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The American political system wasn’t built to handle showdowns, culture wars, crises of legitimacy, or bids for total power.

A headline-dominating oil spill certainly should catalyze big changes in the way we power our country and regulate corporations.

The Tea Party is more flagrant, but the austerity movement is more insidious.

Let the Republicans drink the Tea Party’s brew. Progressives shouldn’t wish for the equivalent.

Presidents build their ability to govern by governing, and now is the moment when policy smarts pay off.

Can we insist that diversity matters and still express disappointment when the conversation is overly focused on a nominee’s identity?

Sometimes, to understand man, we need to look to the stars.

There’s already a law on the books that holds Wall Street CEOs and executives to account — now it needs to be enforced.

When we mock politicians who are outed as gay, who are we really shaming? Are we decrying homophobia — or fueling it?