Spinning Hillary Centrist Spinning Hillary Centrist
How can Hillary Clinton maintain her populist credentials when Mark Penn, her chief pollster and campaign strategist, also represents the interests of some of America's largest cor...
May 7, 2007 / Feature / Ari Berman
America’s Idiotic Political Debates America’s Idiotic Political Debates
All France was transfixed as presidential candidates conducted a passionate, freewheeling debate this week. Why are American debates so intentionally stupid?
May 4, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas von Hoffman
Dems Tangled in Netroots Dems Tangled in Netroots
Working For Us, a new coalition of unions and Internet activists, seeks to reform the Democratic Party from the ground up.
May 2, 2007 / Ari Melber
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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / Robert L. Borosage