Politics

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? 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

Flint bottled water

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

Donald Trump Speech

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 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

Jamie Raskin

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

Bernie Sanders

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

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 8: Can You Afford to Live in New York City?

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 8: Can You Afford to Live in New York City? There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 8: Can You Afford to Live in New York City?

Gentrification has many New Yorkers asking the same question: Is there still a place for me in this city?

Apr 27, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright

Trump Might Be Able to Beat Hillary, if He Weren’t Such a Misogynist

Trump Might Be Able to Beat Hillary, if He Weren’t Such a Misogynist Trump Might Be Able to Beat Hillary, if He Weren’t Such a Misogynist

The now-presumptive nominee just doesn’t know how to talk about women.

Apr 27, 2016 / George Zornick

The Stop Trump Movement Is a Joke. Sad!

The Stop Trump Movement Is a Joke. Sad! The Stop Trump Movement Is a Joke. Sad!

Donald Trump wins five more states, and the people who are trying to stop him appear to be clueless.

Apr 26, 2016 / John Nichols

Oakland

The Key to Making Economic Development More Equitable Is Making It More Democratic The Key to Making Economic Development More Equitable Is Making It More Democratic

How Oakland and other cities are experimenting with efforts to make local residents active participants in the development process.

Apr 26, 2016 / K. Sabeel Rahman

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