Let’s End the Secret Money Arms Race Let’s End the Secret Money Arms Race
It's time to harness the overwhelming bipartisan support for curbing the influence of money in our elections.
May 16, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Wisconsin’s Suddenly Open Senate Seat: Will Russ Feingold Run? Will Paul Ryan? Wisconsin’s Suddenly Open Senate Seat: Will Russ Feingold Run? Will Paul Ryan?
Exit by senior senator opens the way for a Feingold comeback. But will he run? And what about Medicare-mangler Paul Ryan?
May 14, 2011 / John Nichols
Where are Newt Gingrich’s Presidential Credentials? Where are Newt Gingrich’s Presidential Credentials?
Every president elected in the 20th Century has won statewide office, held a cabinet position, or served in the military. Newt Gingrich has not.
May 12, 2011 / MSNBC
Five Reasons Why Republicans Are Never Ever Going to Nominate Newt Gingrich Five Reasons Why Republicans Are Never Ever Going to Nominate Newt Gingrich
He's an out-of-work career politician, who backed Nelson Rockefeller over Ronald Reagan. Not exactly a perfect pick for conservative purists or Iowa evangelicals.
May 12, 2011 / John Nichols
Chris Christie: GOP White Knight or White Elephant? Chris Christie: GOP White Knight or White Elephant?
Iowa conservatives are begging the NJ governor to run for president, but they seem unaware of his falling poll numbers—and his Xanadu problem.
May 11, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Gingrich: The Most Serious Joke in the GOP Presidential Race Gingrich: The Most Serious Joke in the GOP Presidential Race
What does it say about the GOP field when Newt Gingrich is supposed to be the "serious" candidate?
May 10, 2011 / Ari Melber
Could Paul Ryan’s Fiscal Folly Cost the GOP a “Safe” House Seat? The Polls Say… “Yes” Could Paul Ryan’s Fiscal Folly Cost the GOP a “Safe” House Seat? The Polls Say… “Yes”
The special election for a historically Republican New York State congressional seat was supposed to be a easy win for the GOP nominee. But Paul Ryan's assault on Medicare has made...
May 10, 2011 / John Nichols
In Wisconsin, Judges Are Elected—But Candidates Are Now Publicly Financed In Wisconsin, Judges Are Elected—But Candidates Are Now Publicly Financed
Special interest groups poured millions of undisclosed dollars into Wisconsin's 2011 Supreme Court election. But the state's new public financing system allowed the candidates to g...
May 6, 2011 / Mark Ladov and Maria da Silva
Big Banks Shell Out to Members of Congress Who Could Kill CFPB Big Banks Shell Out to Members of Congress Who Could Kill CFPB
The big banks are donating a lot of money to members of the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. Why? Because those Congresspeople could close dow...
May 6, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie
Want to Hear Calls to ‘Bring the Troops Home’? Listen to GOP Presidential Debate Want to Hear Calls to ‘Bring the Troops Home’? Listen to GOP Presidential Debate
The first Republican presidential debate featured clear calls from two candidates to respond to the death of Osama bin Laden by exiting Afghanistan.
May 6, 2011 / John Nichols