U.S. Politics / Elections

A contribution to a Dissent magazine symposium on the 2010 midterm elections.

Fighting terror while opposing Bush.

As a candidate for President, there are certain things that John Kerry can't say. But I can.

With Howard Dean's withdrawal from the presidential race it's time to take stock of the candidate's dramatic reversal of fortune, and to appreciate his contribution to a revived Democratic Party.

More than just spying on him, the government was actively attempting to sabotage King's work, going so far as trying to persuade the civil rights leader to kill himself.

The Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride revives the U.S. immigration debate.

More than championing a set of just immigration reforms, the activists on the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride are shaping the future of American progressivism.

Critics questioned welfare reform during the prosperous '90s, but the real crisis is emerging in the wake of the Bush recession.

The welfare reauthorization bill now championed by Senate conservatives—aka PRIDE—targets the poor, but it won't defeat poverty.

The Republicans' plan for control of the Senate makes business lobbyists giddy — but it should make you outraged.