The Post-Midterms Game Plan for Progressives The Post-Midterms Game Plan for Progressives
It’s time for us to go big, challenge the limits of the debate and organize from the outside in.
Nov 10, 2010 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
After Midterms, Top Reporters Stress GOP, Not Tea Party After Midterms, Top Reporters Stress GOP, Not Tea Party
New data reveals how top political reporters are framing the midterm results in recent questions and press conferences.
Nov 9, 2010 / The Notion / Ari Melber
The Fall (and Rise?) of Christine O’Donnell The Fall (and Rise?) of Christine O’Donnell
The Tea Party candidate was never a contender, but her supporters—who rallied around her slogan of “I’m You”—aren’t going away.
Nov 5, 2010 / JoAnn Wypijewski
The Breakdown: Will the Tea Party Stall the Economy? The Breakdown: Will the Tea Party Stall the Economy?
The Center for Economic and Policy Research's Dean Baker joins Christopher Hayes to answer the question: if Tea Party freshmen vote to not raise our debt ceiling as they vowed to d...
Nov 5, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes
Stand and Fight Stand and Fight
Conventional wisdom says Republicans made gains in the midterms because Obama tried to do too much and was too liberal. Wrong.
Nov 4, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors
Tea Party Takeaways Tea Party Takeaways
On a night when Republicans pulled off the largest shift in party power since 1938, they also seemed, paradoxically, to be an endangered species.
Nov 4, 2010 / Editorial / Richard Kim
Mama Grizzlies Die Hard Mama Grizzlies Die Hard
As Democrats survey the wreckage left by the 2010 midterms, one sight is at least slightly cheering: Sarah Palin's Mama Grizzlies licking their wounds.
Nov 3, 2010 / Editorial / Betsy Reed
What Do GOP Gains Mean for Healthcare? Abortion Rights? What Do GOP Gains Mean for Healthcare? Abortion Rights?
The most significant threats may come from the state level: Republicans picked up several governorships, and the Affordable Care Act requires the cooperation of states to set up...
Nov 3, 2010 / Lindsay Beyerstein
Slide Show: Big Wins and Big Losses in Midterms 2010 Slide Show: Big Wins and Big Losses in Midterms 2010
Democrats suffered big losses last night, ceding more seats than either party had lost in midterm elections since Franklin Roosevelt. Republicans now have control of the Hous…
Nov 3, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Election Roundtable: Breaking Down the Results on Democracy Now! Election Roundtable: Breaking Down the Results on Democracy Now!
Did the Tea Party set the agenda for last night's elections? Is the Blue Dog coalition done for? Nation contributors Richard Kim, John Nichols and Laura Flanders explain.
Nov 3, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room