Americans Elect: The Political eHarmony Americans Elect: The Political eHarmony
Broaden participation through technology is a worthy goal, but American Elect's intention to get beyond partisanship is wearisome.
Mar 10, 2012 / Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto
Ilya Sheyman’s Progressive Run Ilya Sheyman’s Progressive Run
To truly win back the House, we need to elect progressives.
Mar 7, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What America Lost When Dennis Kucinich Lost What America Lost When Dennis Kucinich Lost
The anti-war congressman is the first electoral victim of the current round of partisan redistricting.
Mar 7, 2012 / John Nichols
Chilling Dissent on Wall Street Chilling Dissent on Wall Street
Corporate whistleblowers get the silent treatment from Washington.
Mar 6, 2012 / Eyal Press
Super Tuesday’s Big Winner Is Already Settled Super Tuesday’s Big Winner Is Already Settled
Super PACS take Super Tuesday.
Mar 6, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How to Fund an American Police State How to Fund an American Police State
The government is spending real money on an imaginary war.
Mar 5, 2012 / Stephan Salisbury
The Right-Wing Effort to Smear Obama and Liberals as ‘Anti-Israel’ The Right-Wing Effort to Smear Obama and Liberals as ‘Anti-Israel’
The Emergency Committee for Israel is accusing President Obama and liberal think tanks of opposing Israel’s interests, but they don’t have the evidence to back it up.&n...
Mar 4, 2012 / Ben Adler
Challenging the Self-Made Myth Challenging the Self-Made Myth
No one who has succeeded in America actually did it on his or her own.
Mar 2, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Hottest Political Story? Sorry Mitt, It’s the New Race for Control of the Senate Hottest Political Story? Sorry Mitt, It’s the New Race for Control of the Senate
Tired of the Romsantorneyum. Join the crowd. The political news of the moment isn’t the unending GOP scrap. It’s the sudden viability of Democrats in the fight for Sena...
Mar 1, 2012 / John Nichols
A Brief History of the Education Culture Wars: On Santorum’s Legacy, the GOP and School Reform A Brief History of the Education Culture Wars: On Santorum’s Legacy, the GOP and School Reform
The idea of dismantling the federal government's civil rights–driven education agenda is not new.
Mar 1, 2012 / Dana Goldstein