has put a spotlight on the cozy relationships between Democratic operatives and corporate America.

Mar 10, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Clinton and Sanders Promised Not to Deport Child Migrants. Should We Cheer?

Clinton and Sanders Promised Not to Deport Child Migrants. Should We Cheer? Clinton and Sanders Promised Not to Deport Child Migrants. Should We Cheer?

Promises they can’t keep aren’t what immigrants really need.

Mar 10, 2016 / Julianne Hing

Bernie Sanders Rally

Start Making Sense: Bernie on the Move Start Making Sense: Bernie on the Move

How Bernie won in Michigan. Plus, “Trump: fascist or clown?” and another kind of politics: the gay revolution.

Mar 10, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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