On Democracy
“On Democracy” is a collection of essays by Michael Winship that address issues integral to American life, politics and culture. They’ll be focusing much of their attention on money’s corrosive influence on government and politics: who’s spending big bucks on contributions and lobbying — and to whom it’s going, as well as the monster impact of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision that unleashed vast — and often anonymous — corporate and special interest dollars.
April 9, 2014All members of the Senate committee reviewing the merger that are up for reelection this year have profited from Comcast or Time Warner contributions.
March 24, 2014Plutocrats keep comparing progressives to Nazis. What's up with that?
March 17, 2014An outspoken and eloquent advocate of democracy and socialism leaves the stage.
February 25, 2014A new article in Harper's Magazine is a blistering critique of Democrats and the left.
January 10, 2014As Congress cuts programs that help the poorest Americans, a new study shows that, for the first time, the majority of its legislators are millionaires.
December 23, 2013What little power the government still has to regulate campaign finance donations is being eroded by funding cutbacks, intimidation and bureaucracy.
December 16, 2013This grim Newtown anniversary reminded us of the moment when Charlton Heston made his boast that gun control advocates would have to pry his rifle from his “cold, dead hands.”
November 27, 2013With more espionage revelations every day, we have a lot to be thankful for.
November 20, 2013Our senior writer remembers President Kennedy's assassination.
November 12, 2013This month's food stamp cuts, and the additional cuts likely to come with a new farm bill, will have a devastating impact on the lives of millions of Americans.
