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
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