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Dozens of proposed laws might reduce the power of money and mischief in the political process. But will they help to restore confidence in government?

Jamelle Bouie on Ben Nelson’s terrible tenure, Josh Eidelson on the NLRB’s new election rules, plus: battling ALEC in Virginia

The president's re-election campaign manager has alienated grassroots constituencies.

Republicans block equal pay legislation—for this Congress, and for many to come.

Nation columnist Melissa Harris-Lacewell appears on GritTV discussing the GOP's electoral strategy and to answer what happens when no one's in charge

The healthcare reform debate exposed the weakness of the prochoice movement. What now?

It's our turn now--and here's our list.

The Blue Dogs have gotten into his head.

Seven ways to frame the 2010 fight for Congress and the statehouses.

Uninsured Americans have arguably the highest stake in the outcome of the healthcare debate--so why are they absent from the national conversation over its fate?