Politics

Chicago Activists Should Be Commended, Not Scolded, for Shutting Down Donald Trump’s Rally

Peaceful resistance doesn’t egg on Trump’s supporters—it forces them to back down.

Marilyn Katz

Donald Trump is Not a Populist—Not in the Original Sense, Anyway

Tapping into white, working class discontent and xenophobia does not make you a populist.

David Cochran

How Bernie Sanders Bridged a Generational Divide

The 74-year old Sanders has proved to be the anti-greedy geezer.

Susan J. Douglas

Even Though He’s Not on the Ballot, Rahm Emanuel Could Still Lose

The state's attorney's contest between Anita Alvarez and Kim Foxx has become a referendum on the suppression of the Laquan McDonald video

Flint Taylor

The Washington Post Ran 16 Negative Stories on Bernie Sanders in 16 Hours

This has to be some kind of record.

Adam Johnson

Why Donald Trump Sends a Chill Through My Muslim-American Body

Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric is even more dangerous than it seems

Saqib Bhatti

We Found the Coolest Populist in America, and He’s Running for U.S. Senate

John Fetterman, mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, wants to fight for "legacy communities" and the soul of the Democratic Party

Kate Aronoff

‘Bravo!’ Email Appears To Show Clinton’s Friend Congratulating Her on Bombing of Libya

The newly released email from Anne-Marie Slaughter belies Clinton's attempts to distance herself from the military intervention

Branko Marcetic

Why Evangelicals Are Flocking To Donald Trump

Trump is beating Bible-thumping Ted Cruz among evangelicals. What do they see in a formerly pro-choice New York real estate mogul?

Theo Anderson

NY Times Rounds Up ‘Left-Leaning Economists’ Opposed to Bernie Sanders for a Unicorn Hunt

So slight is these economists' leftward lean that it would require very sensitive equipment to measure.

Doug Henwood

The Mainstream Media Barely Mentioned Bernie Sanders’ Recent Debate Comments on Henry Kissinger

On the major networks' newscasts, the exchange was only mentioned twice.

Jim Naureckas

New York Times Invents Left-Leaning Economists to Attack Bernie Sanders

The Times pieces misleads readers into thinking there is more skepticism about Sanders' plan among lefty economists than there actually is.

Dean Baker

Allen Dulles and the Cold War Within the National Security State

Looking back to the origins of the national security state helps us understand its power and scope today.

Joseph Fronczak

Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and the Kind of Discourse We Need

In the midst of a heated presidential campaign, it's crucial that the Left transcend sectarian squabbles

In These Times Editors

‘Liberal’? No. ‘Progressive’? Nah. How About ‘Democratic Socialist’?

The democratic socialist tradition that Sanders is invoking may be just what we need.

Leon Fink

It Goes Way Beyond Flint: America Has a Lead Crisis that Stretches from Coast to Coast

Millions of U.S. children are threatened by lead and other toxins nationwide.

David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz

Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Playbook Against Bernie Sanders Is a Lot Like Her 2008 Playbook Against Obama

Just about every attack that has been lobbed against Sanders thus far in the Democratic race was once hurled against Obama.

Branko Marcetic

Rewriting the Progressive Playbook

To counter the resurgent Right, Wisconsin progressives are thinking big

Joel Bleifuss