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Saxby Chambliss

It’s the height of hypocrisy: They call for repeal of the law but plead for its dollars on behalf of constituents.

The neoconservative leading the fight over the legacy of Vatican II in the American Church.

Chris Christie

The governor needs to peddle a moderate image to win re-election in New Jersey, but on everything from reproductive rights to the environment to austerity, he’s very conservative.

survivalism

Prophecies of government tyranny, financial meltdown and violent anarchy featured on Doomsday Preppers are being absorbed into contemporary conservatism.

Dollar bill

Media-savvy conservative think tanks take aim and fire at progressive power bases in the states. 

Dollar bills

Pete Peterson’s $60 million push to sell corporate America’s ruthless austerity agenda.

Simpson and Bowles

Candidates who ran on slashing Medicare and Social Security lost big in November. But that doesn’t stop Pete Peterson from pushing the fantasy that voters’ biggest concern is the deficit.

The “Fix the Debt” campaign is pure astroturf: corporate cash machinery masquerading as a grassroots uprising.

Dire warnings about the deficit don’t add up mathematically. But then, Fix the Debt is not really about the economy, it’s about gutting Medicare, Social Security and other social programs.

Voters at a polling station

A five-decade bipartisan consensus on this key piece of civil rights legislation has collapsed—right when we need its protections more than ever before.

Blogs

 Billionaire-backed groups are giving away free gas, gift cards and iPads to spread their anti-Obama message. 

October 2, 2012

Mitt Romney is betting that he already has the most ardent conservatives in his pocket.

October 2, 2012

Conservative media outlets are using Romney advisers and other campaign players as contributors without identifying their conflict of interest. 

September 30, 2012

The parallel universe of right-wing conspiracy e-mail smears. 

September 25, 2012

This campaign season has been extremely instructional—about what the Republican Party really thinks.

September 25, 2012

Paul Ryan is still peddling the fantasy that he only wants to “reform” Medicare and Medicaid. But one of his closest allies is bragging about finishing off entitlement programs.

September 24, 2012

Yes, Rush Limbaugh has uncovered feminism's true agenda: a small dick on every man.

September 24, 2012

Reporters are pretending that his tax returns show he gave generously to charity. That’s only if you ignore where the money actually went.

September 23, 2012

Americans for Prosperity has 200 political staffers, dozens of GOTV offices and a sophisticated voter targeting technology. Will it be enough? 

September 22, 2012

Presidential picks for the Supreme Court bench will be crucial, as many justices move further to the extreme right. 

September 20, 2012