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Democracy & Government
  • The Tea Party Just Turned Five — and It's Not Going Away
    March 5, 2014
    | Joshua Holland
    Harvard scholar Theda Skocpol says that rumors of its demise have been greatly exaggerated.
  • A Deeper Look at the "Texas Miracle"
    March 4, 2014
    Conservatives say the Lone Star state’s recent record of growth validates their economic agenda. That record crumbles upon inspection.
  • Hundreds Arrested Protesting Keystone
    March 4, 2014
    | John Light
    About a thousand students gathered outside the White House over the weekend, some submitting to arrest, to urge President Obama to reject the controversial oil pipeline.
  • The Third Party That's Winning
    March 4, 2014
    | Sarah Jaffe
    With new strategies, the Working Families Party is shaking up the two-party system.
  • Why the GOP Won't Pass Immigration Reform
    March 1, 2014
    | Joshua Holland
    Dog whistle politics have served Republicans well. But with shifting demographics, they may be an albatross around the party's neck.
  • Reaction to “The Surrender of America's Liberals”
    February 28, 2014 | Updated March 4, 2014
    Adolph Reed, Jr.'s essay -- and subsequent discussion with Bill -- has kicked off a much-needed conversation.
  • Has the Left Surrendered?
    February 28, 2014
    | Richard Eskow
    The Left needs to remove its self-imposed limitations and unleash its imagination and courage.
  • History
    The Dog Whistle Politics of Race
    February 28, 2014 | Moyers & Company
    Ian Haney López tells Bill that dog whistle politics is “the dark magic” by which middle-class voters have been seduced to vote against their own economic interests.
  • 6 Case Studies in Dog Whistle Politics
    February 28, 2014
    Ian Haney López highlights six political ads from the last three decades that used racially coded language to help a candidate get elected.
  • Dog Whistle Politics: What if Only White People Voted?
    February 28, 2014
    | Joshua Holland
    The GOP's Southern Strategy has yielded some success, but ultimately race is just a single variable.


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