Government

What’s Really Behind the Koch Attacks on Democrats

What’s Really Behind the Koch Attacks on Democrats What’s Really Behind the Koch Attacks on Democrats

Hint: it’s not about healthcare.

Mar 27, 2014 / The Editors

Case Closed Case Closed

Inquiry Is Said to Clear Christie, but That’s His Lawyers’ Verdict.                                                                 —New York Times headline His lawyers did a thorough job. The governor has been absolved. They’d interviewed all Christie aides, Except, of course, the ones involved.

Mar 26, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

What DC Democrats Don’t Get About Populism

What DC Democrats Don’t Get About Populism What DC Democrats Don’t Get About Populism

Washington can’t quite understand a South Dakota Democrat’s energetic, anti-big money Senate campaign.

Mar 26, 2014 / John Nichols

Why Is a Congressional Hearing on Natural Gas Being Organized by Former Natural Gas Lobbyists?

Why Is a Congressional Hearing on Natural Gas Being Organized by Former Natural Gas Lobbyists? Why Is a Congressional Hearing on Natural Gas Being Organized by Former Natural Gas Lobbyists?

They're using the Ukraine crisis to push for expedited approval of US natural gas exports.

Mar 25, 2014 / Lee Fang

Plea Time for Snowden

Plea Time for Snowden Plea Time for Snowden

A plea bargain, that is—it’s time to make a deal.

Mar 19, 2014 / Daniel Medwed and Michael Meltsner

Pensiongate? Christie Campaign Donors Won Huge Contracts

Pensiongate? Christie Campaign Donors Won Huge Contracts Pensiongate? Christie Campaign Donors Won Huge Contracts

While trumpeting “pension reform,” the New Jersey governor placed retiree assets in the hands of hedge fund managers bankrolling his political career.

Mar 18, 2014 / Feature / Lee Fang

Why the NRA Is Blocking Obama’s Surgeon General Nominee

Why the NRA Is Blocking Obama’s Surgeon General Nominee Why the NRA Is Blocking Obama’s Surgeon General Nominee

It’s not about his record: it’s part of a longstanding effort to make discussion of gun violence taboo, and to keep the gun industry unregulated. 

Mar 18, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

After Senate Revelations, the CIA Should Be Looking Over its Shoulder

After Senate Revelations, the CIA Should Be Looking Over its Shoulder After Senate Revelations, the CIA Should Be Looking Over its Shoulder

This showdown can‘t be ignored. At stake is whether the CIA is accountable to the Congress and the law.

Mar 18, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Demand a Senate Investigation Into America’s Secret Government

Demand a Senate Investigation Into America’s Secret Government Demand a Senate Investigation Into America’s Secret Government

Join The Nation and Daily Kos in calling on Congress to launch an independent investigation into government spying.

Mar 17, 2014 / NationAction

House Democrats Hope Paul Ryan’s Comments Spark Poverty Conversation

House Democrats Hope Paul Ryan’s Comments Spark Poverty Conversation House Democrats Hope Paul Ryan’s Comments Spark Poverty Conversation

Could Paul Ryan's inflammatory remarks about race and poverty spark a meaningful discussion in Congress?

Mar 13, 2014 / George Zornick

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