Democrats

Bayh Cashes Out »

By Ruth Conniff, February 16, 2010

Tune in to find out what kind of "progress not politics" the ex-Senator makes as he looks for private sector employment. . . . The firm that gave Bayh the most money of all: Goldman Sachs.read more

Finger-Pointing in Massachusetts »

By Ruth Conniff, January 19, 2010

The polls haven't closed yet, but the finger-pointing has begun.read more

Franken Needs to Keep Fighting »

By Matthew Rothschild, July 1, 2009

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

40 More Years: How the Democrats Will Rule the Next Generation »

Ben Adler reviews 40 More Years: How the Democrats Will Rule the Next Generation, by James Carville, with Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza.read more

Democratic Socialist? You Bet! »

By Matthew Rothschild, May 20, 2009

Some in the Republican Party are trying to re-dub the Democratic Party as the Democrat Socialist Party. Nothing like getting out the old encrusted red paintbrush. But I hope some Democrats don’t run from this label.read more

Dems Rectify Ledbetter Ruling »

By Matthew Rothschild, January 23, 2009

Now if he can only fix the imbalance on the Supreme Court that allowed such a reactionary ruling in the first place, then we can really make some headway.read more

Shame on the Democrats for Bailout »

By Matthew Rothschild, October 3, 2008

They got rolled by Henry Paulson.
They succumbed to blackmail by the banks.read more

Oops, Hillary Might Have Helped the Ticket »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 8, 2008

In retrospect, Barack Obama might have made a big mistake by not choosing Hillary Clinton as his running mate.read more

Problems with Obama's Speech »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 29, 2008

Chief among these: favoring nuclear power and obscuring the fact that the United States was an empire long before Bush Jr.read more

Obama's Working Class Appeal »

By Ruth Conniff, August 29, 2008

Most of all, Obama's task is to convert the white, working class voters who didn't chose him in the primary.read more

Last Day in Denver »

By Ruth Conniff, August 28, 2008

Obama's opponents have used charges of identitiy politics and celebrity worship to tar him. But no one is really immune.read more

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