Election

Can We Register Voters Better? Yes.

Wendy Weiser | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


Wendy Weiser

Voter registration is the gateway to voting. But our registration system relies on 19th century practices, and, leaves millions of eligible voters out of the political process.

Sarah Palin, Preparing to Run

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

After reading Palin's interview in Runner's World, I doubt she'll be off the political stage anytime soon. A presidential campaign is a long race that requires a lot of endurance.

Afghan Women Train for the Trail

Gayle Tzemach | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


Gayle Tzemach

The women community leaders receiving this education in effective campaign tactics will train more than 100 female candidates for Provincial Council in the run-up to the August 20 elections. Of the nearly 3200 candidates running for Provincial Councils nationwide, 328 are female.

Three Moral Issues of Health Care

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

With an issue like health, deeply personal but of great public concern, the faith community has a unique and important role to play: to define and raise the moral issues that lay just beneath the policy debate.

The Beginning of the End of the Iraq War?

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.29.2009 | World


Chris Weigant

If our soldiers are out of Iraqi cities, and the Iraqi security forces start shouldering more and more responsibility as a result, do we really need all 130,000 troops sitting in their bases?

The Hypocrisy of Bill Maher

Jeff Norman | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics


Jeff Norman

Bill Maher blasted the Democratic Party for kowtowing to its corporate paymasters, and bemoaned the lack of real liberals on ballots and television.

Power and Protest, in Iran and at Home

Jesse Larner | Posted 06.23.2009 | World


Jesse Larner

American conservatives who believe that any resistance to tyranny somehow must carry an American trademark would do well to remind themselves that theocracy is incompatible with liberal democracy.

Mongolia: A Young and Hopeful Democracy

Ming Holden | Posted 06.22.2009 | World


Ming Holden

Mongolia may be a post-communist country landlocked between Russia and China, but it is also a country of Buddhists with a unique attitude that lends itself to the Democratic philosophy.

I Caught a Case of Iran Fever - And it's now a Pandemic

Taufiq Rahim | Posted 06.20.2009 | World


Taufiq Rahim

The fight is not for the West and against Islam nor vice versa, but is rather a struggle for freedom pure and simple.

The Supreme Leader's Gamble: Iran's Crisis Deepens

Robin Wright | Posted 06.19.2009 | World


Robin Wright

In taking an unyielding stand behind the results of the contested vote, Iran's supreme leader put his own position and powers on the line too.

Gays To Obama: "If Not Now, When?"

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The political reality is that -- especially for contentious issues -- there is a very small window for presidents to get things done.

Twitter Essential Tool for Iranian Election News: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer June 17, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 06.17.2009 | Media


Shelly Palmer

The State Department asked Twitter to delay a "critical network upgrade" scheduled for yesterday in order for civilian reporters in Tehran to use th...

A Coup Manual: What We Should Know About Iran's Election

Omid Memarian | Posted 06.16.2009 | World


Omid Memarian

No matter what happens in the coming days, Obama should not congratulate Ahmadinejad for his victory. He did not win the election, he stole it.

Will Zoe Loefgrin Vote $108 Billion For European Banks While California Goes Bankrupt?

Jane Hamsher | Posted 06.16.2009 | Politics


Jane Hamsher

How will Loefgin justify giving $108 billion in loan guarantees to European banks while her own state goes bankrupt? How will anybody?

Terry McAuliffe's Achilles Heel was not the Clintons

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics


Kimberly Krautter

McAuliffe presented himself as a carpetbagger, pure and simple. Blaming the Clintons is grossly unfair to the former President and the Secretary of State.

Death to.. well, "Death to..." Chants & Democracy in Despotic Domains

Brian Ross | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics


Brian Ross

They were in the streets of Tehran shouting "Death to the coup d'état! Death to the dictator!" It was the angry backlash of the young, the optimist...

Iran: To Engage or Not to Engage

Mark Fowler | Posted 06.10.2009 | World


Mark Fowler

Regardless of who occupies the Iranian Presidential palace for the next four years, the regime will once more have to seriously address the issue of whether or not to engage with the United States.

Iranian Election: Massive Campaign Rallies Are Reminiscent Of The Revolution

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 06.10.2009 | World


Shirin Sadeghi

The street gatherings that are taking place in the last days and nights before the Iranian election are reminiscent of the sorts of rallies and demonstrations that were eventually called the Revolution.

Witnessing Mongolia's Election

Ming Holden | Posted 06.01.2009 | World


Ming Holden

As an observer, I wasn't sure how uneasy to feel about injecting myself into the thick of things, since last year's June 1st Parliamentary elections resulted in riots on Sukhbaatar Square, the deaths of five people, and the torching of a building or two.

Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 05.29.2009 | World


Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs : Noisy North Korea Facts: North Korea performed a nuclear test last weekend which, according to various sei...

Republicans' Other Latino Problem

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.27.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The fight over the Republican primary in Florida is shaping up to be the main-ring event in the GOP's version of the intraparty struggle next year.

Indian Strategic Power: Soft

Shashi Tharoor | Posted 05.26.2009 | World


Shashi Tharoor

To wield soft power, India must defend, assert and promote its culture of openness against the forces of intolerance and bigotry inside and outside the country.

Are California Voters "Anti-Government?"

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.26.2009 | Politics


Dave Johnson

Newt Gingrich is a father of Republican nasty-talk.

Which Way India? Decision Next Week

Shashi Tharoor | Posted 05.20.2009 | World


Shashi Tharoor

New Delhi -- A month after they first queued to vote in India's mammoth general election, the country's voters will learn the outcome on May 16. The e...

Now The Hard Work Begins

Steve Young | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics


Steve Young

(Transcript from my victory speech last night following a bitterly contested primary fight for the very existence of freedom...and America.) (Applaus...