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Jeff Stein

Jeff Stein

Former reporter on politics & policy

    Latest articles by Jeff Stein

    Politics
    How panicked should Democrats be about Donald Trump’s poll surge? We asked 8 experts.How panicked should Democrats be about Donald Trump’s poll surge? We asked 8 experts.
    Politics

    It is now no longer the case that we need a major new catalytic event to think Trump can win.

    By Jeff Stein
    Atul Gawande: for the first time in human history, ineptitude is a bigger problem than ignorance
    Podcast
    Politics

    The New Yorker writer and surgeon joins The Ezra Klein Show to explain why our idea of failure is so wrong.

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    Watch Hillary Clinton return to the campaign trail after her illnessWatch Hillary Clinton return to the campaign trail after her illness
    Politics

    “I tried to power through it, but even I had to admit that maybe a few days of rest would do me good.”

    By Jeff Stein
    Why Glenn Greenwald relentlessly attacks Hillary Clinton — even if it helps Donald Trump
    Politics

    Greenwald makes the left-wing case for going after the Democratic nominee.

    By Jeff Stein
    A conversation with Jill Stein: what the Green Party candidate believes
    Politics

    We asked Stein about her positions on NATO, gun control, and “QE for student debt.”

    By Jeff Stein
    Politics
    There’s no Hillary Clinton “email scandal.” There are four of them. Or maybe six. Or none.There’s no Hillary Clinton “email scandal.” There are four of them. Or maybe six. Or none.
    Politics

    An explanation of why the Clinton email scandal is so confusing.

    By Jeff Stein
    Here’s what happens if a presidential nominee has to drop out of the election
    Politics

    We have no reason to believe this will happen. But if it did, here’s how it would.

    By Jeff Stein
    Hillary Clinton has canceled her campaign trip to the West Coast due to her illness
    Politics

    She’ll be at her family’s home in New York resting under doctor’s orders, according to the campaign.

    By Jeff Stein
    Hillary Clinton leaves 9/11 event for health reasons: what we know, and what we don’t
    Politics

    Her campaign said she became “overheated” in downtown Manhattan.

    By Jeff Stein