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A Historical Perspective On Divided Democratic Conventions

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.25.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Don't buy into the media narrative that this is some sort of "divided party" -- because today's Democrats aren't. All true Democrats are pulling hard to defeat the legacy of George W. Bush.

Robert F. Kennedy: What if He Had Lived? -- A Golden Age That Never Was

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics


Blake Fleetwood

Kennedy's death came when the world was on the cusp of transformation -- between authoritarian societies and social and political justice. Much of that change was stalled in the US for decades to come.

A Note to Our Next President: Do Something Visionary

Barry Rosenberg | Posted 05.18.2008 | Politics


Barry Rosenberg

If there's a lesson to be learned by this week's 90th anniversary of airmail, it is that the next president of the United States has every opportunity to be another Kennedy, Roosevelt or Lincoln.

Edwards Poverty Campaign Met With Media Blackout

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.15.2008 | Home


Peter Dreier

The Edwards endorsement of Obama made all the news. The Edwards plan to battle soaring levels of poverty in this country, Half in Ten, has made almost no news at all.

Rev. Wright: "Obama Says What He Has to Say as a Politician"

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics


Blake Fleetwood

The above quote is from Bill Moyer's interview with Rev. Wright which is to air tonite. Rev. Wright, referring to Obama's disavowal of Wright's more...

Deja Vu: 2008 as 1968

Stephen B. Cohen | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics


Stephen B. Cohen

The 2008 superdelegates, like the unelected delegates in 1968, once again could split the party and help elect a Republican.