All 14 articles by James Thindwa

• 06 Feb 13

• Features

  Time for Democrats to Pay Their Dues

  For too long organized labor has failed to ask the Dems, 'Which side are you on?' MORE »

• 23 Jan 13

• Features

  Obama’s Progressive Agenda: Missing a Main Ingredient

  Stonewall, Selma and Seneca Falls got inaugural shout-outs--but one movement went unsung. MORE »

• 09 Oct 12

• Features

  Obama’s Debate No-Show: 30 Years in the Making

  Obama’s lackluster performance came straight out of decades of Democratic backpedaling. Will he show backbone in debate two? MORE »

• 11 Dec 11

• Views

  Why Conservatives Can’t Fix Poverty

  Newt Gingrich's new idea offers a stark reminder. MORE »

• 15 Nov 11

• Views

  The Paradigm Shifts

  Occupy protests have focused the nation's attention on inequality. But how can this movement be sustained? MORE »

• 24 Mar 11

• Views

  Hold Them Accountable: Merit Pay for Congress

  Public school teachers have taken a beating from politicians, opinion-makers, business and foundation leaders and just about everyone... MORE »

• 25 Jan 11

• Views

  What Ails the Black Body Politic

  The direction the Obama administration takes in the next two years depends in part on popular pressure. But... MORE »

• 19 Jan 10

• Views

  Who Really Won in 2008?

  The voters who made Barack Obama's historic election possible rightly expected far-reaching policy change. Yet what they have... MORE »

• 11 Aug 09

• Views

  Dems, You Have the Power!

  Last November, at one of the most perilous moments in U.S. history, Americans gave Barack Obama and... MORE »

• 21 Jul 09

• Views

  The GOP’s Democracy Double Standard

  The Republican Party's recent passion for "democracy" in the Middle East has been on full display. Republican leaders... MORE »

• 12 Sep 08

• Features

  No Jobs Make Mean Streets

  As urban economies collapse, gun violence rises MORE »

• 08 Jul 08

• Views

  Holding Barack Accountable

  In recent weeks, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has treated his supporters to a series of unsettling revelations about... MORE »

• 20 May 08

• Views

  Fox News’ Criminal Pundits

  The sensationalist media inquest into Sen. Barack Obama's associations has cheapened the national debate. It has also exposed... MORE »

• 31 Jan 08

• Features

  Where is the Dream?

  From antiwar activism to economic justice, black progressives face challenges in organizing MORE »