Campaigns and Elections

The ‘Next Citizens United’ May Fuel a Popular Uprising

The ‘Next Citizens United’ May Fuel a Popular Uprising The ‘Next Citizens United’ May Fuel a Popular Uprising

The stage is set for New York to ignite a nationwide movement rolling back some of the catastrophic consequences of Citizens United and (likely) McCutcheon

Mar 11, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Washing Koch As White As Snow

Washing Koch As White As Snow Washing Koch As White As Snow

Will the Koch brothers sweet-talk the media with their philanthropy?

Mar 10, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Senators to Pull All-Nighter to Push for Climate Action

Senators to Pull All-Nighter to Push for Climate Action Senators to Pull All-Nighter to Push for Climate Action

 From Monday evening until Tuesday morning, more than two dozen lawmakers will speak on the Senate floor about the urgency of climate change.

Mar 10, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Rand Paul, CPAC’s Rock Star, Wins Big

Rand Paul, CPAC’s Rock Star, Wins Big Rand Paul, CPAC’s Rock Star, Wins Big

A far-right, tax-hating, regulation-strangling libertarian wins over the faithful.

Mar 9, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

The Koch Brothers Spent Twice as Much on the 2012 Election as the Top Ten Unions Combined

The Koch Brothers Spent Twice as Much on the 2012 Election as the Top Ten Unions Combined The Koch Brothers Spent Twice as Much on the 2012 Election as the Top Ten Unions Combined

When Super PAC contributions and dark money are taken into account, David and Charles Koch spent over $412 million during the last election cycle. 

Mar 7, 2014 / Lee Fang

Confounding Expectations, CPAC Gives Christie a Standing ‘O’

Confounding Expectations, CPAC Gives Christie a Standing ‘O’ Confounding Expectations, CPAC Gives Christie a Standing ‘O’

Some Tea Party supporters grumble, but Christie has a strong reservoir of support at Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington, DC.

Mar 7, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Bernie Sanders: ‘I Am Prepared to Run for President of the United States’ [Updated on March 19]

Bernie Sanders: ‘I Am Prepared to Run for President of the United States’ [Updated on March 19] Bernie Sanders: ‘I Am Prepared to Run for President of the United States’ [Updated on March 19]

Vermont independent wants to talk to progressives about a 2016 run, about whether to do so as a Democrat. “If I run,” he says, “my job…is to build the kind of coalition that can wi...

Mar 6, 2014 / John Nichols

David Jolly’s Clients Won Earmarks From His Old Bosses, Bill Young

David Jolly’s Clients Won Earmarks From His Old Bosses, Bill Young David Jolly’s Clients Won Earmarks From His Old Bosses, Bill Young

Some of Jolly's clients won millions of dollars worth of contracts from Young after Jolly left a staff position with the representative to take up lobbying. 

Mar 5, 2014 / Lee Fang

Bridgegate’s New Hampshire Connection

Bridgegate’s New Hampshire Connection Bridgegate’s New Hampshire Connection

For Christie 2016, New Hampshire is key primary territory. But Bridgegate dogs him there, too.

Mar 5, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

What Nihilism? A Response to Michelle Goldberg

What Nihilism? A Response to Michelle Goldberg What Nihilism? A Response to Michelle Goldberg

The focus of left politics must be to change the terms of a debate that leaves us with impoverished choices. It's only in the context of a shriveled political imagination that that...

Mar 3, 2014 / Adolph Reed Jr.

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