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Despite Bernie’s request for party unity, Sanders delegates kept booing Clinton’s name
Amanda Marcotte
Sanders repeatedly asked his supporters to play nice, but they went after Hillary right from the start of the DNC
Shades of the Cold War: How the DNC fabricated a Russian hacker conspiracy to deflect blame for its email scandal
Patrick Lawrence
Leaked revelations of the DNC's latest misconduct bear a disturbing resemblance to Cold War red-baiting
This really might break the internet: Donald Trump to host an Ask Me Anything on Reddit this week
Justine Morris
Trump’s AMA will be on r/The_Donald, a subreddit devoted entirely the man they refer to as their “god-emperor”
Convention nightmare: Voters needed more time to absorb RNC horror show before the Dems took stage
Amanda Marcotte
The RNC was an authoritarian disaster, but the press has already moved on to Democratic non-controversies
Debbie Wasserman Shultz out: Chairwoman’s resignation from DNC makes for a rocky start to the convention
The Associated Press
Schultz's departure comes a few days after the publication of 19,000 emails showing the party's bias toward Hillary
The irrelevancy of checks and balances: Why you can’t count on Congress to rein in a President Trump
Lori Cox Han
"There is nothing to stop a president from initiating action, even if unconstitutional," one scholar observes
“Everything that Donald Trump and Mike Pence are not”: Clinton and Kaine debut as Democratic ticket in Florida
The Associated Press
Two days before the DNC kicks off, Hillary Clinton officially introduces Tim Kaine as her running mate in Miami
Brave pols take the right stand: 20 lawmakers demand human rights and justice for Palestinian children
Brad Parker
A recent congressional letter to President Obama seeks to account for human rights violations in Gaza
The Trojan drone: How extrajudicial executions became “war” policy in Washington
Rebecca Gordon
Should it really be permissible to kill people simply because we are afraid of them?
The Tim Kaine Effect: What does Hillary Clinton’s VP pick bring to the race?
Simon Maloy
Yes, the Virginia Senator was seen as the safe pick, but he represents a big bet on one issue: competence
Hillary Clinton chooses Tim Kaine as her running mate
Associated Press
It's official: The moderate Virginia Senator joins Hillary Clinton's ticket.
UPDATED: 6 dead in shooting at Munich shopping mall, police say
Michael Faulhaber, Frank Jordans
Police are reportedly pursuing up to 3 suspects in a deadly mall shooting in the German city of Munich
An alternate universe in Cleveland: What America just witnessed was a shared psychotic disorder
Chauncey DeVega
The RNC was a disgusting spectacle which undermined the claim that American democracy is somehow “exceptional"
WATCH: Jon Stewart crashes “The Late Show”: Trump’s “the kind of guy you want to sit down and own a fleet of airplanes with”
Brendan Gauthier
On the RNC, Sean Hannity, and "blue-collar billionaire" Trump, the former-"Daily Show" host brought down the house
“Donald Trump is color-blind and gender-neutral”: Ivanka Trump paints a picture of her father as “kind and compassionate”
Scott Eric Kaufman
Which, of course, Trump himself will prove incorrect in his speech if he sticks to the leaked script
Last year, I predicted the GOP would nominate Trump — here is what will happen next
Chauncey DeVega
After Trump's defeated, his base will face an energized electorate of diverse Americans who rallied to defeat him
Caitlyn Jenner’s RNC appearance is a good reminder that LGBT doesn’t always equal Democrat
Carrie Sheffield
"I think the Republican Party needs to understand—they need to know people who are trans," Jenner said in Cleveland
The GOP’s dirty secret: Behind closed doors, Republicans like Rep. Sean Duffy, come clean on their Trump fears
Amanda Marcotte
In public, Republicans have nothing but praise for Trump, but in more private meetings, the doubts come out
Ted Cruz’s finest hour: A right-wing zealot earns his place in history
Andrew O'Hehir
In the RNC's clash of supervillains, Ted Cruz stands on principle (really!) and reveals the GOP's Trump hypocrisy
Mike Pence fails to mention Cruz kerfuffle — but unlike earlier speakers, at least he endorsed him
Scott Eric Kaufman
"When Trump becomes president," he said, "the change will be 'yuuuuuge'"
Ted Cruz refuses to endorse Trump: “Vote your conscience, for candidates you believe will be faithful to the Constitution”
Scott Eric Kaufman
The audience shouted "We want Trump!" and "Endorse Trump!" but the Texas senator pointedly refused
RNC’s bizarre protest theater: Cops and journalists vastly outnumber actual protesters
Andrew O'Hehir
A few right-wing dudes with guns meet a few angry leftists -- and a massive press corps desperate for action
What Obama’s Dallas speech missed: Police brutality is rooted in race-based housing segregation and economic inequality
Chauncey DeVega
Physical separation makes white Americans unable to empathize with the fear people of color experience every day
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