1. Bernie Sanders’s Case Against Free Trade Is More Ignorant Than Donald Trump’sAt least Trump is honest about whom he wants to screw over.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. early and often
    Trump Is Right About Trade Hurting American Workers, But His Fix Makes No SenseGlobalization did create a lot of losers, but Trump’s seven-point policy cure is pure crazy.
    By Annie Lowrey
  3. early and often
    Trump Returns the Republican Party to Its 19th-Century Protectionist RootsIn a speech aimed at blue-collar workers and Bernie voters, he stomped on about 80 years of Republican support for free trade.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. politics
    Charlie Rangel Says Good-byeFor the first election season in more than 40 years, the Harlem congressman won’t be appearing on a ballot. 
    By David Freedlander
  5. Now Britain’s Labour Party Is Also Descending Into a Leadership CrisisLeader Jeremy Corbyn just lost a no-confidence vote from his peers in Parliament.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. the national interest
    Will Barack Obama’s Democratic Party Wage Bernie Sanders’s Class War?An ideological gulf inside a party trying to unify.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. Behind the Mystery of Bernie’s Exit PollsIt’s not conspiracy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. the national interest
    Why ‘Fix the Debt’ Just Can’t Quit Paul RyanDeficit hawks in fantasyland.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. brexit
    Brexit Sparks Coup Attempt, Resignations, and ‘Utter Chaos’ in U.K. PoliticsThe Conservative and Labour parties decide it’s a great time for a leadership crisis.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. Edward Snowden’s Strangely Free Life – As a RobotHe is an exile like no other, able to slip the bonds of his banishment on wheels.
    By Andrew Rice
  12. surveillance
    Edward Snowden’s Strangely Free Life — As a RobotHe is an exile like no other, able to slip the bonds of his banishment on wheels.
    By Andrew Rice
  13. The A-Z of Brexit: A Guide to Britain’s New PoliticsU is for Unbrexit. 
    By Tom Ewing
  14. early and often
    Poll: Nearly 2/3 of Voters Say Trump UnqualifiedAnd a whole lot of people think he says racist stuff and has a bias against women and minorities. Hillary Clinton also has a nine point advantage when it comes to party loyalty.
    By Chas Danner
  15. roundup
    No, the Brexit Doesn’t Mean Trump Will Win, But It’s Still an Important WarningThe U.S. and U.K. electorates have been primed by many of the same anxieties, and the anti-Trump elite better pay attention.
    By Chas Danner
  16. A Vote to Unbind GOP Delegates Could HappenA scenario that could create some chaos in Cleveland.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. Why the British Left Isn’t Talking About ImmigrationLabour is far more dependent than the Democrats on the white working class, where resentment of immigrants is high.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. the national interest
    Anti-Deficit Lobby Welcomes Republican Plan to Jack Up the DeficitDebt scolds pretend a huge tax cut is not a huge tax cut.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. Sanders Edges a Little Closer to a Clinton EndorsementBut he’s trying to use his leverage to get concessions from her first.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. Brexit Has Scrambled the British Political System — and Given Trump a ModelThe PM has resigned, and the Labour leader is facing a no-confidence vote. It’s a fine mess!
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. the national interest
    Paul Ryan’s Plan for Everything: Hide the NumbersThe biggest fraud in American politics.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. British Prime Minister David Cameron Steps Down Following Brexit VoteCameron said the country requires “fresh leadership” to negotiate its divorce from the EU.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  23. early and often
    In New York Speech, Sanders Eyes Democratic Party ReformHe didn’t mention Hillary Clinton once.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  24. Trump Fans Really Want a Less-Diverse AmericaOn almost every measurement of fear of cultural change, they are off the charts, according to a new survey.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. Tim Kaine and the Evolution of Pro-Choice PoliticsA candidate who morally condemns abortion even while pledging to protect it as a right is a problem for some Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. Democrats End Gun-Control Sit-in, But Will Come Back ‘More Determined Than Ever’The sit-in, which began on the House floor Wednesday morning, lasted more than 24 hours. 
