Campaigns and Elections

Lee Scott, Civil Rights Activist (Really!) Lee Scott, Civil Rights Activist (Really!)

Talk about surprising developments, Wal-Mart has done something good.

Jul 8, 2005 / Feature / Liza Featherstone

The Myth of Small-Donor Clout The Myth of Small-Donor Clout

Contrary to popular opinion, large donors dominated fund-raising even more than usual in the 2004 election cycle.

Jun 9, 2005 / Feature / Nick Nyhart

Something Rotten in Ohio Something Rotten in Ohio

Voting irregularities in the 2004 election demonstrate the urgency of election reform.

Jun 9, 2005 / Gore Vidal

Failing the Electoral Standards Failing the Electoral Standards

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has been monitoring elections in emerging democracies ever since the fall of the Berlin wall, but now it has done some...

Apr 25, 2005 / Feature / Andrew Gumbel

John Bolton vs. Democracy John Bolton vs. Democracy

"I'm with the Bush-Cheney team, and I'm here to stop the count." Those were the words John Bolton yelled as he burst into a Tallahassee library on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000, where ...

Apr 13, 2005 / John Nichols

Party Cannibals Party Cannibals

In December the leaders of the Democratic Leadership Council, Al From and Bruce Reed, published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal about what the Democrats had to do to attract ...

Jan 20, 2005 / Rick Perlstein

Pomp and Improper Circumstance Pomp and Improper Circumstance

Some might say it's tacky to rain on the President's parade, but two crucial news stories compel it.

Jan 18, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Music for Change Music for Change

Springsteen's got it right: No retreat.

Jan 13, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jenny Toomey and Rob Rosenthal

Turning Up the Heat on Bush Turning Up the Heat on Bush

Activists are pushing hard from below.

Jan 13, 2005 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage

A Step for Voting Reform A Step for Voting Reform

Something good for American democracy happened on January 6.

Jan 13, 2005 / The Editors

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