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27 Million Potential Hispanic Votes. But What Will They Really Add Up To? By MARCELA VALDES For decades, political analysts have heralded the Latino vote as a “sleeping giant” that will solidify Democrats’ hold on power. But in cycle after cycle, turnout...

This is Part Two of a series on the crisis of liberalism. Part One can be found here. ¤ LIBERALISM IN THE UNITED STATES faces a giant contradiction. President Obama’s approval rating is higher in late 2016 than it has been anytime since he was inaugurated...

JUST IN -- “Putin Says DNC Hack Was a Public Service, Russia Didn’t Do It,” by Bloomberg’s Stepan Kravchenko, John Micklethwait and Jake Rudnitsky in Vladivostok, Russia: “Vladimir Putin said the hacking of thousands of [DNC] emails and documents was...

Click here for reuse options! AlterNet weighs in on the worst of what comes next now that Donald Trump has won the presidency. This election laid bare what has long plagued us. The clash between Trump and Clinton slit open the underbelly of America...

Part one of a two-part series on local Asian-American engagement in electoral politics in New York City. AALDEF exit poll volunteers surveying voters at the PS 20 poll site in Flushing, Queens. Nov. 6, 2012. Courtesy of MinKwon Center On January 2...