Politics

The Scum Also Rises The Scum Also Rises

How else to explain why arrogant incompetents like Paul Wolfowitz rose to power in the Bush Administration?

May 9, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Philadelphia Law Philadelphia Law

The City of Philadelphia seems poised to pay the price for being an overzealous host to the GOP.

May 8, 2007 / Deb Schwartz

Sweatshop Police Sweatshop Police

The government is about to declare virtual disarmament against the lawbreakers.

May 8, 2007 / Robert J.S. Ross

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

Look Who’s Taxing Look Who’s Taxing

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

May 3, 2007 / Feature / Chris Hayes

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

Showdown on the War Showdown on the War

Despite the Administration's crude and dishonest attacks on efforts to end the war, Congressional Democrats can't back down now.

May 2, 2007 / The Editors

The Future of the Party? The Future of the Party?

Did the recent College Democrats of New York State Convention augur a new day for the Democratic Party?

Apr 27, 2007 / Feature / Habiba Alcindor

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.

Apr 27, 2007 / Feature / Bob Moser

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