Politics

Trump AIPAC

Standing Ovations for Donald Trump at AIPAC Standing Ovations for Donald Trump at AIPAC

Pandering to the pro-Israel lobby was the order of the day for candidates of both parties.

Mar 23, 2016 / Ali Gharib

Donald Trump Could Be the Military-Industrial Complex’s Worst Nightmare

Donald Trump Could Be the Military-Industrial Complex’s Worst Nightmare Donald Trump Could Be the Military-Industrial Complex’s Worst Nightmare

The Republican front-runner is against nation building. Imagine that.

Mar 23, 2016 / William Greider

Obama at a baseball game in Havana

Major League Baseball in Havana, 17 Years Ago Major League Baseball in Havana, 17 Years Ago

In 1999, the Baltimore Orioles played the Cuban National baseball team, helping lay the groundwork for this week’s remarkable events in Havana.

Mar 23, 2016 / Dave Zirin

There Were 5-Hour Lines to Vote in Arizona Because the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act

There Were 5-Hour Lines to Vote in Arizona Because the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act There Were 5-Hour Lines to Vote in Arizona Because the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act

Reducing the number of polling places in Phoenix had catastrophic consequences in the March 22 primary.

Mar 23, 2016 / Ari Berman

Donald Trump

Trump v. Disastrous US Triumphalism in Foreign Policy Trump v. Disastrous US Triumphalism in Foreign Policy

Trump’s challenge to 20-year bipartisan consensus may finally produce the missing public debate.

Mar 23, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Refugee Protest

How a Syrian Family Fares in Ireland How a Syrian Family Fares in Ireland

Local aid stands in stark contrast to international callousness.

Mar 23, 2016 / Danielle Ryan

Trump Wearing Make America Great Again Hat

Fear and Hate Drove Arizona’s Republican Primary Fear and Hate Drove Arizona’s Republican Primary

Sheriff Joe Arpaio rallied the GOP and repelled Democrats as a polarized Phoenix electorate helped choose the next president.

Mar 23, 2016 / Joan Walsh

President Obama in Havana

Barack Obama, Our Man in Havana Barack Obama, Our Man in Havana

In his historic visit to the island—the first by a US president in 88 years—Obama declared an end to the Cold War in the Americas.

Mar 22, 2016 / Peter Kornbluh

Big Coal Is Bankrupt. Who Will Pay to Clean Up Its Mess?

Big Coal Is Bankrupt. Who Will Pay to Clean Up Its Mess? Big Coal Is Bankrupt. Who Will Pay to Clean Up Its Mess?

Regulators treated the coal industry like it was “too big to fail.” Now taxpayers and the environment may pay the price.

Mar 22, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Imagine How President Donald Trump or Ted Cruz Would Respond to the Brussels Attacks

Imagine How President Donald Trump or Ted Cruz Would Respond to the Brussels Attacks Imagine How President Donald Trump or Ted Cruz Would Respond to the Brussels Attacks

You don’t have to, because they spelled it out—scapegoat, close borders, and torture.

Mar 22, 2016 / John Nichols

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