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In the late ’70s and ’80s, as an editor in New York, I could only read and hear about his triumphs, fighting off the Reagan Administration’s attempts to retreat on civil rights and his legislative landmark, the Americans with Disabilities Act...
While the hope of a new commander-in-chief brings with it requisite optimism, the process of electing a new president has not been free of scrutiny. Rather, the most recent cycle of caucuses and primaries has only underscored the problems with our election system. The staggered calendar has given...
Last week the commentariat was bemoaning the possibility that Hillary Clinton would take her fight about Florida and Michigan all the way to the convention. But, she has since signaled that she will bow out on Friday. The “struggle” is now shifting to the question...
Then, in the kind of unapologetic, in-your-face move for which Obama's campaign has become known, the presumptive nominee deplaned and made his way to the St. Paul Xcel Center, the hockey arena in which Republicans plan to bestow their nomination on John McCain during the party's...
Inside the room, people were invigorated, chanting "Denver! Denver!" as if spoiling for a floor fight at the Democratic convention in Colorado. But they were also realistic. As thrilling as it was to hear Clinton say once more that only she has the heft in swing states to beat Republican...