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After the Midterms: Time to Fight Back

After the Midterms: Time to Fight Back After the Midterms: Time to Fight Back

Opposing bad policy and bad compromises isn’t enough. We need new thinking and new approaches.

Nov 5, 2014 / The Editors

Obama Should Not Accept ‘Lame Duck’ Status

Obama Should Not Accept ‘Lame Duck’ Status Obama Should Not Accept ‘Lame Duck’ Status

Midterm setbacks are common. The president—and his supporters—ought not let this one define him.

Nov 5, 2014 / John Nichols

Mitch McConnell’s Freighted Ties to a Shadowy Shipping Company

Mitch McConnell’s Freighted Ties to a Shadowy Shipping Company Mitch McConnell’s Freighted Ties to a Shadowy Shipping Company

After drugs were found aboard the Ping May, a vessel owned by his wife’s family’s company, Colombian authorities are investigating.

Oct 30, 2014 / Lee Fang

How a Divided Senate Could Threaten Social Security

How a Divided Senate Could Threaten Social Security How a Divided Senate Could Threaten Social Security

The prospect of a “grand bargain” could rear its ugly head if the 2014 midterms empower Maine’s Angus King.

Oct 27, 2014 / John Nichols

Guess Who’s Holding Up Ebola Aid?

Guess Who’s Holding Up Ebola Aid? Guess Who’s Holding Up Ebola Aid?

A Republican Senator criticized Obama’s plan because it “focuses on Africa.”

Oct 9, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Hardest-Hitting Anti-Koch Ad Ever

Hardest-Hitting Anti-Koch Ad Ever Hardest-Hitting Anti-Koch Ad Ever

Could ads like this stop the Kochs from buying the Senate?

Sep 25, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Barbara Lee Was Right in 2001. She’s Still Right Now.

Barbara Lee Was Right in 2001. She’s Still Right Now. Barbara Lee Was Right in 2001. She’s Still Right Now.

Tuesday the Congresswoman called for “a full congressional debate and vote on any military action, as required by the Constitution.”

Sep 24, 2014 / John Nichols

Out-of-State Money Surges Into Alabama Congressional Race

Out-of-State Money Surges Into Alabama Congressional Race Out-of-State Money Surges Into Alabama Congressional Race

Gary Palmer claims his think tank’s funding is “almost entirely” from individuals. That isn’t true.

Sep 18, 2014 / Eli Clifton

You’ll Have to Rip Benghazi From Fox’s Cold, Dead Hands

You’ll Have to Rip Benghazi From Fox’s Cold, Dead Hands You’ll Have to Rip Benghazi From Fox’s Cold, Dead Hands

Fox News becomes a caricature of itself, again.

Sep 16, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Are Campaigns to Raise the Minimum Wage Really ‘Recruitment Ground for Fascism’?

Are Campaigns to Raise the Minimum Wage Really ‘Recruitment Ground for Fascism’? Are Campaigns to Raise the Minimum Wage Really ‘Recruitment Ground for Fascism’?

One Koch brothers strategist thinks so.

Sep 11, 2014 / Press Room

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