The Death Penalty Cases Before the Supreme Court Are a Prelude to a Legal Assault on the Constitutionality of Capital Punishment The Death Penalty Cases Before the Supreme Court Are a Prelude to a Legal Assault on the Constitutionality of Capital Punishment
Four soon-to-be-decided cases test the scope and application of the death penalty.
Jun 17, 2015 / James D. Zirin
Donald Trump’s Absurdly Appropriate Candidacy Donald Trump’s Absurdly Appropriate Candidacy
The “you’re fired” billionaire is an oddly good fit for the 2016 presidential race.
Jun 17, 2015 / John Nichols
Ignorant Good Will Ignorant Good Will
How an excesses of idealism and the embrace of violence destroyed the American left in the 1970s.
Jun 17, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein
Jeb Bush Is Out of His Depth on Foreign Policy Jeb Bush Is Out of His Depth on Foreign Policy
The younger Bush may impress foreign leaders just because he’s not his brother—but that’s not enough.
Jun 16, 2015 / James Carden
How to Defend the Indefensible How to Defend the Indefensible
The issue isn't police misconduct—the issue is rap music and baggy pants!
Jun 16, 2015 / Comix Nation / Tom Tomorrow
After 25 Years of Losing to Wall Street, Left-Wing Democrats Are Winning After 25 Years of Losing to Wall Street, Left-Wing Democrats Are Winning
Obama's TPP defeat could be the start of a progressive revival in Congress.
Jun 15, 2015 / William Greider
Women Are Being Arrested and Jailed for Self-Abortion Women Are Being Arrested and Jailed for Self-Abortion
The anti-abortion movement claims that no one wants to see the law come down on women who end their pregnancies, but it’s already happening.
Jun 10, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg
How A Right-Wing Political Machine Is Dismantling Higher Education in North Carolina How A Right-Wing Political Machine Is Dismantling Higher Education in North Carolina
What began as isolated ideological attacks is looking more and more like a wholesale gutting of the state’s public colleges.
Jun 8, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
More Debates Are Good for Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Lincoln Chafee—and Hillary Clinton More Debates Are Good for Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Lincoln Chafee—and Hillary Clinton
With new contenders, the DNC’s plan for just six debates is inadequate.
Jun 2, 2015 / Editorial / John Nichols
Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas
Twenty-one states have refused to expand Medicaid, leaving millions of sick Americans without decent healthcare.
Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Kai Wright