Donald Trump: success and excess
Trump has said some stupendously outrageous things in his bid for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, revealing the attitudes of extremely rich people.
Bill would restore voting protections in time for 2016 election
The bill, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, would ensure that voting rights are protected in the 2016 presidential election.
Bernie Sanders rallies in Northwest draw record crowds
Sanders appealed for unity, and declared that having good jobs, racial, and gender equality, health care, and higher education for all "is not utopian dreaming."
GOP hopefuls insult workers, women, African Americans, and seniors
The GOP presidential candidates insulted groups of people including workers, women, and minorities; the America on display last night was a scary one indeed.
Court blocks Texas voter IDs - maybe
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a Texas voter ID law, as written, discriminates against blacks and Hispanics.
Donald Trump plays the politics of resentment
By the time you read this, the first Republican presidential debate will be over, and billionaire Donald Trump will, as usual, have grabbed center stage.
Mass movement the key to voting rights protection
Fifty years ago today, thanks to a mass movement started by African American WWII veterans, Voting Rights Act was signed into law.
Voting Rights Act turns 50 - is it on agenda for GOP debate?
With voting rights under fire, GOP candidates have an opportunity to address the need to fix one of the nation's most important statutes.
San Diego gathering features the worst of American politics
Most of what's wrong with American politics today is on display from now through the weekend in a downtown hotel in San Diego.
Black Lives Matter disrupts Netroots presidential forum
"Welcome to Arizona where a black trans-woman cannot walk down the street; where Martin Luther King Day was repealed by a Republican governor."
