What Ails the Senate
Christopher Hayes : Democratic Party
The filibuster has become a cancer growing inside the world's greatest deliberative body.

Christopher Hayes : Democratic Party
The filibuster has become a cancer growing inside the world's greatest deliberative body.
Thomas Geoghegan
It's time to abolish this undemocratic holdover from the days of slavery and segregation.

GRIT TV
Nation contributing writer Bob Moser discusses the new 60-vote Democratic majority featuring Minnesota's finally seated Al Franken.
Countdown
With the stimulus battle out of the way, The Nation's Chris Hayes argues Democrats now need to focus on seating Al Franken as the fifty-ninth vote in the Senate.

John Nichols
There is no one Republicans are more determined to keep out of the Senate than Al Franken. Republicans are poised to use the power of the filibuster to thwart him--and the Democratic agenda.
James S. Henry : Banks & Banking
For decades, the world's largest banks have been helping wealthy Americans steal billions in unpaid taxes. What are we going to do about it?
John Nichols : Progressives, Liberals, & The American Left
Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken has won wide support among voters--and conservatives are getting scared.
When Max Baucus, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is every lobbyist's best friend, is economic reform possible?
Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel is more forthright about what's wrong in Iraq than any Democratic candidate so far.
When senators leave office, voters should choose their replacements.
Jeffrey Chester : Internet & New Media
If Senator Ted Stevens defies mounting public opposition and succeeds in killing net neutrality, expect the free flow of online content to be replaced by lowbrow corporate infotainment.
John Tester's populist politics and country style make him the perfect
candidate to unseat Senator Conrad Burns. Next step is for the progressive
Montana farmer to win the June 6 primary.
Robert Casey Jr.'s endorsement of Samuel Alito could cost him the support of Pennsylvania Democrats and illustrates the perils of early intervention by DC Democrats in Senate races.
The House Ethics Committee has been defunct for a year: If now is not
the time for both parties to get serious on Congressional ethics, when
will it be?
If the Alito confirmation hearings were a test of Democratic strategy, the Alito vote to come is a test of moderate Republican integrity and mettle.
Samuel Alito and his handlers have crafted a disingenuous campaign that reeks of ethical compromise, bending Senate rules, bending the truth and compromising the confirmation process.
