Election 2012Stories on Election 2012 candidates and races, including the Massachusetts Senate race.It Was The Best Advice I Ever Got, And It Could Save Hillary Clinton's CampaignReciting her qualifications won't get her elected president. Hillary Clinton needs to convince us we'll be better off when she is in the White House.Feb 17, 2016The GOP Stumbles On Minority Outreach (Again)With 2016 campaign jockeying well underway, the Republican missteps of the past week may loom large.Mar 10, 2015Gomez, Markey Debate ‘Painful To Watch’The first U.S. Senate debate between Gabriel Gomez and Ed Markey was largely lacking in zingers and, well, in unscripted passion.Jun 6, 2013It’s Time To Kill The Filibuster. Let’s Filibuster It.It's time to force a national conversation on why, in the “world’s greatest deliberative body,” a simple majority isn’t enough to get anything done?Jun 6, 2013Michele Bachmann And The Rise Of The 'Brandidate'They say when one door closes, another opens. And so it goes for Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Her political career may be winding down, but she's just getting started.May 31, 2013AdvertisementTone, Tolerance And The Future Of The Republican Party In order to win back America's hearts and minds, Republicans need to be open to change.Jan 29, 2013Poetry In Motion: The Classic Form Isn't Dead, It's EvolvingA look at the history of inaugural poems and the surprising vitality of contemporary American poetry.Jan 24, 2013Confronting Our Legacy Of Racial Violence (With A Little Help From The President)An apt commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: President Obama is signalling his willingness to address our violent racial past.Jan 21, 2013Republicans And Democrats: Two Definitions Of The Word 'Dumb'We’re caught in the gulf between Republican stupidity and Democratic silence. The president’s inaugural address is an opportunity to turn the tide.Jan 14, 2013Not One Hispanic Leader, But Thousands: The DreamersLatinos played a crucial role in the 2012 presidential election. But, says Ilan Stavans, the biggest test is yet to come.Jan 2, 2013Best Of Cog: Religion, Politics And AmericaDoes the Christian right still have influence over the electorate? Or are we seeing a permanent decline of its influence?Dec 21, 2012Best of Cog: Steve Almond Is Mitt Romney... And So Are YouMitt Romney was skewered for his 47 percent comments. But Steve Almond argues that everyone does it: we tell one story in public — and another in private.Dec 21, 2012Advice To The Next President: Leveraging The Power Of The Oval Office We conclude our series by looking into the key issues, opportunities, and challenges that President Barack Obama faces entering his second term.Dec 19, 2012Advice To The Next President: Immigration Reform The results of the 2012 election seem to have spurred bipartisan consensus on at least one issue: the need for comprehensive immigration reform. In the next installment of our series,...Dec 12, 2012A Modest Proposal: Penalties For Pundits Who Swing And MissOne of the problems with punditry is that no one is held accountable when they screw up. Would prediction batting averages help?Nov 28, 2012Advice To The Next President: Gun Violence In CitiesGun violence is an all too common fact of life in many urban neighborhoods across America. The next installment of our series looks at what President Obama can do to...Nov 21, 2012Why The Democrats Need Rush LimbaughIn order to keep the differences between the parties stark and vivid, the right-wing megaphones must keep firing loud and hot.Nov 19, 2012Four Women, Four Votes: A Snapshot Of Election DayFrom “any excuse to get out” to voting against “euthanasia” — Margot Livesey discovers that even among a like-minded bloc of elderly women, what drives people to the polls is...Nov 14, 2012Election 2016: Is Rick Santorum Next? He'd like to be — but that doesn't mean the Republican Party will give him the nod. Here's an early look at his chances as well as some of the...Nov 13, 2012One Lie Too Many: The Downfall Of The Romney CampaignIt wasn’t the first post-factual presidential campaign, after all. The outcome of election 2012 confirmed that voters still know a lie when they hear one.Nov 12, 2012Next Page
It Was The Best Advice I Ever Got, And It Could Save Hillary Clinton's CampaignReciting her qualifications won't get her elected president. Hillary Clinton needs to convince us we'll be better off when she is in the White House.Feb 17, 2016
The GOP Stumbles On Minority Outreach (Again)With 2016 campaign jockeying well underway, the Republican missteps of the past week may loom large.Mar 10, 2015
Gomez, Markey Debate ‘Painful To Watch’The first U.S. Senate debate between Gabriel Gomez and Ed Markey was largely lacking in zingers and, well, in unscripted passion.Jun 6, 2013
It’s Time To Kill The Filibuster. Let’s Filibuster It.It's time to force a national conversation on why, in the “world’s greatest deliberative body,” a simple majority isn’t enough to get anything done?Jun 6, 2013
Michele Bachmann And The Rise Of The 'Brandidate'They say when one door closes, another opens. And so it goes for Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Her political career may be winding down, but she's just getting started.May 31, 2013
Tone, Tolerance And The Future Of The Republican Party In order to win back America's hearts and minds, Republicans need to be open to change.Jan 29, 2013
Poetry In Motion: The Classic Form Isn't Dead, It's EvolvingA look at the history of inaugural poems and the surprising vitality of contemporary American poetry.Jan 24, 2013
Confronting Our Legacy Of Racial Violence (With A Little Help From The President)An apt commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: President Obama is signalling his willingness to address our violent racial past.Jan 21, 2013
Republicans And Democrats: Two Definitions Of The Word 'Dumb'We’re caught in the gulf between Republican stupidity and Democratic silence. The president’s inaugural address is an opportunity to turn the tide.Jan 14, 2013
Not One Hispanic Leader, But Thousands: The DreamersLatinos played a crucial role in the 2012 presidential election. But, says Ilan Stavans, the biggest test is yet to come.Jan 2, 2013
Best Of Cog: Religion, Politics And AmericaDoes the Christian right still have influence over the electorate? Or are we seeing a permanent decline of its influence?Dec 21, 2012
Best of Cog: Steve Almond Is Mitt Romney... And So Are YouMitt Romney was skewered for his 47 percent comments. But Steve Almond argues that everyone does it: we tell one story in public — and another in private.Dec 21, 2012
Advice To The Next President: Leveraging The Power Of The Oval Office We conclude our series by looking into the key issues, opportunities, and challenges that President Barack Obama faces entering his second term.Dec 19, 2012
Advice To The Next President: Immigration Reform The results of the 2012 election seem to have spurred bipartisan consensus on at least one issue: the need for comprehensive immigration reform. In the next installment of our series,...Dec 12, 2012
A Modest Proposal: Penalties For Pundits Who Swing And MissOne of the problems with punditry is that no one is held accountable when they screw up. Would prediction batting averages help?Nov 28, 2012
Advice To The Next President: Gun Violence In CitiesGun violence is an all too common fact of life in many urban neighborhoods across America. The next installment of our series looks at what President Obama can do to...Nov 21, 2012
Why The Democrats Need Rush LimbaughIn order to keep the differences between the parties stark and vivid, the right-wing megaphones must keep firing loud and hot.Nov 19, 2012
Four Women, Four Votes: A Snapshot Of Election DayFrom “any excuse to get out” to voting against “euthanasia” — Margot Livesey discovers that even among a like-minded bloc of elderly women, what drives people to the polls is...Nov 14, 2012
Election 2016: Is Rick Santorum Next? He'd like to be — but that doesn't mean the Republican Party will give him the nod. Here's an early look at his chances as well as some of the...Nov 13, 2012
One Lie Too Many: The Downfall Of The Romney CampaignIt wasn’t the first post-factual presidential campaign, after all. The outcome of election 2012 confirmed that voters still know a lie when they hear one.Nov 12, 2012