New Voters, New Values
Women, Latinos, African Americans, and the young don’t believe what older white men believe. Their views fueled Obama’s victory and may portend a new Democratic majority.
Where the Wingers Won
The 2012 election’s progressive victories didn’t stem the tide of conservatives flooding state legislatures.
Did Republicans Lose the Election?
The 2012 election awarded us a peculiar form of coalition government. Will it hinder Dems as they pursue their ambitious agenda?
How to Vote Down Voter ID
Minnesotans defeat the GOP’s plan to restrict the franchise.
Making Voting Constitutional
Our governing document creates no right to vote. It’s time it did.
Alt-Labor
Nonunion workers’ groups are gathering strength across the country. But will they ever make the kind of impact that traditional labor once did?
Red to Purple to Blue
America’s electoral map has changed to the Democrats’ advantage—and it’s going to change a whole lot more.
What Democracy Lost in 2012
No matter the outcome, big money and voter suppression crippled the election. This is no way to run the world’s oldest democracy.
The President’s Running Room—and Ours
With Republicans divided, the president could open up space to move progressive policies. First, the progressive community needs to move him.
Obama’s Second-Term BFD Agenda
The president has a new opportunity for immigration reform, old business to finish on health care, and fateful decisions to make about energy and climate.
Intelligence Squared U.S.’s Talking Heads
A reporter checks out a live taping of the cult podcast hit, whose new season starts tonight.
The Past, Reclaimed from Right-Wing Myth
Now can we get to work saving the future?
Zero Dark Thirty: Homeland’s Prequel?
In both cultural depictions, September 11 is a wound that never heals.
When Assad Dropped the Façade
It’s hard to believe, but Bashar al-Assad once presented himself to the world as Syria’s modernizer.
Camelot’s Begetter
Besides being the father of John, Bobby, and Teddy, Joe Kennedy left behind a tattered legacy.
