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Election 2016
September 14, 2016
Jeet Heer
Down With Democracy!
Donald Trump’s embrace of Vladimir Putin is a return to traditional conservative values.
September 14, 2016
Alex Shephard
Is Donald Trump actually getting more disciplined, or is it Wednesday?
September 14, 2016
Brian Beutler
Hillary’s “Deplorables” Barb Wasn’t a Gaffe—But the Trump Campaign’s Response Was
September 14, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Less than two months before Election Day, the presidential race is closer than it should be.
September 14, 2016
MagazineJedediah Britton-Purdy
Red-State Blues
Why do people support Trump and the Tea Party? A native son and a sociologist search for answers.
September 14, 2016
MagazineAlex Shephard
What Occupy Wall Street Got Wrong
Cecily McMillan was arrested during the protest in Zuccotti Park and spent 58 days in jail. Five years after it began, she considers what Occupy achieved—and why it didn’t go far enough.
September 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
Julian Assange has medical records, too.
September 13, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Trump campaign doesn’t want to reveal details about his health, after all.
September 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
Paul Ryan is still playing a double game with Donald Trump.
September 13, 2016
Brian Beutler
Is the press “objectively pro-Trump” or just objectively pro-media?
September 13, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Sexist Speculation About Hillary’s Health
Donald Trump says Clinton is weak. The alt-right says much worse things. The media ought to know better.
September 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
Now would be a pretty good time for Hillary Clinton to have a press conference.
September 13, 2016
MagazineThe New Republic
Trump’s Court Jesters
Meet the worst political team ever assembled—an inner circle of outcasts, opportunists, and extremists with nowhere else to go.
September 13, 2016
Brian Beutler
Why the Media Is Botching the Election
The "false balance" coverage of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is all about the press's self-interest.
September 12, 2016
Brian Beutler
Hillary Clinton’s gaffe was so bad it made Mike Pence refuse to call David Duke “deplorable.”
September 12, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump wants to turn “basket of deplorables” into Hillary Clinton’s “47 percent” moment. It won’t work.
September 12, 2016
Alex Shephard
This is how low the bar is for Donald Trump.
September 12, 2016
Alex Shephard
Why was Hillary Clinton so cavalier about the question of her health?
September 12, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Hillary Clinton’s health scare could easily turn into a nightmare for her campaign.
September 12, 2016
Brian Beutler
Anti-Trump Conservatives Have a “Basket of Deplorables” on Their Hands
Hillary Clinton told the hard truth they'll need to tell if they're going to save conservatism from itself.

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