The Crisis Congress Continues The Crisis Congress Continues
Instead of actually working to solve problems, the GOP is pursuing an ideological agenda that is nothing less than legislative malpractice.
Mar 29, 2012 / Rep. Keith Ellison
Ryan Budget Creates Political Peril For GOP Candidates, Including Paul Ryan Ryan Budget Creates Political Peril For GOP Candidates, Including Paul Ryan
The House Budget Committee chair sees his budget provoking a referendum on “the fundamental nature of American democracy and the social contract”—or, perhaps, th...
Mar 21, 2012 / John Nichols
Ilya Sheyman’s Progressive Run Ilya Sheyman’s Progressive Run
To truly win back the House, we need to elect progressives.
Mar 7, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What America Lost When Dennis Kucinich Lost What America Lost When Dennis Kucinich Lost
The anti-war congressman is the first electoral victim of the current round of partisan redistricting.
Mar 7, 2012 / John Nichols
Hottest Political Story? Sorry Mitt, It’s the New Race for Control of the Senate Hottest Political Story? Sorry Mitt, It’s the New Race for Control of the Senate
Tired of the Romsantorneyum. Join the crowd. The political news of the moment isn’t the unending GOP scrap. It’s the sudden viability of Democrats in the fight for Sena...
Mar 1, 2012 / John Nichols
Exit by Maine’s Olympia Snowe Creates Opening for Chellie Pingree Exit by Maine’s Olympia Snowe Creates Opening for Chellie Pingree
Her departure signals the end of moderate Republicanism—and clears the way for a progressive candidate.
Feb 29, 2012 / John Nichols
The Treason of the Senate The Treason of the Senate
A famous indictment from a century ago aptly describes today’s corrupt legislative body.
Feb 15, 2012 / Books & the Arts / David Sarasohn
Will the Koch Brothers Profit from Keystone XL? Will the Koch Brothers Profit from Keystone XL?
Why are the Koch Brothers so reluctant to testify before Congress?
Feb 3, 2012 / Brave New Films
Why Is Paul Ryan So Angry About Reduced Unemployment? Why Is Paul Ryan So Angry About Reduced Unemployment?
After three years of griping about slow growth, the GOP’'s Budget Committee chair is suddenly fretting about too much growth.
Feb 3, 2012 / John Nichols
Jack Abramoff: ‘Reform Bills Are Jokes’ Jack Abramoff: ‘Reform Bills Are Jokes’
The former "killer lobbyist" and convicted felon explains that although it will be difficult, the system he exploited must be changed.
Jan 25, 2012 / The Nation