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Karl Rove suggests that Hillary Clinton suffered brain damage.                                                                         —News reports What’s long been true has gotten even truer: When Karl Rove speaks, he does so from the sewer.  

May 21, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

As the Tea Party Loses, Big Business Wins

As the Tea Party Loses, Big Business Wins As the Tea Party Loses, Big Business Wins

And the Democrats’ chances in 2014 shrink further.

May 21, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Tea Party vs Establishment: Who Won the GOP Beauty Pageant in Georgia?

Tea Party vs Establishment: Who Won the GOP Beauty Pageant in Georgia? Tea Party vs Establishment: Who Won the GOP Beauty Pageant in Georgia?

The establishment candidates beat the wingnuts by showing up at the same party, but in better suits.

May 21, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Mitch Won, and Kentucky Braces for a Money Bomb

Mitch Won, and Kentucky Braces for a Money Bomb Mitch Won, and Kentucky Braces for a Money Bomb

The Kentucky Senate race figures to be among the most expensive in the country, and that's likely to become an issue itself in the race. 

May 21, 2014 / George Zornick

The Purple Network Opinion Duel: Does the US Need a Higher Minimum Wage?

The Purple Network Opinion Duel: Does the US Need a Higher Minimum Wage? The Purple Network Opinion Duel: Does the US Need a Higher Minimum Wage?

The third in a series of debates between The Nation and National Review, moderated by Roll Call.

May 21, 2014 / The Nation

How Jerry Brown Got Californians to Raise Their Taxes and Save Their State

How Jerry Brown Got Californians to Raise Their Taxes and Save Their State How Jerry Brown Got Californians to Raise Their Taxes and Save Their State

He’s brought the state back from the brink—and is poised to easily win re-election.

May 21, 2014 / Feature / John Nichols

Silicon Valley Boosts a ‘Tech Groupie’ for Congress

Silicon Valley Boosts a ‘Tech Groupie’ for Congress Silicon Valley Boosts a ‘Tech Groupie’ for Congress

Major tech donors are investing in Ro Khanna. To get to Washington, he’ll have to push another Democrat out of the way.

May 21, 2014 / Feature / Ellen Cushing

Will a Latina Labor Lawyer Replace a Tea Party Congressman in California?

Will a Latina Labor Lawyer Replace a Tea Party Congressman in California? Will a Latina Labor Lawyer Replace a Tea Party Congressman in California?

First, the EMILY’s List-backed Eloise Reyes has to get through the primary.

May 21, 2014 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson

Floats Like A Vulture

Floats Like A Vulture Floats Like A Vulture

Instead of rescuing forgotten truths, neocons like Charles Krauthammer devise novel fallacies.

May 21, 2014 / Books & the Arts / George Scialabba

How the Media’s VA ‘Scandal’ Coverage Is Making the Same Old Mistakes

How the Media’s VA ‘Scandal’ Coverage Is Making the Same Old Mistakes How the Media’s VA ‘Scandal’ Coverage Is Making the Same Old Mistakes

Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on the media. 

May 20, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

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