Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones Opens the Door to Further Challenges Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones Opens the Door to Further Challenges
While the Court did not strike down barrier zones in other states and cities, the people who brought us McCullen can take those statutes on next.
Jul 1, 2014 / Emily Jane Goodman
Where Are the GOP Supporters of Voting Rights? Where Are the GOP Supporters of Voting Rights?
One year after the Supreme Court gutted the VRA, few Republicans have signed on to a legislative solution.
Jun 25, 2014 / Ari Berman
Will Mary Landrieu Engage the ‘War on Women’ in the Louisiana Senate Race? Will Mary Landrieu Engage the ‘War on Women’ in the Louisiana Senate Race?
In Louisiana, women’s health could prove a meaningful point of divergence between the Democratic incumbent and her Republican challengers.
Jun 23, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Days After Decrying Flat Wages, McConnell Proposes Lowering Wages by $13 Billion Days After Decrying Flat Wages, McConnell Proposes Lowering Wages by $13 Billion
McConnell raises funds for the Brent Spence Bridge by lowering construction worker wages.
Jun 20, 2014 / Joe Sonka
How the Working Families Party Is Already Changing Electoral Politics How the Working Families Party Is Already Changing Electoral Politics
The debate over endorsing Governor Cuomo showed the party’s power.
Jun 18, 2014 / Feature / Daniel Cantor
Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Could Choose the Next House Majority Whip Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Could Choose the Next House Majority Whip
Will the fossil-fuel lobby leverage its considerable pull within the House GOP to ensure Scalise becomes House majority whip?
Jun 18, 2014 / Lee Fang
Would the Tea Party Welcome Jeb Bush? Or Vice Versa? Would the Tea Party Welcome Jeb Bush? Or Vice Versa?
The Tea Party is losing influence, and centrist Republicans are losing patience with it.
Jun 18, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Can a Liberal Mayor Be Financially Responsible? Can a Liberal Mayor Be Financially Responsible?
According to the right-wing media’s script, of course not.
Jun 18, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
Was Mitch McConnell’s Friend Behind the Clandestine Recording of His Opponent? Was Mitch McConnell’s Friend Behind the Clandestine Recording of His Opponent?
Kentucky’s US Senate race takes off-the-record to the public.
Jun 17, 2014 / Joe Sonka
Kentucky’s Senate Race Is Falling Deeper Into the Coal Mine Shaft Kentucky’s Senate Race Is Falling Deeper Into the Coal Mine Shaft
There are some political races in America that are classic examples of a healthy democracy in action. Kentucky’s US Senate race is not one of them.
Jun 16, 2014 / Joe Sonka