Electoral Politics

The co-founder of Moveon.org talks about why he is throwing in his hat, on a platform of economic fairness, climate change, and public education, to the 2010 gubernatorial race.

A former field organizer with Obama for America and a journalist who recently profiled 30 young veterans of the Obama campaign discuss where is Obama's army now and what do they think of Obama the President after one year?

Two progressive writer/activists--Black Commentator Executive Editor Bill Fletcher Jr. and Washington Director of Democrats.com David Swanson--take stock of the Obama Administration so far. Should progressives still be in "wait and see" mode or is this a presidency in trouble?  

The expert on
history and politics of the Third World breaks down the protest movement in
Iran and the underlying class dynamics and political powers struggles behind
the accusations of electoral fraud and the state crackdown on dissent.

Journalist, lawyer and the author of "The Chavez Code" breaks down the coup against Honduran President Mel Zelaya by the Honduran military, the political context that led to it, and the international response.

Hector Perla & Alexis Stoumbelis: Inauguration of FMLN President Mauricio Funes in El Salvador (Salvadoran Elections Part III)

Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice, Eveline Shen, takes a closer look at a new initiative requiring parental notification for minor abortion and the question of reproductive access

Advancement Project civil rights attorney Edward Hailes asks if the criminal theft of the Presidential election in 2000 through
the purging of thousands of Black voters could happen again in 2008?

From the No on 8 Campaign, Javier Angullo, talks about another rightwing attack on civil rights in California.