Why have American women become so active in the right wing Tea Party movement? Could it be that they are drawn to the new conservative Christian feminism publicized by Sarah Palin? Without its grassroots female supporters, the Tea Party would have far less appeal to voters who are frightened by ec
Why does America take Palin seriously? The answer lies in gender politics, and in the history of right-wing populism. That populism is at its strongest at a time of social anxiety.
Ever since Barack Obama won the presidency, American women - battered by the George W Bush administration's assaults on their rights - have sensed the possibility of change
The mid-term political earthquake in the United States was a vote against a macho politics of fear, says Ruth Rosen.
The world will long wonder what took the American people
This is an "only in America" story that takes place in the small, conservative state of South Dakota. A few months ago, the national media were obsessed with
