Politics

The Gay Presidential Debate The Gay Presidential Debate

What do the Democratic presidential candidates talk about when they talk about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues?

Aug 10, 2007 / Feature / E.J. Graff

Hillary’s Labor Gambit Hillary’s Labor Gambit

Senator Clinton has a pro-worker voting record. So why are unionists skeptical?

Aug 9, 2007 / Feature / Ari Berman

The NAFTA Superhighway The NAFTA Superhighway

The NAFTA Superhighway is a total myth. But the private Trans-Texas Corridor is all too real, foretelling a future America in which globalism and crony capitalism eclipse governmen...

Aug 9, 2007 / Feature / Chris Hayes

How the Democrats Blew It in Only 8 Months How the Democrats Blew It in Only 8 Months

Are we better off or worse since the Democrats won back Congress?

Aug 9, 2007 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn

Sacco & Vanzetti Today Sacco & Vanzetti Today

History sheds no new light on their guilt or innocence. But it does make clear that their trial and execution was an unjust and intolerable act of barbarism.

Aug 9, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Moshik Temkin

Things Fall Apart Things Fall Apart

The Minneapolis bridge collapse should prod all presidential candidates, especially Democrats, to come up with real plans to fix our crumbling infrastructure.

Aug 9, 2007 / Editorial / The Editors

The War on Infrastructure The War on Infrastructure

Describing the recent bridge failure and steam-pipe explosion as "cowardly attacks on our way of life," Bush today opened a new front in his permanent war on everything.

Aug 6, 2007 / Editorial / Barbara Ehrenreich

At YearlyKos, Netroots Come of Age At YearlyKos, Netroots Come of Age

Hillary filibustered them, Obama wooed them, Edwards took them seriously. Now that the Democratic establishment is paying heed, can the netroots remain true to their egalitarian ro...

Aug 6, 2007 / Feature / Ari Melber

Al Franken’s Rising Fortunes Al Franken’s Rising Fortunes

It's early in the game, but his bid to unseat Minnesota Republican Senator Norm Coleman is gaining strength.

Aug 3, 2007 / Feature / Jon Wiener

The Stuff of Heartbreak The Stuff of Heartbreak

When an ardently progressive magazine sponsors a cruise through the fragile waters off the coast of Alaska, the environmental, economic and human realities are ripe for contemplati...

Aug 2, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Doug Henwood

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