Republican Governors Continue to Push for Medicaid Cuts Republican Governors Continue to Push for Medicaid Cuts
Without federal assistance, Medicaid is too expensive for most states, and as a result, some Republican governors are pushing the Obama administration to let them make cuts to the ...
Jun 17, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
Tim Pawlenty Wants to Super Size the Bush Tax Cuts Tim Pawlenty Wants to Super Size the Bush Tax Cuts
Compared to Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's plan for tax reform, the Bush tax cuts are a quaint example of fiscal restraint.
Jun 16, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
Washington: ‘Let’s Cut Spending!’ The Public: ‘Let’s Raise Taxes!’ Washington: ‘Let’s Cut Spending!’ The Public: ‘Let’s Raise Taxes!’
Despite the obsession with spending cuts in Washington, DC, large majorities of Americans support tax increases to reduce the deficit.
Jun 10, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
Can LBJ-Style Toughness Save Barack Obama? Can LBJ-Style Toughness Save Barack Obama?
If the institutional norms of 2009 matched those of 1967, Barack Obama would be hailed as one of this country’s great liberal presidents.
Jun 6, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
Conservatives Try (and Fail) to Paint Unions as Bad for Black People Conservatives Try (and Fail) to Paint Unions as Bad for Black People
Conservatives have attacked unions as bad for African Americans, but the truth is that civil rights and the labor movement have gone hand-in-hand for decades.
May 13, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
The ‘JOBS’ Act is a Surefire Way to Destroy Actual Jobs The ‘JOBS’ Act is a Surefire Way to Destroy Actual Jobs
House Republicans have opened another front in their war against the unemployed.
May 11, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
Big Banks Shell Out to Members of Congress Who Could Kill CFPB Big Banks Shell Out to Members of Congress Who Could Kill CFPB
The big banks are donating a lot of money to members of the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. Why? Because those Congresspeople could close dow...
May 6, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
Interest Groups Are Serious Business Interest Groups Are Serious Business
Progressives need to take interest group-based politics seriously if they want to counter status quo bias.
Apr 29, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
Gary Johnson and the Hard Truths About Presidential Candidates Gary Johnson and the Hard Truths About Presidential Candidates
The actual views of a presidential candidate don’t matter as much as you think.
Apr 27, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
Democrats Prepare to Embrace Anonymous Campaign Contributions Democrats Prepare to Embrace Anonymous Campaign Contributions
After running against it in 2010, Democrats plan to make use of Citizens United in 2012.
Apr 13, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie