None of us, until that summer, had a voice in Democratic or national politics. And the Democratic establishment, once that summer ended, rewrote the nomination rules to make sure none of us ever had a voice again. Read more →

"The administration tells us that we should not discuss tax reform in the election year. They would prefer to keep all discussion of the tax laws in closed rooms where the administration, its powerful friends, and their paid lobbyists, can turn every… Read more →

The liberal hand-ringing over Obama's debate performance gives corporate media the chance to sell more advertising for an election that now can be billed as a neck 'n neck horse race. Read more →

From nurse Romney, who will tell us not to whine and play the victim, or we can take it from nurse Obama, who will assure us that this hurts him even more than it hurts us? Read more →

The most startling question anyone asked me last year was, “What is Occupy’s 10-year plan?” Read more →

Dropping the criminal probe will create difficulties for a campaign based on casting Obama as a quasi-populist alternative to his pro-Wall Street opponent. Read more →

Intellectuals and artists force us to think, to confront unexamined assumptions, ones that, if not challenged, lead to destruction. Read more →