Political Polarization

Why Growing Income Inequality Is Bad for America

Robert Creamer | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


Robert Creamer

The CEO of the average company in the S&P Index makes $10.5 million. That means that on the first workday of the year, he (sometimes she) has made more than the minimum wage workers in his company will make all year.

Bipartisanship and Successful Polarization

Ed Kilgore | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics


Ed Kilgore

Was all of Obama's bipartisanship talk on the campaign trail and in his first days as president just a shuck or a big mistake? I don't think so.

Zelizer's Book Corner: Can We Move Beyond Polarization in Washington?

Julian E. Zelizer | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics


Julian E. Zelizer

If President-elect Obama is serious about post-partisanship, he will need to deal with some of the institutional factors that cause polarization regardless of who is in power.