Can the Democratic Party Be United? Can the Democratic Party Be United?
Plus: the myth of “independent voters,” and Tom Frank on Hillary Clinton and poor women.
May 26, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Remembering Marcia Moody: The Amazing Legislator Who Took On ALEC and Austerity Remembering Marcia Moody: The Amazing Legislator Who Took On ALEC and Austerity
A New Hampshire progressive, who became one of the nation’s leading critics of corporate dominance of state legislatures, has died.
May 26, 2016 / John Nichols
Upset About Excessive CEO Pay? So Are Some BlackRock Shareholders Upset About Excessive CEO Pay? So Are Some BlackRock Shareholders
A proposal to put more muscle into the firm’s approach to CEO pay failed, but some are declaring it a victory anyway.
May 25, 2016 / Sarah Anderson
A New Coalition Aims to ‘Take On Wall Street’ A New Coalition Aims to ‘Take On Wall Street’
Just because the Democratic primary is drawing to a close doesn’t mean a conversation about financial reform has to end.
May 25, 2016 / George Zornick
Anthony Weiner Wasn’t the Only One Who Couldn’t Stop Exposing Himself Anthony Weiner Wasn’t the Only One Who Couldn’t Stop Exposing Himself
A new documentary reveals the media’s narrow fixation on political sex scandals.
May 25, 2016 / Eric Alterman
A Big Victory for Voting Rights in Ohio A Big Victory for Voting Rights in Ohio
A federal court restores a week of early voting and same-day registration for thousands of voters in the key swing state.
May 24, 2016 / Ari Berman
This Will Be a Historic (and Terrifying) Election for Gun Control This Will Be a Historic (and Terrifying) Election for Gun Control
Donald Trump is willing to go where few other presidential candidates have gone when it comes to gun rights.
May 24, 2016 / George Zornick
Actually, the Labor-Green Alliance Has Never Been Stronger Actually, the Labor-Green Alliance Has Never Been Stronger
A disagreement within the AFL-CIO about a political partnership with billionaire Tom Steyer is really a sign of progress.
May 24, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Clinton Needs Sanders Supporters to Win, but Sanders Needs Clinton Supporters to Change the System Clinton Needs Sanders Supporters to Win, but Sanders Needs Clinton Supporters to Change the System
The chaos at the Nevada State Convention highlights the perils of constantly calling your party corrupt.
May 24, 2016 / Joshua Holland
How to Disappear Money, Pentagon-Style How to Disappear Money, Pentagon-Style
Conflating self-interest with the country’s need for security, military officials have kept their spending out of the public eye.
May 24, 2016 / William D. Hartung