Politics

We Are All Waiters Now

Why higher taxes would make Americans happier, and why, despite this, we still won't raise them

Thomas Geoghegan

Danger: A Policy With No Brains

Susan J. Douglas

Outing is In Again

Did Bill Maher break the Barney Frank Rule?

John Ireland

The Second Clinton Ascendancy

Laura S. Washington

Turning Back the Tax Revolt

Voters reject "Taxpayer Bill of Rights" spending cap measures and tax cuts across the country, paving the way to funding progressive priorities.

Matt Singer

The CBC and Speaker Pelosi

Progressive members of the Congresssional Black Caucus poised to chair committees, meanwhile "Blue Dog" and "New" Democrats pulling the party to the center.

Salim Muwakkil

Embracing Populism

The Democratic victories on Nov. 7 were thanks to the populist agenda of challenging corporate economic power.

David Sirota

What Did the Voters Say?

Economic insecurity trumps the politics of fear

David Moberg

Learning From Lamont

Lamont campaign staffer discusses the real reasons Lieberman was reelected.

David Sirota

Progressive Caucus Rising

This election was no victory for centrists

Nick Burt and Joel Bleifuss

Make Democrats Earn Black Votes

The Democratic Party has been taking Black votes for granted for decades.

Laura S. Washington

Voting Security Issues Plague Maryland

No matter who wins today in Maryland, election advocates vow to keep fighting for verifiable, paper receipts.

Andrew Ramsey-Moor

Blumenthals First Draft of History

Princeton University Press has published a compilation of articles by Sidney Blumenthal called How Bush Rules: Chronicles of a Radical Regime

Rick Perlstein

Readying For Election Day

Everything you need to know about Election 2006.

In These Times Staff

Semper Fi: The Way to Win

Lane Evans' career in Congress teaches progresssives a lasting lesson.

David Moberg

The Odd Couple: Nixon and Lieberman

Nixon and Lieberman both supported pro-war policies while claiming to be anti-war.

Rick Perlstein

Middle America Confronts Its Own Taliban

Extremism Split Michigan Republicans

Hans Johnson

Fear and Voting in the USA

People are terrified over the future of the republic.

Susan J. Douglas