The Left

Eyes on the Prize Eyes on the Prize

Let's get a grip: the left isn't going to win every 24-hour news cycle. And that shouldn't be our goal.

Sep 2, 2010 / The Editors

Kabuki Democracy Kabuki Democracy

Why a progressive presidency is impossible, for now.

Aug 12, 2010 / Feature / Eric Alterman

Building a Movement by Offering Solutions Building a Movement by Offering Solutions

The left's hope lies in reviving the tradition of speaking in credible, urgent, moral ways about policies to aid the great majority.

Aug 12, 2010 / Feature / Michael Kazin

The Corpo-Obama-Geithner-Petraeus State

The Corpo-Obama-Geithner-Petraeus State The Corpo-Obama-Geithner-Petraeus State

The role of the left should not be to uphold or defend a government increasingly at odds with the interests of the people, but to change it, drastically and from the ground up.

Aug 12, 2010 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich

Ending the Permanent Campaign

Ending the Permanent Campaign Ending the Permanent Campaign

When politics is driven by the need to turn out your base and policy is dominated by the desire to cater to that base, our baser instincts come to the fore.

Aug 12, 2010 / Feature / Norman Ornstein

There Will Be No Silver Bullet There Will Be No Silver Bullet

The forces stacked against progressive change must not prevent the left from continually fighting for new levels of democratization and social justice.

Aug 12, 2010 / Feature / Chris Bowers

Translating Electoral Victory into Real Progress: Minnesota’s Story Translating Electoral Victory into Real Progress: Minnesota’s Story

How do progressives meet the challenge of a daunting midterm election while also laying the ground work for a bolder agenda? TakeAction Minnesota made progressive governing, not El...

Aug 2, 2010 / Dan McGrath

Do You Know Who Eric Alterman Is? Do You Know Who Eric Alterman Is?

On Nascar, the Pentagon Papers and the mail.

Jul 29, 2010 / Eric Alterman

The Game Change

The Game Change The Game Change

Nine reasons Democrats should embrace immigration reform this year.

Jul 29, 2010 / Feature / Greg Grandin

Representative-elect Bernie Sanders at an orientation for Congressional freshmen, November 28, 1990.

Bernie Sanders: No To Oligarchy Bernie Sanders: No To Oligarchy

While the middle class disappears and more Americans fall into poverty, the wealthiest people in our country are using their wealth and political power to protect their privileged ...

Jul 22, 2010 / Sen. Bernie Sanders

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