Now that the midterm elections are over, which means no more annoying political ads or pressure to vote for two more years! Imagine if everyday things...
A recent poll suggests that, contrary to popular belief, young Republicans may be more enthusiastic than their Democratic peers -- at least in the upc...
Bloomberg is a lot more viable than people in the Northeast would like to think. If he is running because he thinks he can pull the Republicans back or make a viable third party movement, he poses a major threat to the Democrats.
The White House is stuck in some parallel universe disconnected from reality. They still think the president's problem was one of developing a more effective way of communicating his message. The problem is the message, not it's communication.
Social change does not ultimately rest on who is in the White House, but a movement outside D.C. What we need to re-learn now is the choreography of the "outside/inside dance" that real social change always requires.
Change was never going to originate in Washington, D.C. Change is always catalyzed by social movements. The legitimate anger that animates the Tea Partiers may be misplaced, but most of us share their outrage at the system.
There is only one thing that will help revive this economy right now and give working-class homeowners some tangible benefits: getting these underwater mortgages written down so that people can stay in their homes.
Yesterday, the battle for the future of the Democratic Party really began. The opening volleys focused around the wildly conflicting narratives and lessons about the meaning of the GOP drubbing of Democrats.
Our frustration with Obama's leadership has not just been disappointment with specific policies that haven't worked. The frustration and the anger seem also to come from a feeling of betrayal -- feeling that we trusted the wrong guy.
The 2010 election will be endlessly analyzed for weeks on end: Why did the Democrats lose the House? What was the significance of the Tea Party? Will ...
If you were keeping up with our election coverage last night, you probably already know that the results of this year's midterm election are already r...
San Diego voted in favor of a ballot initiative that forbids unions from negotiating PLAs on construction projects financed by the county government. Now anti-union contractors are hoping to go nationwide in their attacks against them.
Voters in all fifty states are heading to the polls on Tuesday to decide the outcome of numerous midterm election races, marking the end to a hard-fou...
Election day is finally here, and if the hundreds of political campaign ads didn't affect which way you'll vote, a parody of a political campaign ad j...
The 2010 midterm election has produced no shortage of flip-flops from candidates on a wide range of isses. Striking position shifts made in this year...
MSNBC will be battling CNN and Fox News for ratings dominance on the night of the midterm elections next week, but, on his show Tuesday, "Hardball" ho...
Over the next 7 days, last-minute campaigning will separate winners from losers. To convince people to exercise our right to vote, you must flex your organizing muscle. Take the Campaign Boot Camp GOTV Quiz and make sure you're in top shape to succeed.
America has apparently not gotten the memo that our democracy is for sale. It seems the saps plan to have their vote counted, and last I looked it is votes that we count here... not coins.
From UCB Comedy comes this hilarious mock campaign ad for Michael Sharp, a "candidate" for U.S. Senate with one of the most original campaign strategi...
Students are voting again in 2010 because we're building a movement. It is a movement to make education a right and has been a driving force behind social progress for decades.
Today is a huge day for youth politics. An unprecedented coalition of youth groups and media partners have come together to create a social media prog...
Nevada will most likely be the closest-watched race because Harry Reid may be in trouble. Helping his chances is the candidate he's now running against, who is about the Tea-Partiest Tea Party candidate running.
