Courtney Martin

Because of the mistakes of his youth, Ted Kennedy felt he had something to prove in the Senate. And we’re all better off as a result.

The world still isn’t accustomed to a husband and wife who both have a lot of official power.

There’s a case to be made for reporters collaborating with the people they write about.

Ultimately, our discomfort with Sarah Palin is more about us than it is about her.

As we push Congress to pass a climate bill, let’s not forget the grass roots.

Why are we pitting men against women? The economic crisis affects everyone — and we can only fix it together.

New movements reacting against the “nonprofit-industrial complex” are pushing the funding world to give grants with fewer strings attached — and to give directly to grass-roots groups.

The VA is still operating as if all of its patients are young, childless, and male — and veterans’ families are paying the price.

The religious right’s era of unquestioning Christianity is over. In fact, Americans have incredibly complex feelings about God and country.