Jane Sanders Has Some Harsh Words for Our Public Education System Jane Sanders Has Some Harsh Words for Our Public Education System
In this interview, Bernie Sanders’s wife explains how schools would be different under President Sanders.
Apr 28, 2016 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal
Prisons Are Using Military-Grade Tear Gas to Punish People Prisons Are Using Military-Grade Tear Gas to Punish People
A burgeoning arms industry brings the war home.
Apr 28, 2016 / Daniel Moattar
Can Anyone Drive Women Voters to Clinton Better Than Trump? Try Cruz–Fiorina Can Anyone Drive Women Voters to Clinton Better Than Trump? Try Cruz–Fiorina
With stunning political incompetence, the right-wing senator introduced his unpopular female running mate, and made her look like his nanny.
Apr 28, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Start Making Sense: Could Donald Trump Actually Win Some of Bernie’s Supporters? Start Making Sense: Could Donald Trump Actually Win Some of Bernie’s Supporters?
Plus, why Trump loves talking about “political correctness,” and what makes Prince a gay icon.
Apr 28, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
We Know We Hate the Establishment—but Do We Know What It Is? We Know We Hate the Establishment—but Do We Know What It Is?
The vague term obscures where power really lies.
Apr 28, 2016 / Feature / Michael Kazin
Lead Poisoning in Flint Is More Than a Health Crisis Lead Poisoning in Flint Is More Than a Health Crisis
It’s also an economic disaster.
Apr 27, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Trump Attempted a Foreign Policy Makeover Today. Did it Work? Trump Attempted a Foreign Policy Makeover Today. Did it Work?
Who’s advising this guy?
Apr 27, 2016 / James Carden
Why Donna Edwards Lost—and Why It Matters for the Future of the Democratic Party Why Donna Edwards Lost—and Why It Matters for the Future of the Democratic Party
Black women are the bedrock of the party, and yet Edwards’s loss is a sign that they still don’t have a place at the table.
Apr 27, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Democrats Nominate a Bold Champion of Popular Democracy Democrats Nominate a Bold Champion of Popular Democracy
Maryland congressional candidate Jamie Raskin just won a key primary. Now, he is preparing to win big fights for voting rights, campaign finance reform and economic and social just...
Apr 27, 2016 / John Nichols
The Lesson for Progressives in Bernie’s Pennsylvania Loss The Lesson for Progressives in Bernie’s Pennsylvania Loss
The primary unmasked once again the very real racial rift in Sanders’s support—and in progressive politics.
Apr 27, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan