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Forty years ago two good Democrats divided the Democratic Party. Supporters of each candidate lost perspective and the resulting tensions hurt the party. But this year, unlike 1968, Democrats have a chance at reconciliation.

A bad Supreme Court decision overturning race-based integration programs in Louisville, KY, and Seattle, WA, has produced a positive result. A new initiative in Louisville does something even better for children — it integrates them by class.

As Karl Rove is subpoenaed to testify before Congress, the White House fights a congressional law suit aimed at forcing the testimony of administration officials.

A new anthology of autobiographical stories written by undocumented immigrant college students serves as a reminder that we’re neglecting some of the country’s best and brightest.

Faced with internal political pressures and the hard fact of Israel’s strength, Hamas has moderated its political positions significantly. The moment may be ripe for pushing Hamas further toward the center.

John McCain faces a serious challenge in this election year — a struggling economy, a war the public is eager to see ended, a deeply unpopular president, and perhaps most importantly, the natural swing of the pendulum after eight years of Republican rule (only once since the 1940s has a party won three consecutive presidential […]

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson wants to expand the Fed’s powers to bail out struggling investment banks. Obama understands that this would only encourage damaging speculation.

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