The populism of the right is coalescing around the race-bating extremism of Newt Gingrich—and Citizens United is greasing the wheels

Betrayal by the “good guys” for whom we have ended up voting has become the norm.

From Occupy the SEC to a plan to reduce the federal deficit, Occupy groups are diving into the nitty-gritty of crafting public policy.

What does democracy look like? Try a grassroots campaign organized by ordinary citizens to recall their union-busting governor.

These ten leaders are using their wealth of knowledge to attack a root cause of social dysfunction.
 

Hollywood didn’t do itself proud with the anti-piracy bills. But in their fervor to defeat them, the self-proclaimed defenders of Internet freedom got a lot of things wrong.

The nation's oldest settlement house is closing. Is Jane Addams’s method—having citizens of different socioeconomic classes living among each other—a legacy that we should bring back to life?

A Q&A with Frank Bardacke, whose new book Trampling Out the Vintage complicates the legend and legacy of Cesar Chavez.