Political Strategy

What business is it of ours to question why women work for pay and why they might cease to do? We all contribute in different ways. Far more important is what we do as a society to help families.

The political process needs to impose a wall between political and economic power. Wealthy people should not be allowed to have disproportionate influence. Their political weight should not be greater than that of anyone else.

While it's interesting that men like Bush, Romney, and Boehner are allowing themselves to cry publicly lately, behind this seemingly harmless shift in acceptance is one of the ways that the Republicans are managing the narrative.

Obama and his White House team seem a little too sorry for themselves and lack genuine self-analysis of the president's political problems.

Movement building occurs when we prioritize timeless principles over timely responses. Because policy makers are thinking about the next election and ...

In blunt remarks, Emanuel revealed how he planned to get 60 votes in the Senate: bring left-wing Democrats on board early to generate enthusiasm, then turn on them in the end game to woo conservatives.

Contrary to what some progressives may tell themselves, they were goaded into action by Obama -- not the other way around.

Obama's political strategy looks to be win-win. Either Obama and the Democrats win by passing health reform, or they win by painting the Republicans as the obstructionist party of an old, do-nothing Washington.

Obama put his persuasive power on hold while he got sucked into an insider negotiation with Congressional centrists -- and has been unable to make a morally compelling case for his agenda.

A strong public option is critically necessary to accomplish the administration's goals of controlling health care costs by competing with private insurance companies, driving down rates and keeping them honest.

Mr. President, talk to us directly. Tell us again why your election was only the first step, not the culmination, of a genuine movement to change the way we understand power, democracy, and our own roles in those phenomena.