Ron Paul's Roots

December 6, 2007

His phenomenal candidacy is giving the long-fractured libertarian movement a Kumbaya moment.

Heartland Forum Tackles the Real Issues

December 3, 2007

Pushing past TV's divisive debate format, a unusual forum in Iowa Saturday pushed Democratic candidates to really explain where they stand on pollution, immigration and predatory lending.

The Coming Foreclosure Tsunami

November 13, 2007

As Congress grapples with the wave of foreclosures and bankruptcies resulting from the subprime mess, why are some Dems siding with the banks?

Executive Excess on Capitol Hill

November 12, 2007

Faced with a no-brainer fix to close a tax loophole, Senate Democrats are dithering, caught between the interests of their donors and their voters.

The New Right-Wing Smear Machine

October 25, 2007

A web-savvy form of conservative propaganda, written anonymously and forwarded via e-mail, is altering the political landscape.

Ken Burns's War

September 27, 2007

His nostalgic PBS series casts WWII as acrucible of meaning. Too bad it lacked a tighter focus on the moral failure of combat.

Letters

September 26, 2007

Politicize the War

September 20, 2007

By sending Petraeus to Capitol Hill, the White House tried to smuggle in a radical war agenda under the mantle of an outstanding soldier. And people fell for it.

The NAFTA Superhighway

August 9, 2007

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 government as the provider of public services.

Michael Moore's Sicko

June 27, 2007

Michael Moore's healthcare documentary is less partisan, less outrageous--but more real--than anything he's done before.

In Praise of Red Tape

June 21, 2007

When lawmakers and the media failed to hold the Bush Administration to account, it was left to bureaucrats to defend the integrity of government.

Hip Heterodoxy

May 24, 2007

A group of economists is challenging the most basic assumptions of neoclassical economic theory, and their influence is growing.

Look Who's Taxing

May 2, 2007

Weary of tax cuts for the rich, state politicians are rethinking their aversion to tax-and-spend.

The Sum of Our Fears

March 30, 2007

The money we've wasted on unseen terrorists, nonexistent WMDs and phantom pedophiles could have been used to address any number of legitimate threats.

Obama's Media Maven

February 6, 2007

David Axelrod, Barack Obama's closest political adviser, is applying the lessons he learned from Chicago's ugly racialized politics.

Only Words

January 31, 2007

Now that Democrats have real power, netroots progressives need to choose their issues--and their tactics.

Memo to Dems: About Those Earmarks

December 21, 2006

As Democrats clean up abuse of earmarks, they can't ignore the ones that masquerade as targeted tax breaks.

9/11: The Roots of Paranoia

December 8, 2006

Public paranoia and a credulous establishment media that have failed to aggressively report on 9/11 have allowed a cult-like "Truth Movement" to fill in the gaps.

The New Democratic Populism

November 21, 2006

Economic populism was the most underreported story of the midterms and will be the cornerstone of any new Democratic majority.

Can the Democrats Win the Ground War at Home?

November 30, 2005

Progressive groups that mobilized for the 2004 elections are now dismissed as failures. But though they were unable to defeat Bush, grassroots activists are creating waves across the country. They may be the ticket to Republican defeat and the creation of a new movement.

On to Ohio

June 27, 2005

With Ohio's GOP tainted by scandal and corruption, Democrats see an opening for 2006.

Corruption--a Proven Winner

April 14, 2005

It led to Democratic control in Illinois.