The Politic Blog

A bipartisan group of eight senators has endorsed a plan for comprehensive immigration reform. But can it pass in our current political environment?

Given the seemingly insurmountable politics preventing Guantanamo’s closing, what can President Obama do to mitigate the damage in the meantime?

Women in the armed forces can now serve in combat positions–are we actually close to creating a gender-equal military environment?

The “War on Women” may continue to rage across Washington, DC, but at least on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan, women have finally won the right to serve along their fellow soldiers.

Can two national heavyweights from the same state find a way to get along in the nation’s clubby upper chamber?

Affirmative action, an awkward topic among even the most politically active college students, is hardly ever discussed at Yale. But last night’s YPU debate pushed the issue front and center.

Eight days ago, President Obama delivered a powerful inaugural speech, one that left many liberals optimistic that his new term would be more progressive than his last. Five days ago, Timothy Geithner ended his tenure as the Treasury Secretary. While…