Campaigns and Elections

Making Elections Fair Making Elections Fair

The modern campaign finance system is broken. Congress should pass laws that will fix it.

Apr 18, 2007 / Editorial / Ari Berman

Protecting the Vote Protecting the Vote

Resolving a disputed Congressional election in Florida is key to setting the stage for a fair nationwide election in 2008.

Apr 10, 2007 / Editorial / John Nichols

Bottom-Up Power Bottom-Up Power

In Montana, grassroots campaigns elected politicians and influenced policy. The same can happen across the country.

Apr 9, 2007 / Feature / Laura Flanders

The Millionaires’ Primary The Millionaires’ Primary

As America embarks on the longest, most costly presidential race in history, Russ Feingold is asking Congress to apply the brakes.

Mar 12, 2007 / Feature / Ari Melber

Senator Inevitable Senator Inevitable

Nothing personal, but Hillary Clinton is a candidate of the past.

Mar 8, 2007 / Editorial / William Greider

Time to Fix Healthcare Time to Fix Healthcare

Affordable healthcare is rapidly emerging as the top domestic policy issue in the 2008 presidential race. Candidates, got ideas?

Mar 8, 2007 / Editorial / The Editors

Edwards Gets a Boost Edwards Gets a Boost

Thank you, Ann Coulter, for reviving the principled but media-neglected presidential candidacy of John Edwards.

Mar 7, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

When’s the Idea Primary? When’s the Idea Primary?

This should be a time for vision and bold ideas, yet caution is the order of the day--and activist voters are demanding more.

Mar 6, 2007 / Editorial / Robert L. Borosage

Rushed Primaries Rushed Primaries

Instead of front-loading political races with early primaries, we need a rotating calendar of regional primaries.

Mar 1, 2007 / Editorial / The Editors

How to Fix Our Democracy How to Fix Our Democracy

In just six years, Bush has squandered centuries of American progress. It's time to start repairing the damage.

Feb 28, 2007 / Feature / Mark Green

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