Democrats
Is Twitter Superhero Cory Booker in Silicon Valley’s Pocket?
You may know Cory Booker as the impossibly charismatic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, or as one of the most Twitter-savvy politicians around, but he's also got very close ties to tech billionaires who have given him money and even a company of his own.
What the Sequester Really Means: The Poor Will Suffer More
The sequester is a set of automatic budget cuts that reduces funding for all discretionary programs at an equal rate. The cuts aren’t meant to eliminate any programs but simply reduce funding across the board. Get ready for some potentially disastrous...
Jay-Z: 99 Problems but a Mitt Ain’t One
Bruce Springsteen came on stage to support Obama. I mean, I have a fucking Bruce Springsteen tattoo and even I was a little baffled by what the hell he was doing up there. Then Jay-Z came on and rapped about Mitt Romney.
Fear and Trolling on the Campaign Trail ‘12
Sasha Issenberg studies how campaigns use behavioral and analytical data they have about you to influence your vote. Whether it's a call to arms from the President himself at the top of your inbox or a creepy, unmarked letter signed by a fictional...
Party Time!
For progressives, there was plenty to love about the Democratic National Convention. There was gay rightsing, shaming Republicans for failure with women, and Bill Clinton flamethrowing statistics like he was at Burning Man. But there was one troubling...
The Most Depressing Things in the Democratic Party Platform
The Democratic Party platform is mostly a list of problems that the Democrats would like to solve, but aren't currently solving. And holy crap are there a lot of problems that someone should probably do something about. Get worried, everyone.
Filibustin' with Willie D - A DREAM Act Deferred
Immigration in the US is a complicated problem, but I've got a plan.