Sarah Palin might not be able to see Russia from her house, but Trump Tower looms large

The only people who are really crying today are those people too centrist to be Berners who hated the thought of ‘having’ to vote for Hillary Clinton

It took 90 minutes for CNN to ask a question about women at the first Democratic debate. That’s scary for a candidate who’s said they’re vital to her win

It’s hard to be shocked at the Virginia shootings. They’re part of a cycle in which innocent people are murdered and politicians get away with doing nothing

With Donald Trump, Republicans must reap what they’ve sown. After all, he just repeating things what many conservatives have been saying for years

There’s no reason to pretend that perusing a candidate’s medical records will obviate the need for a vice president to move into the Oval Office

Whether it’s Quaaludes or alcohol – or anything else – they’re not used to obtain consent

Her big speech on Roosevelt was fine – the fans who struggled across the East River yukked it up. But to be the first woman president, Clinton must find a way to connect with the everyday voter

There’s all kinds of stereotypes you can live out as the jilted ex of a man now at the altar with someone else. Or you could just laugh at it all

Unlike in her last campaign, Hillaryland 2016 is a sunny, optimistic place where you can reinvent yourself, and she can, too

The Clintons have spent more than 20 years dogged by transparency issues. She should’ve known better than to use her personal email for official business

Republicans accuse Obama of being unpatriotic for admitting the US is flawed. But it’s easier to love America if you’re a wealthy white man

Megan Carpentier: The Senator is plenty powerful right where she is on the left of the Democratic party. If you think President Warren would be a true progressive, just look at the centrist in the White House

Megan Carpentier: Yes, Virginia, there is a system of injustice

The $18bn startup wants to spend a million spying on women instead of driving us home. It’s time to uninstall

Megan Carpentier: Doom and gloom may not be the new hope and change, but they just might work

Megan Carpentier: The point of female candidates isn’t to win over female voters. It’s to get people elected who don’t see politics exactly the same way as every other politician

Megan Carpentier: Power is supposedly a manly thing, and we ‘need’ a little more lady-ness in our lady politicians. Even if it scares the hell out of the men

Megan Carpentier: If you’re stumping in Iowa in 2014, you’re running. But the horse-race watchers are busy calling her names – and you bet it’s because she’s a woman