Curbing Big Money Curbing Big Money
Momentum is growing to reform campaign finance and rebalance our election system.
Apr 7, 2011 / Nick Nyhart and David Donnelly
Why Judicial Elections Are a Bad Thing Why Judicial Elections Are a Bad Thing
While progressives should celebrate JoAnne Kloppenburg’s win to replace a conservative justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, we should also recognize the dangers of elected...
Apr 7, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie
Cuomo Must Lead Charge for Public Financing in New York State Cuomo Must Lead Charge for Public Financing in New York State
If the Governor makes good on his campaign promise, New York would be the biggest state yet to challenge last year's Citizens United decision.
Apr 6, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Washington’s ‘Beat Sweetener’ Media Culture Washington’s ‘Beat Sweetener’ Media Culture
The recent coverage of new Obama campaign manager Jim Messina illustrates how top Washington sources curry favor with the powerful sources they cover.
Apr 5, 2011 / Ari Berman
Can Obama ’12 Recapture the Magic from ’08? Can Obama ’12 Recapture the Magic from ’08?
It’s not clear yet how the grassroots organizers featured in Obama's re-election kickoff video will figure into the overall strategy of his campaign.
Apr 4, 2011 / Ari Berman
Ari Berman: Jim Messina Is Alienating Obama’s Base Ari Berman: Jim Messina Is Alienating Obama’s Base
If Obama's campaign manager has a bad history with the very constituents that elected the president, how will that shape 2012?
Apr 1, 2011 / MSNBC
The Best Things in Life… The Best Things in Life…
Reed Richardson on the GOP's campaign finance dodge and Eric takes the mail.
Mar 31, 2011 / Eric Alterman
Video: As Michele Bachmann Toys With Presidential Bid, Remember Her Call for McCarthyism Video: As Michele Bachmann Toys With Presidential Bid, Remember Her Call for McCarthyism
In 2008 on Hardball, Bachmann called on the media to seek out members of Congress who are “anti-American.” And Katrina vanden Heuvel talked back.
Mar 25, 2011 / The Nation
The Story of ‘Citizens United’ vs. the FEC The Story of ‘Citizens United’ vs. the FEC
A guide to mitigating the damage done.
Mar 2, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Crushing Workers in Wisconsin Has National Effects Crushing Workers in Wisconsin Has National Effects
So that's what they mean by from welfare to work. First you go force the poorest Americans into the workforce, then you go after their bargaining power. Wisconsin has long been the...
Feb 24, 2011 / Laura Flanders