Russ Feingold, the Senate’s True Maverick Russ Feingold, the Senate’s True Maverick
He's now in the fight of his life.
Sep 23, 2010 / Feature / John Nichols
Alan Grayson: The Counter-Puncher Alan Grayson: The Counter-Puncher
In a test case for Democrats, the fiery Florida populist takes on a stiff challenge from the right.
Sep 23, 2010 / Feature / Mark I. Pinsky
Grading ‘Waiting for Superman’ Grading ‘Waiting for Superman’
The celebrated film tells a familiar story about unions and schools—but misses what's new.
Sep 23, 2010 / Feature / Dana Goldstein
The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century
The radical ideas of one generation become the common sense of the next. Here, Peter Dreier honors the people who moved progressive ideas in America from the marginal to the mainst...
Sep 15, 2010 / Feature / Peter Dreier
WikiLeaks and Hacktivist Culture WikiLeaks and Hacktivist Culture
WikiLeaks is not the one-off creation of a solitary genius, and with or without Julian Assange, it is not going away.
Sep 15, 2010 / Feature / Peter Ludlow
Blackwater’s Black Ops Blackwater’s Black Ops
Internal documents reveal the firm's clandestine work for multinationals and governments.
Sep 15, 2010 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Ten Things Dems Could Do to Win Ten Things Dems Could Do to Win
Why the party needs to have a plan, keep it simple—and do something for the base.
Sep 9, 2010 / Feature / Thomas Geoghegan
Rand Paul’s Kentucky Derby Rand Paul’s Kentucky Derby
The Tea Party favorite is in a race to stitch together a statewide Republican coalition.
Sep 9, 2010 / Feature / Dan Bischoff
It’s Not the Party—It’s the Policies It’s Not the Party—It’s the Policies
Inequality has risen under Republicans and Democrats when they’ve embraced neoliberalism.
Sep 9, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Robert Pollin
China in the Driver’s Seat China in the Driver’s Seat
On the American left, there's no consensus about how to respond to China's emergence. Confront China or accommodate? Slam China with tariffs or invite it to build in the US? A...
Sep 2, 2010 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss