Michael Winship
Senior Writer
Michael Winship is the Schumann Senior Writing Fellow for Common Dreams. Previously, he was the Emmy Award-winning senior writer for Moyers & Company and BillMoyers.com, a past senior writing fellow at the policy and advocacy group Demos, and former president of the Writers Guild of America East. Follow him on Twitter: @MichaelWinship.
ALL POSTS BY Michael Winship
October 5, 2016The "winner" of Tuesday night's Kaine-Pence confrontation may not yet be clear but we know one loser: Democracy.
October 3, 2016Like Donald Trump, Fiorello La Guardia was supremely self-confident and brash, and loved publicity. But unlike Trump, this Republican backed up his big talk with action and genuine concern for his constituents.
September 27, 2016Worries that Trump would bulldoze his opponent into submission were unfounded.
September 26, 2016The former speaker of the House left Capitol Hill last year, but not for long. He's back as a star player for the lobbying industry and making a ton of cash.
September 19, 2016The candidates and the media have thoroughly corrupted the presidential debates. Our democracy deserves better. There's still time for a change.
September 11, 2016The renewed patriotism and commitment we felt 15 years ago has decayed, sullied by jingoism, xenophobia and paranoid fantasies about race and religion.
September 8, 2016Two reports underline the suffocating influence of corporate America on politics and the tricks banks play on taxpayers.
August 30, 2016This new price gouge is the latest example of a corrupt system that hurts regular Americans — but we will hold accountable those who are responsible.
August 10, 2016Are we going to find deep ties to Russia in those long-awaited tax returns?
July 27, 2016The first night in Philadelphia was a celebration of progressive values, but Big Money still has a grip on the party.
