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Al Franken did not cause Donald Trump: Yet another lousy explanation for why the GOP is self-destructing
Simon Maloy
National Journal's tendentious explanation for the rise of Trumpism faults Democrats for being Democrats
Ted Cruz likens Trump to a would-be “king” or “emperor”: In America, politicians take oaths to serve the people, not the other way around
Scott Eric Kaufman
Pledges of the sort Trump demands are what "kings and queens demand of their subjects" in "monarchies"
Forecasting the GOP war over Donald Trump: How likely is a brokered convention?
Bob Cesca
As Donald Trump inches ever closer to the Republican nomination, new talks have arisen of a convention challenge
Trump’s new wacko backer: This Sandy Hook truther and obscure Evangelical pastor might be the Donald’s most batsh*t endorser yet
Brendan Gauthier
Carl Gallups is relatively unknown outside the Panhandle, but his endorsement should be cause for alarm at Trump HQ
Ted Cruz’s media conspiracy: The secret, stupid plan to coddle then destroy Donald Trump
Simon Maloy
Is the media propping up Donald Trump only to crush him when he wins the nomination? Ted Cruz seems to think so
The Democratic Party’s working-class calamity: How a generation of workers were abandoned to corporate interests
David Dayen
There's no clearer reminder than today's Michigan primary of the Democratic Party's deal with the devil
What exactly is going on in Guantánamo? An expert explains the “indefinite detention and lawlessness”
Ben Norton
14 years after opening, Gitmo prison remains in operation. Obama pledged to close it 7 years ago. What's happening?
“Parading kids onstage … to be the butt of a racist joke”? This is Chris Rock’s idea of progress?
Silpa Kovvali
Saying that Asians are nothing but quiet calculators is not edgy. It's the kind of joke Rock never wanted to tell
Donald Trump orders Republicans to unite behind him. Here’s why they almost certainly will
Elias Isquith
Some Republicans are implying they'll never follow the Donald's lead. Don't believe it for a second
Generation Gone: Where are all the Gen X Democrats?
Scott Timberg
The GOP has presidential contenders from Generation X, while the Democrats have two boomers fighting it out—why?
Hillary’s “House of Cards”: What Claire and Frank Underwood tell us about marriage, gender and the White House
Sonia Saraiya
Political marriages, both real and fictional, are fascinating, especially when ambition and power clash
This is how the GOP imploded: The real story behind the conservative crack-up, and the creation of Donald Trump
Heather Cox Richardson
Donald Trump used right-wing rhetoric to steal the conservative base. But this crack-up has been a long time coming
Donald Trump is David Duke in a nicer suit: Compare their views and just try to tell them apart
Robert Mann
I've watched Duke for 25 years. He would not back Trump unless he felt certain they held similar opinions on race
“He’s not for sale”: Sarah Silverman explains why she dumped Hillary Clinton for Bernie Sanders on “Real Time with Bill Maher”
Brendan Gauthier
"He's been on the right side of the history at every turn," Silverman tells Bill Maher
Bobby Jindal’s Trump fantasy: Who’s to blame for the rise of an anti-Muslim bigot? Obama, of course
Simon Maloy
Republicans like Bobby Jindal can't cop to the fact that Trumpism is their fault, so they punt blame elsewhere
This speech could reignite Bernie Sanders: Here’s the argument he needs to make about capitalism
Michael Lerner
Sanders need to broaden his critique of the economy. If he makes this case, he'll re-inspire millions
The Genital Election: Republican “hands” debate is the culmination of 50 years of anti-feminism
Amanda Marcotte
Republicans have long been obsessed with gender and genitals, so the debate's penis posturing was inevitable
The ballad of Lindsey Graham, Republican truth-teller and aspiring late-night comic, and the death of the GOP
Andrew O'Hehir
Even the weirdest, funniest and least crazy Republican of 2016 can't face the truth about Trump and the GOP
Scary single ladies: Rebecca Traister explains why single women frighten the hell out of the GOP
Amanda Marcotte
Author Rebecca Traister's new book on single women looks at how this growing population is reshaping America
Romney to the rescue! Mitt assumes the mantle of the anti-Trump, but he’ll just further sink the crumbling GOP
Simon Maloy
The 2012 GOP nominee is going on the attack against Trump, and undermining the 2016 Republicans in the process
Watch Fox News interrupt Karl Rove’s failed election prediction to announce Trump’s win
Sophia Tesfaye
Fox's Chris Wallace could hardly hold back his laughter as Rove touted Rubio's momentum in Virginia moments earlier
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