Nutter Wins in Philadelphia Nutter Wins in Philadelphia
A favored Democrat's mayoral primary win divides a city between those who support his hardball anticrime tactics and minorities who see them as a blueprint for racial profiling.
May 17, 2007 / Feature / Patrick Mulvaney
Laboring for Edwards Laboring for Edwards
John Edwards is meticulously laying the groundwork to become the candidate of organized labor, insisting prosperity can expand only if unionization expands.
May 10, 2007 / Marc Cooper
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
The Democrats’ Depressing Debate The Democrats’ Depressing Debate
The candidates ignored race, class and religion, and fumbled the key question of how to get out of Iraq.
Making Elections Fair Making Elections Fair
The modern campaign finance system is broken. Congress should pass laws that will fix it.
Apr 18, 2007 / 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 / 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