The Presidential Debate Question No One Is Asking: ‘Are You a Capitalist?

The Presidential Debate Question No One Is Asking: ‘Are You a Capitalist?’ If Americans can handle a debate about socialism’s strengths and weaknesses, surely they can handle a brief back-and-forth regarding capitalism. JOHN NICHOLS

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Three Facts About the Supposed Cost of Undocumented Immigration Or, a campaign-inspired lesson on why myth busting and fact checking isn’t going to be enough to fight anti-immigrant politics in 2016. JULIANNE HING

7 Things We Learned From Thabo Sefolosha’s Trial After the NYPD broke his leg and charged him with resisting arrest, NBA star Thabo Sefolosha cleared his name in court. Here's what we learned. DAVE ZIRIN

The Legacy of Arne Duncan, ‘A Hero in the Education Business’ The Secretary of Education will step down at the end of the year, after proving himself a champion for the corporate reform movement. ZOË CARPENTER

What Alabama Can Learn From California on Voting Rights As Alabama closes DMV locations in black counties, California passes a law to automatically register 6 million new voters. ARI BERMAN

Boehner and McCarthy Reap What They Sowed Time and again, the GOP leaders caved to the far right—and encouraged its delusions of power. JOAN WALSH

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