Michael Winship

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Pregame festivities are shown at AT&T Park before the final game of the World Baseball Classic between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic in San Francisco, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
June 10, 2013 | On Democracy

Michael Winship explains how even when baseball players, owners and stadiums win, hard-working concession workers lose. Continue reading

Workers stand outside an 11-story building that houses the Tung Hai Sweater Ltd. factory and apartments after a fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, May 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Ismail Ferdous)
May 29, 2013 | On Democracy

Michael Winship says America’s celebration of profit runs roughshod over our interest in fairness and justice. Continue reading

Plant Explosion Investigation
May 20, 2013 | On Democracy

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship say runaway corporate greed — enabled by our government — undermines vital safety protections for Americans. Continue reading

A gun-rights activist carries his rifle during a "National Day of Resistance" rally in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
May 10, 2013 | On Democracy

Drop your weapons and celebrate that we live in a country where peaceful change is still possible. Continue reading

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., seated right, meets in his office with families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. Seated on sofa from left are David and Francine Wheeler, who lost their 6-year-old son Ben in the shooting, Katy Sherlach and her father Bill Sherlach, whose wife Mary Sherlach was killed. At far right is Mark Barden, father of victim Daniel Barden. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
May 3, 2013 | On Democracy

If we’re at a tipping point for movement against gun violence, it’s time to push harder than ever. Continue reading

A China Southern Cargo jet takes off at LAX International airport in Los Angeles Monday, April 22, 2013. Some fliers headed to Los Angeles International Airport were met with delays on the first day of staffing cuts for air traffic controllers because of budget cuts that kicked in last month forced the FAA to give controllers extra days off. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
April 29, 2013 | Connecting the Dots

Congress is okay with cutting federal services — but their planes better be on time. Continue reading

Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn
April 26, 2013 | On Democracy

It’s become clear that Congress rarely has the voter in mind at all, unless that voter’s a cash-laden heavy hitter with the clout to keep an incumbent on the leash. Continue reading

Bob Edgar (Credit: Robbin Holland)
April 23, 2013 | News & Notes

Michael Winship remembers the head of Common Cause as “an energetic and ebullient crusader for reform who delighted in progressive success.” Continue reading

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,  Feb. 7, 1968 promised a massive demonstration this spring in Washington and hinted the crusade may be extended to the political party conventions in August. King, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference said the demonstration in Washington will last for weeks and maybe for months. At left is the Rev. Andrew Young, executive Vice President of the Southern Conference. (AP Photo)
April 10, 2013 | On Democracy

In 1967, the civil rights leader spoke of a society in which the chasm between rich and poor is tragically wide and deep. Sound familiar? Continue reading

Nixon Library Watergate
March 29, 2013 | Money & Politics

Michael Winship says the Watergate scandal produced heroes and accountability, both of which are in very short supply today. Continue reading

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