Politics

‘The Americans’: Soviet Spies on Cable TV

‘The Americans’: Soviet Spies on Cable TV ‘The Americans’: Soviet Spies on Cable TV

“Implausible” is too generous a word for this show.

Jan 31, 2013 / Jon Wiener

E-Mails Show Jeb Bush Foundation Lobbied For Businesses, Including One Tied To Bush

E-Mails Show Jeb Bush Foundation Lobbied For Businesses, Including One Tied To Bush E-Mails Show Jeb Bush Foundation Lobbied For Businesses, Including One Tied To Bush

Newly released e-mails show the former governor's foundation quietly promoted his corporate partners, including a company he's invested in. 

Jan 31, 2013 / Lee Fang

Noted Noted

Judith Long on Jane Sharples, Allison Kilkenny on the fight for Philly’s schools

Jan 30, 2013 / Various Contributors

Climate Activists Put the Heat on Obama

Climate Activists Put the Heat on Obama Climate Activists Put the Heat on Obama

Awaiting a Keystone decision, environmentalists make a historic vow to engage in mass civil disobedience. 

Jan 30, 2013 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

The Election Reform Moment? The Election Reform Moment?

The good news is that things have gotten so bad, almost everyone agrees we need to make big changes.

Jan 30, 2013 / Feature / John Nichols

Libertarian Mugged by Reality

Libertarian Mugged by Reality Libertarian Mugged by Reality

Perhaps it’s time to revise the old saw that the ivory tower breeds liberals, and the “real world” makes them conservative.

Jan 30, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

The Pathway to Immigration Reform Remains Uncertain

The Pathway to Immigration Reform Remains Uncertain The Pathway to Immigration Reform Remains Uncertain

Does the national debate over immigration reform augur a more just sytem? Ask immigrants themselves. 

Jan 30, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Appointing Senators, Be They Republicans or Democrats, Is Wrong

Appointing Senators, Be They Republicans or Democrats, Is Wrong Appointing Senators, Be They Republicans or Democrats, Is Wrong

Massachusetts Governor Patrick skips over Barney Frank and picks a personal “ally” to join two other appointed-rather-than-elected senators. 

Jan 30, 2013 / John Nichols

Virginia Republicans’ Bizarre Notion of ‘Fair’ Voting

Virginia Republicans’ Bizarre Notion of ‘Fair’ Voting Virginia Republicans’ Bizarre Notion of ‘Fair’ Voting

If the state GOP's effort to reconfigure electoral college tallying would have been law last year, hundreds of thousands of black voters would have waited hours in line for not...

Jan 30, 2013 / Brentin Mock

Environmentalists Are Rankled by Some Details of the Sandy Bill

Environmentalists Are Rankled by Some Details of the Sandy Bill Environmentalists Are Rankled by Some Details of the Sandy Bill

Republicans stripped away important coastal restoration money and screwed a small nature preserve in Connecticut for no reason. 

Jan 30, 2013 / George Zornick

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