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Election 2016
February 17, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
If the GOP presidential race were a David Lynch movie, it would be this video.
February 17, 2016
Brian Beutler
Did Mitch McConnell Blow It?
Republicans are already breaking ranks over the Supreme Court vote. But with McConnell, there's always a method.
February 17, 2016
Mikaela Lefrak
Hillary Clinton had a beautiful moment in Harlem when the crowd cheered her through a coughing fit.
February 17, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Beware articles bearing charming anecdotes of presidential candidates playing basketball.
February 17, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Breaking: Conservative voters don’t care about Republican orthodoxy.
February 17, 2016
MagazineDavid Dayen
How to Solve America’s Constitutional Crisis: End the Permanent Campaign
Non-stop electioneering inevitably overshadows our existing government.
February 16, 2016
Jeet Heer
With Jeb flashing his gun on Twitter, the GOP race enters Freudian territory.
February 16, 2016
Ryan Kearney
Another key demographic Donald Trump is poaching from Ted Cruz: cigar smokers.
February 16, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Senate Republicans are starting to walk back their initial SCOTUS freak-out.
February 16, 2016
Clio Chang
A pillow was found on top of Antonin Scalia’s face and the people want to know How It Got There.
February 16, 2016
Brian Beutler
How to Make Sense of All the Post-Scalia B.S.
A plea for cross-ideological understanding.
February 16, 2016
Laura Marsh
Thomas Piketty explains why Bernie Sanders has the edge, even if he doesn’t win in 2016.
February 16, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
The Time I Met Bernie Sanders at Hillary Clinton’s Party and I Chased Her Down the Stairs
February 16, 2016
Jeet Heer
Bill Clinton needs to stop helping Hillary’s campaign.
February 16, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
George W. Bush can’t save his brother.
February 16, 2016
PodcastIntersection
Intersection Episode 15: Hillary Clinton Gets Intersectional
Spotlighting the Flint crisis is only one way the Democratic frontrunner has shown signs of "getting it" on issues of identity.
February 14, 2016
Lawrence Goldstone
Antonin Scalia’s Death Is a Huge Opportunity for Hillary Clinton
February 14, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Republican Primary Is Now a Giant Kindergarten Spat
On Saturday night in South Carolina, as rivals tried to outshout Trump, the debate officially sunk to his level.
February 14, 2016
Ryan Kearney
Highlights from the ninth Republican presidential debate.
February 14, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Here’s the exact moment CBS News lost control of the GOP debate in South Carolina.

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