Month: April 2008

The Great Disenfranchisement of 2008

As Adam B points out, the Supreme Court has just disenfranchised thousands and thousands of black and Latino people. In upholding Indiana’s picture ID voter requirement, they’ve assured that all states controlled by...

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Bill Clinton envies Barack’s power base

The New Yorker has a piece, Bill vs. Barack, essentially reporting that Bill hates Obama, is enraged by Obama’s success. Why?   BloombergNews  has the answer: It’s Barack Obama’s priceless database...

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What Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy?

Bill Kristol used his space in the NYT’s op-ed page this morning to praise Hillary Clinton and carry her water over Obama’s decision not to debate her before North Carolina and Indiana. What’s funny about the...

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Why This Matters

Voter registration is through the roof, and it has the potential to change the political landscape of this country for years to come. But each of these new registrations has a story behind it. Here’s one that says a lot....

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