Letters From the February 8, 2016, Issue Letters From the February 8, 2016, Issue
Justice for Laquan—and Chicago… honoring the antiwar left… oh me, oh my, O’Malley… he who shall not be named… the Paris Agreement scam… we heard you!…
Jan 21, 2016 / Letters / Our Readers and Mark Hertsgaard
Did Sarah Palin Just Win Iowa for Donald Trump? Did Sarah Palin Just Win Iowa for Donald Trump?
Most Americans disregard the former Alaska governor, but Iowa evangelicals take her quite seriously.
Jan 19, 2016 / John Nichols
The US-Iran Prisoner Swap Proves Diplomacy Works The US-Iran Prisoner Swap Proves Diplomacy Works
But we must not take the survival of the nuclear deal for granted, because it still has many powerful opponents.
Jan 19, 2016 / Editorial / Phyllis Bennis
The Poisoning of Flint The Poisoning of Flint
Decades of catastrophic austerity policies and ruinous government fealty to corporate interests are jeopardizing the people of Michigan—and the rest of the country.
Jan 19, 2016 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Outcry Over the Austerity Crisis in Flint Grows Outcry Over the Austerity Crisis in Flint Grows
Details of how Flint’s water was contaminated, and of how pleas for help were neglected, are leading to calls for inquiries, arrest, resignation.
Jan 18, 2016 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Set the Tone in the South Carolina Democratic Debate Bernie Sanders Set the Tone in the South Carolina Democratic Debate
Clinton remains a formidable candidate, but at times it was possible to forget she was even on stage.
Jan 18, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Democrats Should Have a Big, Bold, Rip-Roaring Debate About Electability Democrats Should Have a Big, Bold, Rip-Roaring Debate About Electability
Democrats should keep welcoming all three candidates to the debate stage, and they need to set the stage for additional debates in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Jan 15, 2016 / John Nichols
The Book That Turns Hillary Clinton Into a Cartoon The Book That Turns Hillary Clinton Into a Cartoon
Doug Henwood ignores everything good Hillary Clinton has ever done—and neglects the double binds and difficulties women face in public life.
Jan 15, 2016 / Katha Pollitt
This Republican Debate Was Nasty, Brutish and Long This Republican Debate Was Nasty, Brutish and Long
The Republican debates are going from bad to worse—by design.
Jan 15, 2016 / John Nichols
Is It Time for the US to Pull Out of Iraq and Syria? Is It Time for the US to Pull Out of Iraq and Syria?
Five years after the Arab Spring began, four experts debate a pressing question that remains unsettled on the left.
Jan 14, 2016 / That’s Debatable / Jeff Faux, Muhammad Idrees Ahmad, Phyllis Bennis, and Sherle R. Schwenninger