All 33 articles by Hans Johnson
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Extremism and Election 2010
Not long ago, a passing familiarity with Bible verses, a flair for rhetoric, and hunger for a following...
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From Under the Bus to a Turn at the Wheel
Working or jobless, Ohioans eye help from president on tough road to recovery
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The Races to Watch
Democrats vie to capitalize on House and Senate vacancies
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Loyalty First
Palin's selection doesn't augur well for Washington's warped nomination process
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Jumping Ship
Citing social issues, local GOP officials are abandoning their party in droves
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California Rules!
A Defeat for Right-Wing Activism On and Off the Bench
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Demolition Crew Butts In Where Deft Organizers Need To Tread
The image of the "thin blue line" has become common shorthand for the heroism and public trust associated...
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The Next Gay Moment?
As another election year intensifies, more is at stake for gay people than a few overdue policy reforms....
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Primary Importance
For leaders of interest groups and social movements, power comes from being able to show elected officials that you know who, where, and how numerous these hell-or-high-water voters are within your ranks, and within their districts, at all times
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Running, With Scissors
The Republican drive to cut off voters is the sleeper issue of 2008
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God—And Progressives—Save This Honorable Court!
The Supreme Court's recent decisions further underscore the dire need to beat back the right's threats to basic fairness.
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The Administration Goes For Broke
The cost of Iraq adds new dangers to the GOP's anti-tax pledges
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Upon Her Shoulder: Women Gain Wider Role in Government and Politics
When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice came to Washington's Kennedy Center in late December to take in "The...
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Middle America Confronts Its Own Taliban
Extremism Split Michigan Republicans
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The Role of the Religious Right in the Foley Affair
The Religious Right will condemn others, but never holds themselves accountable.
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Wave of Party Switchers Hits Republicans
Citing extremism, more GOPers are joining the Democrats
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Two Faces of GOP Hate
Both fringe and first-tier Republican candidates are bashing gays and immigrants
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GOP Trashed in Special Elections
A drumbeat of corruption, deficits and war dead has begun to haunt Republican candidates as they hit the...
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Gay Rights Win in Maine Heralds Progress in 2006
The unsung comeback of the past year belongs to the resilient gay-rights movement. Moxie and recommitment to state-based...
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Scott Bloch’s Sad Saga
On freedom, the Bush administration speaks with a forked tongue. Executive rhetoric at the start of the second...
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A Healthy Choice
A movement builds to take on Wal-Mart
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A Test of Values
It’s no wonder some Americans seem content to view gay people through the blurry lens of moral...
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Measuring Ballot Measures
Despite focus on anti-gay referendums, progressive ballot initiatives may have been the real story
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The Home Front
On September 17, it came to pass in New Jersey that party faithful applauding a chipper talk about the...
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Fiction First, Spin Later
Bush values steer clear of facts and conservative tradition
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Party Hacks
Election chiefs trim voter rolls to benefit GOP
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Ghosts of Hatred Haunt GOP
Anguished voices have a way of echoing beyond the grave. And at times in Washington the spirits of...
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Make Judicious Appointments
Democrats must make a campaign issue of Bush’s full-court attack on basic values, such as liberty and equal protection.
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It’s Raining Amendment
The ugly clouds had gathered so long on the horizon that the first drop was a relief. Bush’...
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Coming to Grief
Like the breeze of late winter, a single word, unspoken, has rippled through the recent funerals of several...
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Bush’s Sheldon Game
Lou Sheldon calls gay people “dark forces” bent on destroying “faith and families.” He backed quarantining people with...
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The Brame Game
Unions are against new NLRB candidate's religion.
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