Why the Tea Party Needs Mitt Romney Why the Tea Party Needs Mitt Romney
Take a ride on the Republican-In-Name-Only train in 2012.
Jan 9, 2012 / Thomas Frank
Republican Candidates Attack Labor Republican Candidates Attack Labor
Republican presidential candidates are demonizing unions while an ad from a pro-Gingrich group demonstrates how necessary they are.
Jan 9, 2012 / Ben Adler
It’s Scott Walker’s Party: How Anti-Union Zealotry Defines the GOP Race It’s Scott Walker’s Party: How Anti-Union Zealotry Defines the GOP Race
Republican presidential contenders love Wisconsin's anti-labor governor almost as much as they hate the NLRB and unions.
Jan 9, 2012 / John Nichols
Paul Bags a ‘Chickenhawk,’ Perry’s for Reinvading Iraq, Huntsman Speaks Chinese, Romney Wins Paul Bags a ‘Chickenhawk,’ Perry’s for Reinvading Iraq, Huntsman Speaks Chinese, Romney Wins
A bizarre and unfocused pre–New Hampshire primary debate cements Romney’s front-runner status. UPDATED with reports Monday morning polls and Newt's "Romney's a loo...
Jan 8, 2012 / John Nichols
Ron Paul vs. Rick Santorum for the GOP’s Soul Ron Paul vs. Rick Santorum for the GOP’s Soul
Santorum and Paul embody opposite visions of conservatism, and Paul is aggressively drawing the contrast.
Jan 7, 2012 / Ben Adler
John Nichols: Governor Scott Walker Has Bad Judgment John Nichols: Governor Scott Walker Has Bad Judgment
Nichols says Walker has "very bad judgment in the people he hires and trusts."
Jan 6, 2012 / Press Room
Suicide Debaters and ‘Chickenhawks’: GOP Prepares for NH Bloodletting Suicide Debaters and ‘Chickenhawks’: GOP Prepares for NH Bloodletting
Two debates this weekend in New Hampshire will see some ugliness. It begins with Newt Gingrich’s stalking of Mitt Romney. But it is likely to get even uglier when Gingrich cl...
Jan 6, 2012 / John Nichols
Iowa and the High Cost of Low Living Iowa and the High Cost of Low Living
Eric on winter concerts and Reed on why the Iowa caucuses are bad for journalism.
Jan 6, 2012 / Eric Alterman
Huntsman: The Better Foreign Policy Alternative to Paul Huntsman: The Better Foreign Policy Alternative to Paul
Many on the left have fallen for Ron Paul’s non-interventionism. But there’s a Republican with a more responsible approach: Jon Huntsman.
Jan 6, 2012 / Ben Adler
Melissa Harris-Perry: President Obama’s Bold Recess Appointment Melissa Harris-Perry: President Obama’s Bold Recess Appointment
President Obama gets bold in the election year.
Jan 6, 2012 / Press Room