Politics

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

The Republican Congressional Caucus Has Devolved Into a Comedy of Errors

The antics of the Republican congressional caucus would be funny if they weren't affecting the orderly functioning of our federal government.

Jim Hightower

The Refugee Crisis No One’s Talking About

The Central American refugee crisis is just as large and urgent as the Syrian refugee crisis. Why are we ignoring it?

Joseph Sorrentino

Israel, Afghanistan and Drones: What the Democrats Didn’t Talk About Last Night

The Democrats' foreign policy discussions often took a hawkish line and avoided many of the most important issues that a future president will face.

Branko Marcetic

Bernie Sanders Won All Major Polls, But Corporate Media Declared Hillary Clinton the Debate Winner

Bernie Sanders by all objective measures "won" the debate.

Adam Johnson

Anderson Cooper’s Claim About Bernie Sanders’ Soviet Union Honeymoon Was Redbaiting and Deceptive

Cooper's implications were dishonest.

Timothy Lange

Why Last Night’s Democratic Debate Could Change the Conversation on Paid Maternity Leave

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton spoke forcefully about the need for paid time off for new mothers. Will it force Republicans to embrace the issue?

Marc Daalder

If We Can’t Ban Guns, Can We Make Them Safer?

As mass shootings mount, some activists believe they've found a smart way around the political gridlock.

Marc Daalder

Robert Reich: Why Hillary Clinton Is Wrong for Refusing To Resurrect Glass-Steagall

Resurrection of the Glass-Steagall Act has become an important policy difference between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

Robert Reich

Margaret Atwood on Climate Change, Her New Book and Why Socialists Are Better with Budgets

We asked the speculative fiction writer about this month's Canadian elections and (relatedly?) whether humanity is doomed.

Jessica Stites

New Hillary Clinton Emails: Anne-Marie Slaughter, Sidney Blumenthal Urged Libya Military Action

The most recent release of Clinton's emails show the two liberal advisors strongly encouraging U.S. intervention against Libya.

Branko Marcetic

Remembering—and Forgetting—the Lessons of Chicago’s 1995 Heat Wave

The reissue of sociologist Eric Klinenberg's classic book on the deadly heat wave should remind us that such disasters are anything but natural.

Daniel Hertz

How California Birthed the Modern Right Wing

Many of 20th-century conservatism's tricks were honed in 1930s agribusiness's fight against farmworkers

Chris Lehmann

NDP Rising Star Nathan Cullen on How Republican Tactics are Infecting Canadian Politics, and More

The rising star of the socialist-leaning New Democratic Party discusses how Canadian Conservatives are learning from their neighbors to the south.

Joel Bleifuss