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How Not to Blow It

It’s hard to overstate the transformative moment that we’re in as a nation and, particularly, as progressives. In just a few years, we’ve gone from the high point of conservative power to a stunning rejection of conservative federal leadership and the historic...

Hallelujah! And Now, The Work Begins

Americans wake today to a new dawn, a new possibility. You don't have to drink the Kool-Aid to appreciate how extraordinary this is. We will look at one another with new eyes. We are a better, bigger, more generous, more optimistic people than many—particularly Karl...

The Substance Election

It's not the style. It's the substance that dictated the outcome of the election, which gave Sen. Barack Obama a larger share of the popular vote than either George W. Bush or Bill Clinton ever received. The backdrop of this election has long been the comprehensive...

What Happens to the Progressive Movement Now?

All good movements turn into organizations turn into businesses turn into rackets. —Old organizers' saying I don't think any of us expected to get so far so soon. Back in 2003, when Bush was southern-frying the Dixie Chicks and the Iraq War was propelling millions...

Issues Win

After Paris Hilton, pigs and moose, there was a time when it seemed this consequential election was going to be diverted once again into the trivial. But then the financial crisis hit, and there was no way the public would be distracted. Some tried, flogging tenuous...

Weekend Watchdog Wrapup

It looks like another 0-for-3 weekend for the watchdog, as it looks like any questions that are going to be asked — and answered — before election day already have been. With election day around the corner and the candidates (all but one having appeared on...

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