The Psychology of the Affirmative-Action Backlash The Psychology of the Affirmative-Action Backlash
What makes Abigail Fisher think she’s a victim? And how does her rhetoric impact students of color?
Dec 9, 2015 / StudentNation / June Jennings
December 9, 1958: The John Birch Society Is Founded December 9, 1958: The John Birch Society Is Founded
“Together with other ‘know nothing’ organizations scattered through the country, it represents a basic, continuing phenomenon in American society.”
Dec 9, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Trump Wins Even If ‘Time’ Magazine Doesn’t Name Him Its ‘Person of the Year’ Trump Wins Even If ‘Time’ Magazine Doesn’t Name Him Its ‘Person of the Year’
The Person of the Year will be announced on Wednesday—and this year it really matters.
Dec 8, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Voting Rights Are Threatened Again Before the Supreme Court Voting Rights Are Threatened Again Before the Supreme Court
The same conservatives who gutted the Voting Rights Act are now challenging “one person, one vote.”
Dec 8, 2015 / Ari Berman
Once Again, California Leads the Way Once Again, California Leads the Way
Governor Jerry Brown leads in tackling catastrophic climate change.
Dec 8, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Did the World’s Largest Protests Leave a Legacy? Did the World’s Largest Protests Leave a Legacy?
A new film explores the mobilizations against the Iraq war, and what current protests learned from them.
Dec 8, 2015 / Laura Flanders
Donald Trump’s Bottomless Bottom Donald Trump’s Bottomless Bottom
The GOP front-runner is tapping into a brutal xenophobia that’s at once un-American and uniquely American.
Dec 8, 2015 / Joan Walsh
The Working Families Party Endorses Sanders for the Democratic Nomination The Working Families Party Endorses Sanders for the Democratic Nomination
The progressive group backs the senator after an overwhelming membership vote; while another group—Democracy for America—polls its members.
Dec 8, 2015 / John Nichols
It Is Time for Responsible Republicans to Say They Won’t Back a Trump-Led GOP It Is Time for Responsible Republicans to Say They Won’t Back a Trump-Led GOP
It is not enough to criticize Trump. His rivals and party leaders must make it clear that he does not, and will not, have their backing.
Dec 8, 2015 / John Nichols
Close All the Mosques! Close All the Mosques!
And other practical solutions to gun violence.
Dec 8, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow