Politics

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

Reining in the Surveillance State

Reining in the Surveillance State Reining in the Surveillance State

A host of troubling policies, including the prosecution of record numbers of journalists and whistleblowers, are proliferating unchecked.

May 20, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Will GOP Leaders Block Another Immigration Measure?

Will GOP Leaders Block Another Immigration Measure? Will GOP Leaders Block Another Immigration Measure?

The Republican leadership is poised once again to back away from immigration reform, rather than take on the far right.

May 20, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Thanks to the Roberts Court, Corporations Have More Constitutional Rights Than Actual People

Thanks to the Roberts Court, Corporations Have More Constitutional Rights Than Actual People Thanks to the Roberts Court, Corporations Have More Constitutional Rights Than Actual People

In case after case, the Court is expanding the power of corporations and the very wealthy while making it harder for ordinary citizens to fight back.

May 20, 2014 / William Greider

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