Now that fireworks are over, it's a good time to remember that we've been through some crappy times before -- and came back stronger because of our progressive values
Metaphors—and the broader narratives a candidate, party, and political movement use to tell their story—are the building blocks of short and long-term success in politics.
Once again the big Wall Street banks are wreaking havoc with our economy in order to come away with outlandish profits at the expense of poor and middle-class people.
In the coming weeks we will have an all-out public war with the insurance industry. It will decide whether we pass comprehensive reform or once again fall short at the bitter end.
The preliminaries are finally over in the battle to finally, finally, finally -- 97 years after Teddy Roosevelt first proposed it -- pass comprehensive health care reform.
Each campaign has certain predictable phases; we're currently in the worst phase for the challenging party, where candidates rip each other to shreds while the incumbent looks presidential.
