BY SASHA ISSENBERG
Profiles
Our Far-Flung Correspondent
New York: Born This Way
The new weird science of hardwired political identity. (April 8, 2012)
Boston: The $700,000 Pyramid
Alan Solomont has never been shy about asking fellow fat cats to write big checks for Democratic candidates. This time around, the elite fundraiser is going after students and their beer money. (June 2007)
Monocle: Obama’s Army
Chicago is now home to Barack Obama’s new political fighters. As the midterms approach, we head to the city to see how his legacy is shaping politics today. (October 2018)
Monocle: America’s Alt-Capital
Despite being blindsided by Donald Trump’s presidency, Democratic California has rallied in defiance. Its next challenge? The business of governing. (May 2017)
The Boston Globe: The Missing Stories of Bobby Jindal
A Louisiana governor stirs Republican imaginations. (June 9, 2008)
The Boston Globe: Maine Blazes a Trail in Funding
A system created to banish big money from politics forces candidates to fixate on small money. (March 29, 2010)