Politics

Ras Baraka’s Victory in Newark Could Revitalize New Jersey Progressives

Ras Baraka’s Victory in Newark Could Revitalize New Jersey Progressives Ras Baraka’s Victory in Newark Could Revitalize New Jersey Progressives

Christie, Booker and Democratic party bosses, along with the charter school movement, suffer a huge defeat.

May 14, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

What Was Democracy?

What Was Democracy? What Was Democracy?

Democracy was once a comforting fiction. Has it become an uninhabitable one?

May 13, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Thomas Meaney and Yascha Mounk

Bernie Sanders Could Be the 2016 Democratic Candidate We’ve All Been Waiting For

Bernie Sanders Could Be the 2016 Democratic Candidate We’ve All Been Waiting For Bernie Sanders Could Be the 2016 Democratic Candidate We’ve All Been Waiting For

The Vermont senator has given progressives leverage and a platform, a potent combination.

May 13, 2014 / Tom Hayden

This Is Exactly How Karl Rove Works

This Is Exactly How Karl Rove Works This Is Exactly How Karl Rove Works

There's nothing new in Rove's latest ugly broadside on Hillary Clinton. 

May 13, 2014 / George Zornick

Judicial Nominee in Limbo After Senators Demand Secret Drone Memos

Judicial Nominee in Limbo After Senators Demand Secret Drone Memos Judicial Nominee in Limbo After Senators Demand Secret Drone Memos

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle want to see an Obama nominee’s legal analyses on targeted strikes before they vote.

May 13, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Why South Africans Keep Voting for the ANC

Why South Africans Keep Voting for the ANC Why South Africans Keep Voting for the ANC

Despite major dissatisfaction amongst voters and opposition from fledgling alternative parties, the ruling African National Congress won by a landslide.

May 13, 2014 / Mara Kardas-Nelson and Benjamin Fogel

The Tea Party Is Falling Fast in Its Battle with the GOP Establishment

The Tea Party Is Falling Fast in Its Battle with the GOP Establishment The Tea Party Is Falling Fast in Its Battle with the GOP Establishment

In 2014, Democrats can’t rely on many kooky right-wingers handing them Senate races on platters.

May 13, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Free Cecily McMillan! A Special Issue of the Occupy Gazette

Free Cecily McMillan! A Special Issue of the Occupy Gazette Free Cecily McMillan! A Special Issue of the Occupy Gazette

On Monday, May 5, Occupy Wall Street protester Cecily McMillan was found guilty of assaulting NYPD Officer Grantley Bovell at the OWS anniversary protest on March 17, 2012. She now...

May 13, 2014 / Sarah Leonard

Pro-Keystone XL Consulting Firm May Have Violated Ethics Laws

Pro-Keystone XL Consulting Firm May Have Violated Ethics Laws Pro-Keystone XL Consulting Firm May Have Violated Ethics Laws

Despite trying to influence the American public on the pipeline, public relations firm Feverpress did not disclose that it was contracted by the government of Alberta to do so.

May 13, 2014 / Lee Fang

The Nixon Library Needs a New Director, Now

The Nixon Library Needs a New Director, Now The Nixon Library Needs a New Director, Now

Nixon loyalists and family members should not be allowed to block the appointment of a new director.

May 13, 2014 / Jon Wiener

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