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
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 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
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
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
The GOP Establishment Now Faces Its Nightmare Scenario: Trump Versus Cruz The GOP Establishment Now Faces Its Nightmare Scenario: Trump Versus Cruz
Republican elites wanted an appealing alternative to Trump, but they now face the prospect of a race between an unsettling billionaire and a scary senator.
Mar 6, 2016 / John Nichols
Transgender People Are More Visible Than Ever. So Why Is There More Anti-Trans Legislation Than Ever, Too? Transgender People Are More Visible Than Ever. So Why Is There More Anti-Trans Legislation Than Ever, Too?
Maybe “visibility” is not enough.
Mar 4, 2016 / Jos Truitt
Mitt Romney Just Gave the Most Pointless Speech of the 2016 Race Mitt Romney Just Gave the Most Pointless Speech of the 2016 Race
His address did not answer the essential question for Republicans in 2016: Will those who oppose Trump as a candidate for the nomination oppose Trump as the nominee?
Mar 3, 2016 / John Nichols
Mitt Romney Should Be Apologizing for Donald Trump Mitt Romney Should Be Apologizing for Donald Trump
In 2012, Trump was to Romney what David Duke is now for Trump—a conduit to Obama-hating white voters.
Mar 3, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Letters From the March 21, 2016, Issue Letters From the March 21, 2016, Issue
Contra Clinton redux… the left’s shame… the migrant’s burden… Socialism? OK, but let’s push for a sane foreign policy.
Mar 3, 2016 / Letters / Our Readers