The Filibuster Fight Is Back The Filibuster Fight Is Back
For the first time since before the Civil War, the Senate rejected a sitting member of Congress for a cabinet post.
Nov 1, 2013 / George Zornick
Chris Christie’s No Moderate, and Barack Obama Ought to Say That Chris Christie’s No Moderate, and Barack Obama Ought to Say That
The president will do a campaign swing in Virginia this weekend. He ought to visit New Jersey, as well.
Nov 1, 2013 / John Nichols
Joe Lhota Is Likable Enough Joe Lhota Is Likable Enough
Lhota’s sincerity shone through in the final NYC mayoral debate, but he’s no match for de Blasio’s political savvy.
Oct 31, 2013 / Leslie Savan
How States Taken Over by the GOP in 2010 Have Been Quietly Screwing Over the American Worker How States Taken Over by the GOP in 2010 Have Been Quietly Screwing Over the American Worker
A broad campaign to strip employees of their rights is being fueled by corporate cash and conservative state lawmakers.
Oct 31, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Boston Red Sox Party Like It’s 1918 and My Hate Is on Hold Boston Red Sox Party Like It’s 1918 and My Hate Is on Hold
Baseball is about the unity of tradition and change. The Boston Red Sox's World Series victory has demonstrated this in dramatic fashion.
Oct 31, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Sorry, There’s No Evidence Big Business Has Abandoned the Tea Party or GOP Sorry, There’s No Evidence Big Business Has Abandoned the Tea Party or GOP
Despite press chatter of a civil war, there’s no evidence big business has divorced the GOP or Tea Party.
Oct 31, 2013 / Lee Fang
Eye on the Pyramids (Part 4: The Incredible Bread Machine) Eye on the Pyramids (Part 4: The Incredible Bread Machine)
The connection between multi-level marketing schemes and conservatism goes all the way to the fundamental conception of how economics should work.
Oct 30, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
The NSA Spied on Angela Merkel—and the Rest of Us, Too The NSA Spied on Angela Merkel—and the Rest of Us, Too
There is nothing praiseworthy in opposing the violation of the privacy of powerful world leaders while ignoring the rights of millions of ordinary citizens.
Oct 30, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Brown University Booed Ray Kelly and Racism Brown University Booed Ray Kelly and Racism
College campuses are places for challeging intellectual debate, but racist ideology is neither challenging or intellectual.
Oct 30, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Can Congress, Hawks and the Israel Lobby Wreck the US-Iran Talks? Can Congress, Hawks and the Israel Lobby Wreck the US-Iran Talks?
They’re trying. But the White House is fighting back, sort of.
Oct 30, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss