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The vile core of Trump’s appeal: Here’s the research that shows how racism animates his campaign
Sean McElwee, Philip Cohen
Has racism fueled Donald Trump's unlikely ascendence in the GOP? Yes, and here's how we know
This one reform defeats Donald Trump and saves democracy: Too bad the gerrymandering GOP never listened, but maybe they will now
Paul Rosenberg
The Republican nomination process is dramatic evidence of the failure of our voting rules. Instant runoff fixes it
Ted Cruz’s sex rumors: Of all the reasons Cruz shouldn’t be president, infidelity alone shouldn’t be one of them
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Cruz is the worst! But attacks on his private life also contribute to a toxic culture around sex and privacy
Conspiracy theories rain down: California cloud-seeding project brings out the truthers
Reynard Loki
Los Angeles County hopes to make it rain amidst a crippling drought. Skeptics believe something more sinister afoot
7 celebrities who kill press tours: Henry Cavill’s “disaster” interviews could be worse
Nico Lang
The "Batman v. Superman" star's gaffes are mild compared to these masters of the form—even those now reformed
Justin Lin: If we want more diversity in Hollywood, “the general public has to demand it”
Paula Young Lee
The "Fast & Furious" director's plan to support Asian American artists is one of several new diversity programs
They have not been the party of Lincoln for decades: Donald Trump exposes the truth about GOP racism that David Brooks keeps denying
Paul Rosenberg
David Brooks keeps pretending his is the party of Lincoln. Sure, in 1864. Maybe he should catch up with reality
Hillary Clinton doesn’t get it: Paul Krugman, Bernie Sanders and the truth about the free trade scam
Paul Rosenberg
Trade has been a disaster for Democratic voters, but a boon for Democratic politicians -- especially the Clintons
The secret to Trump’s success: New research sheds light on the GOP front-runner’s stunning staying power
Sean McElwee, Philip Cohen
For months, pundits have been predicting the GOP front-runner's demise, but it just hasn't happened
Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan’s Vanity Fair embrace: To understand the photo’s polarizing responses, start with #OscarsSoWhite
Dylan Marron
The image of the "Creed" director and star prompts important conversations about limits placed on men of color
Paul Ryan 2016? Examining the GOP establishment’s latest terrible idea
Elias Isquith
John Boehner is laying the groundwork for a "Draft Ryan" campaign at the GOP convention. The whole thing is absurd
After Bernie, now what? To mean anything, the Sanders campaign must outlast its figurehead
Andrew O'Hehir
Sanders wins the youth—and if the Democratic Party ignores that going forward, they deserve what they'll get
Stop “helping” Hillary: Sorry, guys, but Clinton doesn’t need to smile, whisper, or have John Kasich as her running mate
Amanda Marcotte
Instructions to Clinton to smile more or pick Kasich as her VP are just sexism disguised as advice
Public ed’s Wal-Mart-fication: These are the ruthless economics of the education reform movement
Jeff Bryant
The Waltons recently closed 269 retail stores across the country. Get ready, because our public schools are next
Where Marco Rubio’s football dreams went to die: More of a joke than a jock, Rubio was only recruited out of desperation
David Freedlander
"I remember him suiting up for the team picture, but that is about it," says a former Rubio college teammate
Gawker posting Hulk Hogan’s sex tape was wrong. But was it legal?
Daniel Denvir
A $100 million lawsuit that could bankrupt the media company rests on complicated questions about "newsworthiness"
The indisputable disaster of GOP governors: How Jindal, Brownback & Snyder have sold their constituents up the river
Sean McElwee
A recent essay claims that Republicans manage states better than Democrats. The evidence says the opposite
I was wrong about Donald Trump: Camille Paglia on the GOP front-runner’s refreshing candor (and his impetuousness, too)
Camille Paglia
Yes, he remains thin-skinned and easily riled. But his fearlessness and brash energy also seem necessary and rare
It should be over for Hillary: Party elites and MSNBC can’t prop her up after Bernie’s Michigan miracle
Bill Curry
Trade, wages and the corrupt political class are the new key issues. Bernie and Trump finished off the party elites
Is an anti-vax couple accountable for their son’s death?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Did Ezekiel Stephan have to die?
My secret debate with Sam Harris: A revealing 4-hour dialogue on Islam, racism & free-speech hypocrisy
Omer Aziz
When I wrote an essay critical of the famous atheist, he asked me to debate the issues. Now he refuses to air it
Public schools’ new public enemy: Inside a Netflix billionaire’s charter crusade
Steven Rosenfeld
Mogul Reed Hastings is ponying up $100 million in the hopes of ultimately replacing teachers with computers
Trump supporter who shouted down young black woman at Kentucky rally is an avowed “pro-white” activist
Sophia Tesfaye
Matthew Heimbach wore his Trump “Make America Great Again” hat as he yelled: "You’re scum, your time will come!"
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