Independent’s Day Independent’s Day
Minnesota's Dean Barkley represents a movement with a strong state foothold.
Dec 12, 2002 / Feature / Micah L. Sifry
The Education of Jessica Rivera The Education of Jessica Rivera
Trading in their books for buckets, welfare recipients learn "responsibility."
Nov 7, 2002 / Feature / Kim Phillips-Fein
Just Say ‘I Do’ Just Say ‘I Do’
As Congress squabbles over how and whether to revamp the welfare law, one thing is clear: The Bush Administration has marriage on the mind. The Administration has already promi...
Nov 7, 2002 / Feature / Sharon Lerner
Why November 5 Matters Why November 5 Matters
The Democrats and Republicans will convene after the election to choose their leaders for the next Congress.
Oct 24, 2002 / The Editors
Spending for Growth Spending for Growth
One of the great disappointments of recent decades is that Democrats have more or less swallowed whole the underlying economic theories of their Republican rivals.
Oct 24, 2002 / Jeff Madrick
The Fight for the Senate The Fight for the Senate
The man behind the "Jeffords Jump" is aiding Democratic efforts to stay on top.
Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols
Rewarding Dissent Rewarding Dissent
Democrat Paul Wellstone, the only vulnerable incumbent senator to vote against blank-check authorization to use force against Iraq, is locked in one of the year's closest Senat...
Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols
Welfare’s True Colors Welfare’s True Colors
With the 1996 welfare law expiring this fall, Congressmembers would do well to stop congratulating themselves on its alleged successes and turn their attention to the glaring f...
Oct 10, 2002 / Gary Delgado and Menachem Krajcer
After Torricelli After Torricelli
Democrats in Washington and New Jersey sighed with relief when scandal-plagued Senator Robert Torricelli ended a doomed run for a second term.
Oct 3, 2002 / John Nichols