Why Did a British Tabloid Call Ed Miliband’s Dad an Evil, Jewish Marxist ‘Who Hated Britain’? Why Did a British Tabloid Call Ed Miliband’s Dad an Evil, Jewish Marxist ‘Who Hated Britain’?
While the politics of the smear are straightforward, the cultural meaning is more complicated—and much nastier.
Oct 3, 2013 / D.D. Guttenplan
Will the Right Paint NYC’s Next First Lady as an ‘Angry Black Woman’? Will the Right Paint NYC’s Next First Lady as an ‘Angry Black Woman’?
After tagging Bill de Blasio a “commie,” how will they twist the image of Chirlane McCray?
Oct 3, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Wendy Davis: Yes, She Can Wendy Davis: Yes, She Can
It was not that long ago that Ann Richards was elected to lead the Lone Star State. Can Wendy Davis do the same?
Oct 3, 2013 / John Nichols
Shutdown Continues, but Obamacare Is Up and (Mostly) Running Shutdown Continues, but Obamacare Is Up and (Mostly) Running
The future of the GOP, not the Affordable Care Act, is what's at stake now in Congress.
Oct 2, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Congressman Agrees With Caller: Fighting Obamacare Is Like Fighting Slavery Congressman Agrees With Caller: Fighting Obamacare Is Like Fighting Slavery
Congressman John Fleming agreed with a caller to a radio program that fighting Obamacare is like fighting slavery.
Oct 2, 2013 / Lee Fang
Americans Hate Obamacare, Love Affordable Care Act Americans Hate Obamacare, Love Affordable Care Act
Jimmy Kimmel shows they don’t get that O’care=ACA.
Oct 2, 2013 / Leslie Savan
The Costs of the Shutdown The Costs of the Shutdown
Despite emerging fissures within the GOP and widespread public opposition to their strategy, House Republicans continue to hold the federal government hostage in their attempt to d...
Oct 2, 2013 / Chris Hayes
Joining Forces With NARAL Pro-Choice America Joining Forces With NARAL Pro-Choice America
I’m joining NARAL Pro-Choice America as a member of their board of directors, and I’m excited to work with their new initiatives to include young people.
Oct 2, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
Is Israel Making Itself Irrelevant to the Iran Debate? Is Israel Making Itself Irrelevant to the Iran Debate?
Netanyahu's extreme rhetoric isolates the Jewish state.
Oct 2, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Dukakis and the Myth of Democratic Extremism Dukakis and the Myth of Democratic Extremism
Like Sisyphus, each generation of Democrats is forced to prove to pundits that finally, this time, they've really truly nominated a “moderate.” They’re always...
Oct 2, 2013 / Rick Perlstein