Echoing at the Extremes Echoing at the Extremes
Funny how here in the U.S. we've only heard about one extreme: the Tea Party movement, the angry, anti-government, pro-gun, far white.
Sep 21, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Tea Party Values Tea Party Values
The upstart energy of the Tea Party is beginning to coalesce with the organizing savvy of the religious right—and putting the force of religious zeal behind the Tea Party&rsq...
Sep 21, 2010 / Sarah Posner
Could Christine O’Donnell Really Win? Could Christine O’Donnell Really Win?
Why the media—and probably more voters than we like to think—find her bewitching.
Sep 21, 2010 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
The Teapot Tempest The Teapot Tempest
Democratic candidates can't just campaign by fear-mongering on the Tea Party. A populist message that emphasizes job creation will speak to Dems and independents who put Obama in t...
Sep 15, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors
Think, Prey, Vote Think, Prey, Vote
The scariest Republicans are not necessarily tea-stained—and other lessons to keep in mind as Election 2010 roars in.
Sep 15, 2010 / Editorial / John Nichols
The Professional Left Isn’t Dead Yet The Professional Left Isn’t Dead Yet
Progressive scored a victory last night in a closely watched House race in New Hampshire, improving Democrats' odds in the general election.
Sep 15, 2010 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Rand Paul’s Kentucky Derby Rand Paul’s Kentucky Derby
The Tea Party favorite is in a race to stitch together a statewide Republican coalition.
Sep 9, 2010 / Feature / Dan Bischoff
End of the Tea Party? End of the Tea Party?
The Nation's Ari Melber and Andrew Langer of the Institute for Liberty debate the reason the Tea Party lost to the GOP in three primaries this week.
Aug 6, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Taxes, Spending, or Race? Taxes, Spending, or Race?
What's driving the Tea Partiers to the streets in a rage? It's not money...
Apr 16, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
The Mad Tea Party The Mad Tea Party
How Glenn Beck & Co. trumped up a vast left-wing conspiracy: the "Cloward-Piven strategy."
Apr 15, 2010 / Feature / Richard Kim