How Sheldon Adelson Made Newt Gingrich How Sheldon Adelson Made Newt Gingrich
If Newt Gingrich does make it into the White House, he will have a “direct and personal debt” to billionaire Sheldon Adelson.
Jan 30, 2012 / Blog / Chris Hayes
How Newt Gingrich Crippled Congress How Newt Gingrich Crippled Congress
No single person bears more responsibility for how much Americans hate Congress than Newt Gingrich. Here’s what he did to it.
Jan 30, 2012 / Alex Seitz-Wald
Can Gingrich’s Visceral Appeal Outweigh His History? Can Gingrich’s Visceral Appeal Outweigh His History?
Newt Gingrich appeals to South Carolina Republicans like no other candidate. But can he overcome his personal history and his incompetent ground game?
Newt Gingrich’s Tea Party Problem Newt Gingrich’s Tea Party Problem
His rhetoric appeals to the Tea Party, but his past record doesn’t.
The Nastiness of Newt The Nastiness of Newt
Gingrich, the champion of child labor, has risen to the top of a GOP field so extreme it would scare Goldwater and Reagan.
Nov 30, 2011 / Editorial / The Editors
Why Conservatives Like Newt Gingrich Why Conservatives Like Newt Gingrich
It’s more than just their distaste for Mitt Romney. Gingrich appeals to conservatives with his extreme denunciations of liberals.
Newt’s Cruelest Campaign: Replace School Janitors With Child Labor Newt’s Cruelest Campaign: Replace School Janitors With Child Labor
The former House Speaker wants to fire school janitors who make $28,000 a year.
Nov 23, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
The Eleven Craziest Things Newt Gingrich Has Ever Said The Eleven Craziest Things Newt Gingrich Has Ever Said
Newt Gingrich, who announced a presidential run today, has said a lot of crazy things during his career. Here are eleven of the nuttiest.
May 11, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick
Gingrich: The Most Serious Joke in the GOP Presidential Race Gingrich: The Most Serious Joke in the GOP Presidential Race
What does it say about the GOP field when Newt Gingrich is supposed to be the "serious" candidate?
May 10, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber