Politics

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

How Did Donald Trump Actually Get This Far? How Did Donald Trump Actually Get This Far?

As you might expect, it involves a brain-eating monster. 

Nov 1, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Peopel vote in Glens Falls, NY

Sign Our Pledge and Help Make Voting Easy and Inclusive Sign Our Pledge and Help Make Voting Easy and Inclusive

We’ve joined with voting and civil rights organizations across the country to respond to voter suppression by getting out the vote. 

Nov 1, 2016 / no-paywall / NationAction

Sandy damage

To Adapt to Climate Change, Retreat Is Necessary To Adapt to Climate Change, Retreat Is Necessary

Four years after Hurricane Sandy, many coastal communities recognize that rising oceans mean relocating their residents. But there is no consensus on how to do so.

Oct 31, 2016 / Alexandra Tempus

James Comey

The Dangerous Cowardice of James Comey The Dangerous Cowardice of James Comey

He caved to internal FBI critics and Republicans in Congress who are angry that he wasn’t tougher on Clinton. Now he’s paying for it.

Oct 31, 2016 / Joan Walsh

J. Edgar Hoover

This Is Not the First Time the FBI Has Interfered With a Presidential Election This Is Not the First Time the FBI Has Interfered With a Presidential Election

Throughout his career, J. Edgar Hoover used the bureau to meddle in presidential politics and secure his own power.

Oct 31, 2016 / Jeff Kisseloff

Iceland Woman

Iceland’s Election Draws 79 Percent Turnout. The US? Not So Much. Iceland’s Election Draws 79 Percent Turnout. The US? Not So Much.

Bernie Sanders wants Election Day to be a holiday. That reform would dramatically increase turnout.

Oct 31, 2016 / John Nichols

Anti-Regime Syria Rally

The War in Syria Cannot Be Won. But It Can Be Ended. The War in Syria Cannot Be Won. But It Can Be Ended.

The left is profoundly divided over the conflict, but we should at least agree on a set of principles to end it.

Oct 31, 2016 / Feature / Phyllis Bennis

Veterans against Trump

Donald Trump and the Alt-Right Threaten the Values I Fought for in the Navy Donald Trump and the Alt-Right Threaten the Values I Fought for in the Navy

As a Muslim-American veteran, I’ve seen the fight against hatred move closer to home.

Oct 31, 2016 / Nate Terani

Hillary Clinton

To My Friends on the Left: Hillary Clinton Is Not the Enemy To My Friends on the Left: Hillary Clinton Is Not the Enemy

In James Comey’s latest investigation, too many of you see the right’s caricature of “Crooked Hillary.”

Oct 31, 2016 / Jeffrey C. Isaac

Cancun Climate

This Election Has Exposed the Climate Movement’s Lack of Political Muscle This Election Has Exposed the Climate Movement’s Lack of Political Muscle

The climate test this election is: Do you believe in science?

Oct 31, 2016 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin

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