Politics

Bernie Sanders Just Won TIME’s Person of the Year Reader’s Poll—And It Wasn’t Even Close

The democratic socialist came out far, far ahead of both Clinton and Trump.

Lauren Kaori Gurley

The Wrong Kind of Solidarity: The UK’s Decision to Join the Air Strikes on Syria

Why bombing Syria in an attempt to weaken ISIS is not the answer to the Paris attacks.

Jane Miller

What Corporate America Would Do If It Really Cared About Climate Change

CEOs are professing to care about the climate. But they're still funding Republican climate-change deniers.

Joe Conason

American Hunger-Related Healthcare Costs Exceeded $160 Billion in 2014, According to New Study

Food insecurity, especially for children, remains near record high despite the Great Recession’s official end.

Elizabeth Grossman

The Israeli Occupation Is Its Own Worst Enemy

Boycotting Israel is the best way to save the country from itself.

Marc Daalder

3 Winners and 3 Losers from the Second Democratic Debate

Parsing the results of the Iowa debate.

Theo Anderson

The Paris Attacks Can’t Be Used To Limit Refugees or Blindly Bomb More Civilians

Our response to such unspeakable tragedies can't be to create even more tragedies in other countries.

Gregory Shupak

What a Good Moderator Will Ask Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in the Next Democratic Debate

Two issues that haven't received nearly enough attention.

Joe Conason

New Hillary Clinton Emails Show She Wanted Credit for Libya Intervention in 2011. Now She Doesn’t.

The latest tranche of Clinton emails recalls her pivotal role in the U.S. intervention.

Branko Marcetic

The GOP Debate Finally Got Substantive… But That Didn’t Make It Any Less Terrifying

Last night’s debate on economic issues showed yet again how uninterested the GOP is in fighting inequality.

Marc Daalder

5 Questions the Center for American Progress Should Ask Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Today

The center-left think tank has come under fire for inviting the far-right prime minister to speak. Will they seize the opportunity to ask tough questions?

Marc Daalder

How Henry Kissinger Helped Make Endless War an All-American Tradition

Kissinger's steadfast support for bombing as an instrument of “diplomacy” has coursed through the decades.

Greg Grandin

Why Bernie Sanders Is Different From Any Past Socialist Running For U.S. President

Sanders is heir to a long line of socialists campaigning for the nation's highest office, with a key difference—viability.

Joe Conason

Will the Media Again Rush to Declare Clinton the Winner of Tonight’s Democratic Forum?

Why TV's talking heads discount Bernie Sanders

Joel Bleifuss

With Kshama Sawant Claiming Reelection Victory, Seattle Doubles Down on Socialism

Sawant beat the establishment at its own game. Now comes the hard part.

Arun Gupta

The Democratic Party Just Declared Its Opposition to Keystone XL. Was It An Accident?

A DNC email bashing Keystone may force Obama to take a firm position on the issue.

Branko Marcetic

Why Canada’s Most Progressive Major Party Didn’t Make Big Gains at the Polls

While the New Democratic Party campaigned on a more progressive platform, the Liberals campaigned to the left just enough to sow doubt about the NDP—while the NDP moved to the center.

Gerard Di Trolio

Why Are U.S. Special Forces Operations Expanding Across the Globe?

This year alone, U.S. Special Operations forces have been deployed to a record-shattering 147 countries—75% of the nations on the planet.

Nick Turse