Trump Gets a Debate Bounce From New Yorkers’ 9/11 Courage, but He Ignored First Responders When They Needed Him Trump Gets a Debate Bounce From New Yorkers’ 9/11 Courage, but He Ignored First Responders When They Needed Him
“When the health of 9/11 first responders was on the line, Trump was silent.”
Jan 15, 2016 / Leslie Savan
Defend Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling Defend Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling
The Obama administration has prosecuted more whistleblowers under the Espionage Act than all other administrations combined. Join a campaign to demand a pardon for one of them.
Jan 15, 2016 / NationAction
Democrats Should Have a Big, Bold, Rip-Roaring Debate About Electability Democrats Should Have a Big, Bold, Rip-Roaring Debate About Electability
Democrats should keep welcoming all three candidates to the debate stage, and they need to set the stage for additional debates in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Jan 15, 2016 / John Nichols
Planned Parenthood to Undercover Video Group: We’ll See You in Court Planned Parenthood to Undercover Video Group: We’ll See You in Court
Planned Parenthood has filed a massive lawsuit accusing the Center for Medical Progress of instigating a “a complex criminal enterprise.”
Jan 15, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
The Book That Turns Hillary Clinton Into a Cartoon The Book That Turns Hillary Clinton Into a Cartoon
Doug Henwood ignores everything good Hillary Clinton has ever done—and neglects the double binds and difficulties women face in public life.
Jan 15, 2016 / Katha Pollitt
How Progressives Can—and Must—Regain the Moral High Ground How Progressives Can—and Must—Regain the Moral High Ground
In the South, we’re building a broad, new movement rooted in right and wrong, not left and right.
Jan 15, 2016 / Feature / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
This Republican Debate Was Nasty, Brutish and Long This Republican Debate Was Nasty, Brutish and Long
The Republican debates are going from bad to worse—by design.
Jan 15, 2016 / John Nichols
Christie Continues to Defend the ‘National Embarrassment’ Who Has ‘Humiliated’ the State of Maine Christie Continues to Defend the ‘National Embarrassment’ Who Has ‘Humiliated’ the State of Maine
The Republican presidential contender should distance himself from a supporter whose statements have been decried as racist and xenophobic.
Jan 14, 2016 / John Nichols
Start Making Sense: Should Feminists Vote For Hillary Clinton? Start Making Sense: Should Feminists Vote For Hillary Clinton?
Katha Pollitt vs. Liza Featherstone on Hillary; plus Tavis Smiley on Martin Luther King’s last year.
Jan 14, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Congress Has Removed a Ban on Funding Neo-Nazis From Its Year-End Spending Bill Congress Has Removed a Ban on Funding Neo-Nazis From Its Year-End Spending Bill
Under pressure from the Pentagon, Congress has stripped the spending bill of an amendment that prevented funds from falling into the hands of Ukrainian neo-fascist groups.
Jan 14, 2016 / James Carden