    By Claire Landsbaum and Jen Kirby
  27. the national interest
    New York Times Finally Stops Repeating Trump Steaks LieTruth prevails at last. My work here is done.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. California Democrats Call for an End to Both Caucuses and SuperdelegatesIt’s a compromise that could work for both Sanders and Clinton camps at the convention.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. Can Jill Stein’s Greens Make It a 4-Candidate Race?Jill Stein is popping up in some polls as a fourth-party alternative to Trump, Clinton, and the Libertarians, and has a natural appeal to Sanders supporters. But she’s probably already peaked.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. Christian Soldiers Not Mobilizing for TrumpConservative Evangelical leaders are getting comfortable with the idea of voting for Donald Trump. But they aren’t going to war for him. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. Meet the Wall Street Titans Who Back TrumpSome of their peers think they’re liable to ruin their reputations.
    By Michelle Celarier
  32. Rubio Comes Full Circle, Will Run for ReelectionHe has discovered he doesn’t have anything better to do with himself than to run for a second term in the Senate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the national interest
    The Republican Health-Care Plan Has Everything Except an Actual PlanAll it needs now is a few hundred billion dollars in tax money from a party morally opposed to new taxes.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. the national interest
    Why American Politics Really Went InsaneHint: The people who like Trump all belong to it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. Why Trump Can’t Afford to Let Clinton Dominate the Political-Ad WarTrump’s disdain for paid TV ads in a general election isn’t irrational. But it is if he lets himself get pounded without responding.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. early and often
    Conservative Christian Leaders Meet With Trump, But Still Won’t Endorse HimTrump spoke to thousands of Evangelicals Tuesday night, but Christian leaders are still withholding their endorsements — and at least one has backed Clinton.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  37. early and often
    With New Gun-Control Proposal, GOP Senators Clash With NRAThe measure is gaining bipartisan support, but the NRA’s chief lobbyist called it “unconstitutional.” 
    By Claire Landsbaum
  38. the national interest
    Republican Steve King: Keep Harriet Tubman Off the $20 Because All Change Is BadConservative forgets to come up with reason to defend status quo.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. Trump Thinks Clinton Isn’t Christian EnoughYes, the same presidential candidate who cannot fathom the need for divine forgiveness.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. Conventions Shaping Up As Celeb-Driven SpectacleLooks like this worn-out political ritual will give way next month to something new.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. the national interest
    Another Day in ‘Donald Trump’s Campaign Is a Garbage Fire’Having absolutely no money is kind of bad, especially when your image is based on being rich.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. How Low Can the Congressional GOP Go in November?With Donald Trump at the top of the ticket, the odds of Democrats retaking the Senate are pretty good. But now even Paul Ryan’s House could fall. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. today in donald trump
    Donald Trump’s May Financial Report Is Embarrassingly BadHe raised just $3.1 million in May — and 20 percent of his expenditures went to businesses he owns.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  44. early and often
    Following Mass Shooting in Orlando, U.S. Senate Rejects 4 Gun-Control MeasuresThe votes largely fell along party lines.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  45. History of GOP’s 1940 Pick of Wendell Willkie Is Porn for the #NeverTrump CrowdGeorge Will reminds us of the days when the party Establishment could impose their wishes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. the national interest
    Today in ‘Donald Trump’s Campaign Is a Garbage Fire’Incompetent campaign manager fired again; incompetent candidate still in place.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. the national interest
    Ralph Nader Still Refuses to Admit He Elected BushBut he did.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. gun control
    NRA: Donald Trump’s Dream of Armed Orlando Clubgoers ‘Defies Common Sense’“No one thinks that people should go into a nightclub drinking and carrying firearms.” 
    By Claire Landsbaum
  49. Paul Ryan to GOP: It’s Okay Not to Support Trump“The last thing I would do is tell anybody to do something that’s contrary to their conscience.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  50. islamophobia
    Trump Reiterates Support for the Racial Profiling of Muslim AmericansFresh off renewing his Muslim immigrant ban, Trump is turning the spotlight back on U.S. residents.
    By Chas Danner
  51. early and often
    Utah GOP Asks Trump to Campaign in StateConsidering Trump’s unpopularity, especially with Mormons, the state’s Republican chairman is trying to prevent the state from becoming purple.
    By Chas Danner
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