Jim Crow II Jim Crow II
A history of the fight for voting rights and the movement to restrict them once again.
Oct 22, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Ari Berman
Dick Cheney’s Transcendent Cynicism Dick Cheney’s Transcendent Cynicism
The ultimate establishment Republican embraces the Tea Party in order to advance his daughter's ambition for a Senate seat.
Oct 22, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Tea Party Logic Tea Party Logic
Now, that's what we call circular.
Oct 22, 2013 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
Beware of Paul Ryan’s Lose-a-Battle, Win-a-War Strategy Beware of Paul Ryan’s Lose-a-Battle, Win-a-War Strategy
The House Budget Committee chair plots to use a powerful conference committee to assault Medicare, Social Security and more.
Oct 18, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
The Senate’s Obamacare Tweak Is Unlikely to Damage the Law The Senate’s Obamacare Tweak Is Unlikely to Damage the Law
The Senate’s deal to reopen the government and extend the debt limit reportedly contains a small change to the health law—but it’s not a win for the GOP.
Oct 16, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Shutdown Politics: Support for Democratic Takeover of House Spikes Shutdown Politics: Support for Democratic Takeover of House Spikes
The movement is so dramatic that, even with gerrymandering in their favor, Republicans are beginning to look vulnerable.
Oct 11, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Thinking Like a Conservative (Part Four): Goalpost-Moving Thinking Like a Conservative (Part Four): Goalpost-Moving
The apocalyptic pass conservatives have brought us to reveals the foolishness of judging them on things they were willing to settle for in the past.
Oct 10, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein
The GOP’s Southern Strategy The GOP’s Southern Strategy
As the Republican Party becomes whiter and more Southern, obstructionist tactics are inevitable.
Oct 9, 2013 / Editorial / Ari Berman
Mitch McConnell’s Moneyocracy Mitch McConnell’s Moneyocracy
McConnell will ask the Supreme Court to scrap campaign contribution limits today in the McCutcheon v. FEC case—if they agree, it will be a massive setback to campaign finance refor...
Oct 8, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Meet the Evangelical Cabal Orchestrating the Shutdown Meet the Evangelical Cabal Orchestrating the Shutdown
The Conservative Action Project, the organization orchestrating the shutdown strategy, is run by a cabal of evangelical and radical-right leaders.