Perspectives

It's the Democratic Party's own fault that voters struggle to distinguish it from the Republican Party.

Securing state power from the domestic population and securing concentrated private power are driving forces in policy formation.

Before embracing divisive politics, the Republicans had been closely aligned with the cause of civil rights and had been supporters of equal justice.

We need to articulate America’s democratic purpose and remind ourselves and our fellow citizens what it means to be an American, writes Harvey Kaye.

Poverty in the US is, in fact, a much larger problem than we think it is, and it’s one that most Americans will face.

National security expert Vicki Divoll says the newly-released "drone memo" on the legal reasoning for killing a US citizen by drone falls short, and it's time for Congress to act.

Then and now, Lawrence’s understanding of the ancient alliances and potent jealousies of the people among whom he had lived and fought in the Middle East has generally been ignored.

By going after New York Times reporter James Risen, the Obama administration has done more damage to reporter’s privilege than any other case in forty years.

Since Barack Obama’s election, GOP-controlled states have embarked on the most significant effort to restrict access to the ballot since Reconstruction.

There is precedent for presidential action to improve workers' rights.