Why Conservatives Like Newt Gingrich Why Conservatives Like Newt Gingrich
It’s more than just their distaste for Mitt Romney. Gingrich appeals to conservatives with his extreme denunciations of liberals.
Nov 29, 2011 / Ben Adler
Gingrich and Romney Endorsements Are Based on False Assumptions Gingrich and Romney Endorsements Are Based on False Assumptions
Newspaper editorial boards from Wall Street to Manchester, NH, have started backing leading Republicans—but their underlying facts are wrong.
Nov 28, 2011 / Ben Adler
Republican Campaign Commercials Misquote Obama Republican Campaign Commercials Misquote Obama
Romney and Perry have put out television ads that take President Obama wildly out of context.
Nov 23, 2011 / Ben Adler
Newt’s Cruelest Campaign: Replace School Janitors With Child Labor Newt’s Cruelest Campaign: Replace School Janitors With Child Labor
The former House Speaker wants to fire school janitors who make $28,000 a year.
Nov 23, 2011 / John Nichols
The 10 Best Moments in the CNN Republican National Security Debate The 10 Best Moments in the CNN Republican National Security Debate
There were some surprising bright spots in the GOP foreign policy forum.
Nov 23, 2011 / Ben Adler
Next Stop on the GOP Crazy Train: ‘Newtsville’ Next Stop on the GOP Crazy Train: ‘Newtsville’
Ever notice that anytime anyone tells the truth in the contest for the Republican nomination, a new scandal erupts?
Nov 22, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
Michele Bachmann Addresses the Zionist Organization of America Michele Bachmann Addresses the Zionist Organization of America
Extreme Israel hawks are increasingly just another part of the right-wing coalition.
Nov 22, 2011 / Ben Adler
40,000 Rally, More Than 100,000 Sign Petitions, to Say ‘Recall Walker’ 40,000 Rally, More Than 100,000 Sign Petitions, to Say ‘Recall Walker’
A mass rally in Madison and grassroorts activism across the state of Wisconsin confirm that the movement to remove a governor is growing more rapidly than anyone expected.
Nov 21, 2011 / John Nichols
Video: Supercommittee, Super Trouble Video: Supercommittee, Super Trouble
The supercommittee’s cuts will sink the economy even further. Here's what it should do instead.
Nov 16, 2011 / Robert B. Reich
As Wisconsin Governor’s Poll Numbers Tank, GOP Moves to ‘Rig’ Recall As Wisconsin Governor’s Poll Numbers Tank, GOP Moves to ‘Rig’ Recall
With support for recall of Walker rising to 58 percent. Republican legislators seek to give the embattled governor veto power over election rules.
Nov 16, 2011 / John Nichols