In times like these, it’s a relief to hear outspoken progressive Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Democrat of Illinois, defend an alternative vision.read more

If you’re making a million dollars or more, this surtax is not going to cause you great suffering. It just isn’t.read more

He’s been a poor leader of the Democrats, and lately he’s been making strange noises, like praising Antonin Scalia.read more

In Madison, President Obama returned to his soaring rhetoric of 2008 and the campus audience gave him a lusty endorsement. But even Obama couldn’t charm everyone.read more

Democratic voters aren’t children who can be sent to their rooms without supper until Election Day. Many of them are disillusioned with the Obama Administration—and for good reason.read more

The independent Democrat faces a tough challenge from a millionaire plastics manufacturer.read more

There’s no moral reason to only talk about middle class tax cuts when the poverty rate keeps zooming up.read more

These Democrats are acting like Republicans in their efforts to win white voters. And by so doing, these candidates risk reinforcing the irrational hostility that many white voters show Obama.read more

Pro-gun, anti-bank, and a staunch defender of civil liberties, Russ Feingold should appeal to the Tea Party crowd.read more

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

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

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