The American Revolution was not a simple affair of all of us against all of them. And who actually gained from it? Not the Indians.read more

If there is one thing that will start turning things around, it's pressure from Americans who are seeing their jobs dry up.read more

There really is no excuse now for not pushing a progressive agenda through, no excuse for offering half a loaf when we can now get the whole loaf.read more

Heterosexuality is in crisis.read more

Iran is hardly the first Muslim country even in the recent past to have seen the use of peaceful protests against an authoritarian regime.read more

I’d hate for my kid to have Clarence Thomas as a principal. And I hate for my country to have Clarence Thomas as a Justice.read more

He hinted that he was prepared to sell the public option down the river, and he foolishly backed off another stimulus, too.read more

As much as I was fully prepared to be disappointed in the Obama administration, I am surprised by my disappointment.read more

The new state-by-state unemployment figures are shocking. We need more deficit spending to pull us out of this recession.read more

We emcee rallies, introduce local politicos, ride in open convertibles waving sweatily to spectators pointing at us and mouthing, “Who’s that?” Sometimes we even get to perform short sets in between mega-amped, lip-syncing divas of the dance club scene.read more

The democratic longing, and the democratic thronging, shows no signs of letting up.read more

Nothing’s capitalism’s fault, he says. If there’s a fault, it lies in ourselves.read more

May the Right be right that, in Sotomayor, another secret radical is inching her way onto the Court.read more

The day before Barack Obama felt compelled to be defensive at the AMA about single-payer, 350 people saluted a champion of the cause.read more

I am writing to reiterate my request for you to formally and promptly renounce the assertions of executive authority made by the Bush Administration with regard to warrantless wiretapping.read more