The Senate’s Financial Avenger
Ted Kaufman WG’66
The Justice Who Was of Two Minds
Appointed to the Supreme Court for his crusading prosecution of the Teapot Dome Scandal in the 1920s, Owen Roberts went from New Deal obstructionist to enabler after Roosevelt threatened to “pack” the court. Was the alumnus and future Law School dean merely expedient, or a statesman who put country before consistency?
“You Betcha, Champ!”
Window, Nov|Dec 2008
Why Not Him?
Maverick ad-man, inspirational talk-show host—and possible future New York mayoral candidate? —Donny Deutsch on the ups and ... well, mostly just the ups ... of being Donny Deutsch.
Uncivil Servants
Dearth of decorum, but no duels at least.
What Would Orwell Say?
Language lessons. Words that Work.
A Cool Hand Leads Hotlanta
Atlanta’s civic savior Shirley Franklin G’69 Hon’07.
Next Stop: City Hall?
Philadelphia’s (likely) next mayor Michael Nutter W’79.
Harold Ford’s Next Move
The notorious “Call Me” ad may—or may not—have cost former U.S. Representative Harold Ford Jr. C’92 election as the first African-American senator from the South since Reconstruction. But despite his narrow loss in Tennessee last fall, he emerged from the race as “a rock star, basically.”
On the Menu: International Relations
Their dinner with the Iranian ambassador
Pages for Progressives
Ken Baer C’94’s “big idea”: Democracy
Red & Blue City
A new generation of Penn alumni is shaping New York's political landscape.
Man in a Hurry
Former New Orleans mayor and current president and CEO of the National Urban League Marc Morial C’80 is on a mission to reclaim the organization’s role as the economic voice of black and urban America and of all those who are “weak, disadvantaged, and dispossessed.”
Counting the Complaints, Not Just the Votes
With MyVote1, Fels Institute analyzes voter problems
This Land Was Made for Wackos Like You and Me
“This Land” creator Gregg Spiridellis
Speaking Out Against War
Faculty “teach-in” and students march against war on Iraq
Making History in Harrisburg
Hon. Ed Rendell C’65 Hon’00
Understanding Election 2000
Election 2000, disputed (surprise)
Dream Ticket
Dave Lieber C’79
An UnConventional Experience
Carol McCullough Fitzgerald CW’63
Political Lessons from a Pro
Edward G. Rendell C’65
Making Their Voices Heard
Heard An Annenberg School-sponsored program designed to use the Internet to help public high-school students learn about the Philadelphia mayoral primary surprised everyone—including the program’s creator.
Annenberg Survey: “Negative” Is Not a Four-Letter Word
Negative ads not all bad.
Who Catered the Last Sit-In?
"Hell, no! We won't [let hockey] go!"