When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, I was quite disappointed that he had virtually no substantive written material about his campaign to
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Memoirs may be the best thing that Barack Obama can give us now
The presidency seems to becoming more and more of a burden for Barack Obama, even though we are only halfway into the first year
Larry Lessig: A handful of people own our country
There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root. —Henry David Thoreau Activist and academic
So-called scandals are too nuanced to be investigated by Republicans
How many times have we heard the phrase, “this is too important to be left to politics?” Yes, when we’re discussing foreign policy or
Obama rewards billionaire Penny Pritzker for making him president
You may still have romantic vision of a progressive Barack Obama. You know, he’s a Chicago community organizer who ran for president because he
Positive signs for voting-rights laws—even in Pennsylvania
The backlash against voter suppression may have begun. Following highly publicized efforts by Republican-led legislatures to make voting harder for citizens during the 2012
Looking at political behavior from a psychological viewpoint
Gridlock grips the federal government. Polarization further ensnarls our politics. Political scientists and psychologists are digging much more deeply into the field of political
Where President Obama’s actions seem to differ from his words
It may be one of those times when President Obama is not receiving the support that he wishes he could have from either liberals
Adlai Stevenson, the last real progressive candidate
In baseball, it’s often said that you have to be a good pitcher to be a twenty game loser. The reason is simple; if
It’s hard to criticize John McCain, but…
The contrast could not have been more apparent. On Monday, February 18, 2013, MSNBC aired a program, Hubris, about how the Bush Administration used