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On Sotomayor

A noble pick that highlights a political flash point. Plus, California's shame.
There is a pleasing symmetry to President Obama's nomination of federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court.
By EDITORIAL | May 27, 2009

Crimson tied

A new battle threatens to disrupt the American political landscape, and it's hardly academic
Barack Obama's presidential campaign was successful in part because he was able to cleverly negotiate and navigate the battles that have plagued the United States the last few years.
By STEVEN STARK | March 16, 2009

More sex, more Lincoln

A hefty reading season, from Jayne Anne Phillips and T.C. Boyle to Pablo Neruda
The subject of Lincoln is like catnip to publishers (and readers), but the only things missing from our winter list are actual cat books.
By BARBARA HOFFERT | December 30, 2008

California matters

Massachusetts may have had gay marriage first, but California changes everything. Are Obama and Clinton listening?
For four years, and 10,000 same-sex nuptials, Massachusetts has had a monopoly on gay marriage in the United States.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | May 21, 2008

Apolitical justice

Lefts and rights
When they began their careers in the 1960s, few would have predicted that TV broadcaster Dan Rea and US District Court Judge Nancy Gertner would make history together.
By MIKE MILIARD | August 15, 2007

Poison ivy

What’s dooming John Edwards’s campaign to be the Democratic nominee? He never attended Harvard or Yale.
John Edwards’s campaign seems to have hit a roadblock that could seriously hurt his chances of securing the Democratic nomination.
By STEVEN STARK | August 01, 2007

Empty pantsuit

There's a reason why two new biographies of Hillary Clinton elicit such yawns
I have a terrible confession to make: I couldn’t get through either of the two new biographical tomes about Hillary Clinton.
By STEVEN STARK | June 22, 2007

Fathers and son

Joshua Redman goes East
It must be daunting to have Joshua Redman’s talent.
By JON GARELICK | May 01, 2007

Youthful campaign manager finds niche with Caprio

Driven
Xaykham “Xay” Khamsyvoravong spends much of his time in the modest campaign headquarters of state Senator Frank Caprio, the Democratic candidate for state general treasurer.
By MIRIAM ALTMAN | October 25, 2006

Will Harvard get presidential in ’08?

Crimson pride
As the pool of presidential candidates starts to take shape, some people are looking for leadership, ideas, or experience.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | July 26, 2006

Street Fight

Two Jersey politicians get downright nasty in doc.
Although the outrages of the 2000 presidential election caught the world by surprise, dirty local politics is an American pastime. Even so, the crude tactics unleashed in the 2002 Newark mayoral campaign as captured by documentarian Marshall Curry still shock.
By PETER KEOUGH | March 01, 2006

Republicans, large and small

Bush, Alito, Abramoff ... and Healey
Going into the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Judge Samuel Alito Jr., prevailing wisdom held that the acid test would be abortion rights.
By PHOENIX EDITORIAL | October 27, 2008