Politics

Was It Something I Said?

Obama gets peeved--and prevails over Romney--in the second presidential debate.

Theo Anderson

A Poverty of Empathy

The GOP's social welfare philosophy dates back to 1818.

Margaret Garb

Big Money Can’t Buy You Memes

Can a grainy, amateur video, zooming through social media, trump slickly produced TV ads?

Susan J. Douglas

VP Debate: Only the Strong Survive

Paul Ryan is wrong that "projecting strength" will solve all of America's problems. But it does win debates.

Theo Anderson

Mitt Romney’s Lies and a Startling Truth

Underneath Romney's prevarication, there's a surprising GOP shift on taxes.

David Sirota

Paul Wellstone’s Legacy

10 years after the Minnesota senator's death, he still sets the bar for a politics of conviction.

Peter Dreier

Venezuela Reelects Hugo Chavez. What’s Next?

Can the fourth-term president reconcile a deeply divided Venezuela?

Steve Ellner

Postmodern Perón

Hugo Chávez and the new face of Latin American populism.

Bhaskar Sunkara

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?

James Thindwa

Workers’ Rights at the Ballot Box

Labor flexes its political muscle in the Midwest.

Theo Anderson

Issues that Obama and Romney Avoid

The presidential candidates aren't so keen on addressing the survival of humanity.

Noam Chomsky

Two Little Missing Words

If now isn't the time for President Obama to have a real conversation about Social Security, when is?

David Sirota

Obama: Forever Zung

Three (unsurprising) surprises from his first-debate zinging.

Theo Anderson

Express Yourself, But Vote

This year's Democratic ticket may not be perfect, but, like life, it is much better than the alternative.

Joel Bleifuss

Pre-Debate Analysis: The Mad Science of U.S. Presidential Campaigns

Behind Obama and Romney's every blink, there are countless calculations.

Steven Hill

In Person: Sister Activist

Simone Chapman leads Nuns on the Bus, who lobby for social and economic justice (and plague Paul Ryan).

Rebecca Burns

Legislate First, Ask Questions Never

We all must share responsibility for the ignorance of our leaders.

Leonard C. Goodman

Brown v. Warren: Choosing Between Automatons and Leaders

Corporate execs fear elected officials who have inconvenient morals or brains--like Elizabeth Warren.

David Sirota