| Nov 28, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyIn 2008, for the first time in our history, African Americans voted at the same rate as white voters. We spent the next four years hearing that that high turnout was a fluke. “Experts” told us we would lose our enthusiasm. We’d be daunted by new...
| | Peace / SecurityAfter four decades and billions of dollars in spending, the U.S.-led “War on Drugs” has failed. Initially, this war’s architects aimed to curb drug use at home and stem production abroad. Their strategy has achieved few gains on either end. Today, an...
| | Economy / BusinessOur contemporary billionaires, most Americans would agree, are exploiting our labor and polluting our politics. Can we shrink our super rich down to a less powerful — and more democratic — size? Of course we can. We Americans, after all, have already done...
| | Rights / DemocracyMore than 5 million young people are looking for work. College is increasingly unaffordable, while youth jobs are few and far between. For years lawmakers have been cutting programs that help young Americans find a productive path. And as if that weren’t enough,...
| | Rights / DemocracySome scrappy citizens in the burg of Brecksville, Ohio produced one of the proudest progressive victories on Election Day. Organized under the banner of Brecksville Citizens for Transparent Politics, they decided they needed to speak out about the U.S. Supreme...
