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Hillary Clinton Archive

Archives for April 2016

Politics
What to expect and watch for at today’s New York primaryWhat to expect and watch for at today’s New York primary
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Politics

How often will Trump top 50 percent? And will Clinton end her losing streak?

By Andrew Prokop
Culture
Watch: Stephen Colbert tries to get Hillary Clinton to admit Bill is a smug veganWatch: Stephen Colbert tries to get Hillary Clinton to admit Bill is a smug vegan
Culture

She won’t bite.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Your Hitler analogy is wrong, and other complaints from a history professor
Features

I get it — history can be boring. But the laziest use of it is to make facile comparisons between then and now, this person and that.

By Linford D. Fisher
Politics
Which G20 country would prefer Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton? There’s only one.Which G20 country would prefer Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton? There’s only one.
Politics

It’s not very surprising.

By German Lopez
Politics
Bernie Sanders is closing the national polling gap with Hillary ClintonBernie Sanders is closing the national polling gap with Hillary Clinton
Politics

She’s below 50 percent, and it’s less than a 2-point race.

By Matthew Yglesias
Climate
The Clinton-Sanders exchange on climate change was a dumpster fireThe Clinton-Sanders exchange on climate change was a dumpster fire
Climate

Much heat, little light.

By David Roberts
Politics
Vox Sentences: Rare video footage captures Hillary Clinton moving to leftVox Sentences: Rare video footage captures Hillary Clinton moving to left
Politics

Angela Merkel capitulates to Europe’s thinnest-skinned bully; why last night’s Democratic debate was so remarkable; yellow fever is back!

By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
Politics
The real problem with Hillary Clinton’s speaking fees is judgment, not corruptionThe real problem with Hillary Clinton’s speaking fees is judgment, not corruption
Politics

You don’t need to think Clinton is bought off by Wall Street to be troubled by her Goldman Sachs speaking fees.

By Jeff Stein
Politics
Watch: Hillary Clinton slams moderators for failing to ask a single abortion questionWatch: Hillary Clinton slams moderators for failing to ask a single abortion question
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Politics

Nine Democratic debates, and nada on reproductive rights.

By Emily Crockett
Politics
Here is Clinton and Sanders’s remarkable exchange on Israel-Palestine — and why it mattersHere is Clinton and Sanders’s remarkable exchange on Israel-Palestine — and why it matters
Politics

They had a debate about not just Israel but about Palestinians — something that rarely happens.

By Max Fisher
Politics
Hillary Clinton knows a national $15 minimum wage is a bad idea. She endorsed it anyway.Hillary Clinton knows a national $15 minimum wage is a bad idea. She endorsed it anyway.
Politics

Raising the minimum wage to $15 nationwide could cost many low-wage workers their jobs.

By Timothy B. Lee
Politics
Hillary Clinton can’t quite decide what she wants to say about Bernie SandersHillary Clinton can’t quite decide what she wants to say about Bernie Sanders
Politics

Kitchen sink attacks end up undermining themselves.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
2 winners and 3 losers of Thursday’s Democratic primary debate2 winners and 3 losers of Thursday’s Democratic primary debate
Politics

The biggest winner: the Fight for 15.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
Bernie Sanders: Hillary Clinton used a “racist term”Bernie Sanders: Hillary Clinton used a “racist term”
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Politics

Sanders was referring to a word Clinton used 20 years ago.

By German Lopez
Politics
What Clinton’s attack on Sanders and Vermont’s gun laws gets wrong — and rightWhat Clinton’s attack on Sanders and Vermont’s gun laws gets wrong — and right
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Politics

Clinton’s framing was a bit questionable, but the underlying point is backed by the evidence.

By German Lopez