Win or lose, these two candidates for governor represent the future of their parties.

She bends reality, refuses to admit error and radiates absolute conviction. Sound familiar? Elizabeth Holmes may be more ...

Some political historians believe the roots of our presidential nomination process and much of the polarization in our politics can be traced to a presidential campaign 50 years ago. In 1972, ...

At a time of growing stress on democracy around the world, Americans generally agree on democratic ideals and values that are important for the United States. But for the most part, they see the ...

Since its passage in 1993, the trade agreement has played an outsize role in presidential elections — which now often hinge on the three Rust Belt states it helped to hollow out. Master Lock’s ...

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Are Americans really as politically polarized as they seem – and everybody says? It’s definitely true that Democrats and Republicans increasingly hate and fear one another. But this animosity seems to ...

"All the tools of electioneering are now being used to mislead rather than enlighten. They are being used to destroy rather ...

Michael Lind is a fellow at New America in Washington, D.C. and author of Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States. For political observers, 2016 feels like an earthquake — a ...

Join us as we explore the significance of the Gettysburg Address, a cornerstone of American political rhetoric, in our series ...

Pegging 12 of the most important speeches and moments in American politics is no easy feat. From Washington to Lincoln, from Kennedy to Reagan, these are the names, faces and moments that have changed ...

The Desi diaspora is both rising up and fracturing on issues of religion, race, and caste, with far-reaching implications for US politics. You can tell that an ethnic group is really flourishing in ...