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Understanding Massachusetts (Executive Branch, States, Politics)

The Bay State election results are a chapter in a story that predates Obama's presidency.

Jonathan Schell
Governor Meg Whitman? (Campaigns and Elections, States, Politics)

Katrina vanden Heuvel sits on a panel questioning GOP frontrunner, Meg Whitman, on her bid for California's gubernatorial seat.

MSNBC
Massachusetts Meltdown (States, Senate, Politics)

What the wake-up call is really telling us.

The Editors
American Idle (States, Corporations, Economy, Politics)

As GM shutters a plant, an Ohio city in decline struggles to imagine a future.

Christopher Phelps
Standing Up for Change (States, Politics)

A growing number of Californians are organizing to develop solutions.

Sasha Abramsky
West Coast Wasteland (States, Politics)

Savage budget cuts and political dysfunction are tearing California's social infrastructure apart.

Sasha Abramsky
Coakley's Loss: Pie in the President's Face (Barack Obama, Campaigns and Elections, States, Senate, Politics)

Martha Coakley's loss in Massachusetts put on display the monumental miscalculations by which Obama has governed.

William Greider
Faculty Protest Texas Football Coach's Raise (Sports, States, Higher Education, Politics, Society)

University of Texas football coach Mack Brown is getting a $2 million bonus while the rest of campus is tightening its belt.

Dave Zirin and Snehal Shingavi
California Scheming (States, Higher Education, Politics, Society)

In the latest push to privatize public education, regents at the University of California have raised tuition by 32 percent.

Ben Ehrenreich
Stalling Justice (Death Penalty, States, Jails and Prisons, Politics, Society)

Would Illinois rather keep an innocent man behind bars than admit a mistake?

The Editors

Blogs

Tens of Thousands Rally in Wisconsin to Declare: 'This Fight is NOT Over!'
John Nichols

Governor Scott Walker still has not implemented his agenda and thousands of Wisconsinites filled the streets of Madison and other cities Saturday to say they are going to keep fighting -- not just to block Walker's assaults on labor and local democracy but to block his budget.

May 16, 2011
Learning the Fitzwalkerstan Way: Wisconsin's Walker Pushes Privatization of Education
John Nichols

The governor who has led te fight to bust unions and cut public services now steps up as the pointman for privatization of education -- and his own political ambitions.

May 9, 2011
Wisconsin Voters Reject GOP Governor's Anti-Labor Agenda, Giving Key Election Win to Democrats
John Nichols

In a key electoral test of Governor Scott Walker's agenda, a legislative seat previously held by a top Walker aide is filled with a Democrat. The win provides momentum for Democratic efforts to recall Republican state senators.

May 4, 2011
Didn't We Fight a Revolution to Rid Ourselves of This Royal Family—and Its American Imitators?
John Nichols

The whole point of the American experiment was to rid ourselves of royalism. So how did we end up with so many monarchical governors?

April 29, 2011
A Reasonable Request in Unreasonable Times: Recount the Ballots in Wisconsin's Close and Contested Court Race
John Nichols

Narrowly behind and concerned about election irregularities, Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg seeks a full recount of the votes in the nation's highest stakes judicial contest. "They've called it a drama and a circus, but actually it's called American Democracy," says Kloppenburg.

April 21, 2011
Winter Soldiers Outshine Sunshine Patriots as Palin's Madison Rally Is Overwhelmed by Protest Crowd
John Nichols

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin jetted into Wisconsin to cheer up backers of Governor Scott Walker. But her tepid crowd of Tea Partisans was overwhelmed by masses of cowbell-ringing Wisconsinites who urged their anti-union governor to “Pull a Palin (and) Quit!”

April 17, 2011
Greetings From Fitzwalkerstan: Governor Tells Congress Busting Unions is 'Progressive'
John Nichols

Governor Scott Walker appeared before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and claimed that his assault on public employees and public-school teachers, public services and public education was a “progressive” policy. Wisconsinites don’t accept that definition, and never have.

April 14, 2011
Wisconsin's Walker in Washington to Discuss How Republicans Can Best Serve Koch Brothers Agenda
John Nichols

The Walker Way: Collect campaign contributions from the Koch Brothers and other billionaires. Get elected. Carry out Koch Brothers agenda.
 

April 14, 2011
Scandal in Fitzwalkerstan: Top Donor Pleads Guilty in Money-Laundering Scheme to Aid Governor Walker
John Nichols

One of Governor Scott Walker's oldest political allies and top donors, a rail executive whose firm recently got big bucks from the state, is indicted for making illegal campaign contributions to Walker.

April 12, 2011
Cuomo Must Lead Charge for Public Financing in New York State
Katrina vanden Heuvel

If the Governor makes good on his campaign promise, New York would be the biggest state yet to challenge last year's Citizens United decision.

April 6, 2011
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