The protest movement that began at Zuccotti Park last September, and took a brief winter break after being evicted from…
Are All Republicans Limbaugh Lunatics, the Cantor Crazies, and Tea Party Extremists?
The Republican Party has shifted so far to the right that Richard Lugar – the six-term Senator from Indiana who…
A Must-Read
Last week I encouraged folks to read this op-ed, “Let’s Just Say It: The Republicans are the Problem,” by Thomas…
Help Save The American Prospect
The American Prospect, the influential progressive monthly magazine, could shut down at the end of this month unless it can…
About the Book
A hundred years ago any soapbox orator who called for women’s suffrage, a federal minimum wage, or laws protecting the…
Obama’s Support for Same-Sex Marriage
The gay rights movement has won Americans’ hearts and minds. The tide has turned. Opponents can try, but they can’t…
Milwaukee’s Sewer Socialists
I recently spent several days in Milwaukee to give a talk at the University of Wisconsin about urban history and…
Protest at Bank of America
Over 1,000 people protested at the Bank of America’s annual shareholders meeting Wednesday in Charlotte, North Carolina, challenging the mega-banks…
Are There Any Responsible Republicans Out There?
The defeat Tuesday of Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana in the Republican primary – trounced by a Tea-Partier – is…