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GE Gave $1 Million to Fix the Debt

GE Gave $1 Million to Fix the Debt GE Gave $1 Million to Fix the Debt

General Electric gave $1 million to the pro-austerity group Fix the Debt last year.

Aug 21, 2013 / Blog / Lee Fang

Charged With the Crime of Filming a Slaughterhouse

Charged With the Crime of Filming a Slaughterhouse Charged With the Crime of Filming a Slaughterhouse

So-called "Ag-Gag" laws reveal the lengths to which the agriculture industry will go to keep their business practices secret.

Jul 31, 2013 / Leighton Akio Woodhouse

Eliot Spitzer: Great Policy, Arrogant Politics

Eliot Spitzer: Great Policy, Arrogant Politics Eliot Spitzer: Great Policy, Arrogant Politics

He knows how to use public posts to check and balance the money power. But Spitzer’s dismissal of public financing of campaigns makes for an unsettling comeback.

Jul 8, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

America’s Most Dynamic (Yet Under-Covered) Movement: Overturning ‘Citizens United’ America’s Most Dynamic (Yet Under-Covered) Movement: Overturning ‘Citizens United’

Sixteen states have called for a constitutional amendment, as have 500 communities. And a lot of the reformers are Republicans.

Jul 5, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

Massachusetts Senate Contest Offers a Stark Choice About Austerity

Massachusetts Senate Contest Offers a Stark Choice About Austerity Massachusetts Senate Contest Offers a Stark Choice About Austerity

The Democrat is an old-school defender of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The Republican is for raising the retirement age and ‘chained CPI.’

Jun 25, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

Transactions of Congress

Transactions of Congress Transactions of Congress

Eric on the underappreciated Woody Shaw, and Reed on the legacy of Dodd-Frank.

Jun 14, 2013 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

The Third Koch ‘Brother’ Hits North Carolina

The Third Koch ‘Brother’ Hits North Carolina The Third Koch ‘Brother’ Hits North Carolina

Art Pope and his cash are responsible for the state’s recent rise in repressive politics.

Jun 11, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

It Wasn’t Michele Bachmann’s Ideas, It Was Her Money Power

It Wasn’t Michele Bachmann’s Ideas, It Was Her Money Power It Wasn’t Michele Bachmann’s Ideas, It Was Her Money Power

The exiting conservative congresswoman won Minnesota elections because of big money she got from Texas, California and Florida. That’s the real challenge facing the GOP and A...

May 29, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

‘Primal Scream’ for Reform: LA’s 77 Percent Vote to Overturn ‘Citizens United’

‘Primal Scream’ for Reform: LA’s 77 Percent Vote to Overturn ‘Citizens United’ ‘Primal Scream’ for Reform: LA’s 77 Percent Vote to Overturn ‘Citizens United’

The US’s second-largest city joins the national call for a constitutional amendment.

May 23, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

The Peculiar Politics of Karl Rove’s ‘Outrage’ Over the IRS Flap

The Peculiar Politics of Karl Rove’s ‘Outrage’ Over the IRS Flap The Peculiar Politics of Karl Rove’s ‘Outrage’ Over the IRS Flap

Karl Rove was at war with grassroots conservatives a few months ago. Now he’s defending them. Why?

May 17, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

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