Politics

Health Care Reform Talk With Doctor Hand

Health Care Reform Talk With Doctor Hand Health Care Reform Talk With Doctor Hand

The market knows best, and the market says American healthcare should be profit-driven!

Nov 6, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

Thinking Like a Conservative (Part Five): Epistemology and Empathy

Thinking Like a Conservative (Part Five): Epistemology and Empathy Thinking Like a Conservative (Part Five): Epistemology and Empathy

Have you ever noticed how many conservatives cannot believe a sane, sincere, intelligent person could disagree with them? That's a central component of the right-wing mind.

Nov 6, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

The Right Thinks Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice Cuccinelli Wasn’t Conservative Enough

The Right Thinks Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice Cuccinelli Wasn’t Conservative Enough The Right Thinks Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice Cuccinelli Wasn’t Conservative Enough

The GOP’s loss in Virginia is causing the Tea Party to double down on the conservative crazy.

Nov 6, 2013 / Michelle Goldberg

Don’t Get Too Excited About Christie’s Politics of Style, Not Substance

Don’t Get Too Excited About Christie’s Politics of Style, Not Substance Don’t Get Too Excited About Christie’s Politics of Style, Not Substance

The governor thinks his victory will take him far down the presidential trail. Don’t bet on it.

Nov 6, 2013 / John Nichols

Bill de Blasio Is Elected Mayor of New York City

Bill de Blasio Is Elected Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio Is Elected Mayor of New York City

De Blasio won with NYC voters "regardless of race, gender, age, education, religion or income." 

Nov 6, 2013 / Leslie Savan

The Grand Old Tea Party

The Grand Old Tea Party The Grand Old Tea Party

Why today's wacko birds are just like yesterday's wingnuts.

Nov 6, 2013 / Feature / Rick Perlstein

The Seafarer The Seafarer

Stories of shipwreck and drift are Hollywood’s new allegories of national ruin.

Nov 6, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover

Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis?

Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis? Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis?

Dim prospects for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in the House illustrate how far right of the American mainstream the GOP has drifted. 

Nov 5, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Strange Silence on Success in Removing Syria’s Chemical Weapons

Strange Silence on Success in Removing Syria’s Chemical Weapons Strange Silence on Success in Removing Syria’s Chemical Weapons

In Syria, there have been no “Mission Accomplished” banners unfurled, no victory laps of any kind, underscoring the fragile and incomplete nature of OPCW's chemical...

Nov 5, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

An Election About GOP Extremism, Unions, Wages and Dollarocracy

An Election About GOP Extremism, Unions, Wages and Dollarocracy An Election About GOP Extremism, Unions, Wages and Dollarocracy

Watch for the signs of changing political tides this Election Day.

Nov 5, 2013 / John Nichols

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