This week's episode of Democracy Apprentice.

Some say the Democrats flipped the script at last month's convention by recapturing the flag from Republicans. The thing is, writes Lynn Sherr, that stuff belongs to all of us.

Politics is a battlefield for a new breed of war profiteer.

In the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton laid out the rationale behind the Supreme Court nomination process. Congress and the president have heeded his wisdom — until now.

The left has always favored Thomas Jefferson over Alexander Hamilton -- but not only was Hamilton more progressive for his time, he has lessons for our response to climate change.

Common Cause and lawyer Emmet Bondurant think it is, and Ezra Klein looks at the history of this obstructive practice.