Obama’s Challenge Obama’s Challenge
If Barack Obama is to secure critical grassroots support for his presidential bid, he must be less about celebrity and more about policy.
Jan 21, 2007 / John Nichols
Blue-ing the West Blue-ing the West
Democrats are on the verge of a fundamental shift in the regional balance of political power.
Jan 4, 2007 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
The Irrelevance of Joe Lieberman The Irrelevance of Joe Lieberman
The fall and rise of Joe Lieberman was one of the major political events of 2006. But in 2007, Beltway and netroots pundits agree, he will be as irrelevant as George W. Bush.
Dec 21, 2006 / Feature / Ari Melber
The Other Rocky The Other Rocky
While most politicians win by appealing to the lowest common denominator, Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson takes a decidedly higher road.
Dec 17, 2006 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Morality of the Minimum Morality of the Minimum
Let Justice Roll deserves credit for mobilizing values voters around minimum wage initiatives.
Dec 16, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Sam Graham-Felsen
What Makes Kucinich Run? What Makes Kucinich Run?
The Congressman from Cleveland explains an urgent need for human unity, human security and peace motivated him to run for President.
Dec 15, 2006 / Feature / Joshua Scheer
The Katrina Factor The Katrina Factor
There's little evidence so far that Democrats will push for reconstruction in New Orleans.
Dec 14, 2006 / Feature / Michael Tisserand
Latinos Lean Left: Bringing Down the GOP’s Big Tent Latinos Lean Left: Bringing Down the GOP’s Big Tent
Latino voters walked away from the GOP in the midterm elections, a payback for the party's ruthlessly anti-immigrant stance.
Dec 4, 2006 / Feature / Roberto Lovato
Revote and Verify Revote and Verify
Now that 18,000 electronic ballots have vanished in the flawed 13th Congressional District election in Sarasota, Florida, it's time for a revote.
Nov 30, 2006 / The Editors