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Just wanted to let regular readers in on a project I've been toiling away at for some time that's now coming to fruition. I am scheduled to have a piece in this Sunday's New York Times Magazine that deals with some interesting issues boiling up in key swing states. I'll have more to say about the article when it comes out, but that's all I'll say for now. more »

It is, as our co-director Robert Borosage pointed out this week, ludicrous on its face. more »

A large group of Americans favor both progressive policy and conservative philosophy. As a result, they can be persuaded to side with either progressives or conservatives, depending on how a political question is framed. The "Making Sense 2008" project is producing and distributing research-based talking points on a variety of issues that can be used to reach these persuadable voters.. more »

You know that our national infrastructure isn't in great shape. Maybe you walked to work because the subway got rained out. Maybe you've flown out of O'Hare. Maybe your car fell into a sinkhole. But it's much worse than you think. more »

It does not take much to understand why a hard-core Republican district in Mississippi would elect a Democrat to the House of Representatives by a nine-point margin. Mississippi is a state under particularly serious economic stress, a point brought home in a report released this week by the Campaign for America's Future. more »

In case you thought the hostile takeover of our government by Big Money interests ended with the 2006 election, think again: more »

One of the grandest -- and most frustrating -- things about carrying on the great democratic conversation via blog is finding out how many of your fellow citizens (including many who are nominally on your side) turn out to be looking at the world from a completely different set of assumptions than you are. more »

A new website (firethelobbyists.com) has been created by the pro-campaign finance reform organization Campaign Money Watch, to convince Senator McCain to fire three lobbyists in the top levels of his organization that have lobbied for ruthless dictators. more »

Emphasizing long-term solutions instead of short-term pandering is appreciated by voters. more »

A bipartisan compromise on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve will at best shave 5 cents off the price of a gallon of gas. more »