Pete Peterson’s Puppet Populists Pete Peterson’s Puppet Populists
The “Fix the Debt” campaign is pure astroturf: corporate cash machinery masquerading as a grassroots uprising.
Feb 20, 2013 / Feature / Mary Bottari
Fix the Debt’s Fuzzy Math Fix the Debt’s Fuzzy Math
Dire warnings about the deficit don’t add up mathematically. But then, Fix the Debt is not really about the economy, it’s about gutting Medicare, Social Security and ot...
Feb 20, 2013 / Feature / Dean Baker
Gun-Violence Focused House Race Tests the NRA’s Political Toxicity Gun-Violence Focused House Race Tests the NRA’s Political Toxicity
A primary election for a vacant House seat in Illinois tests whether a Democrat with NRA ties can be a contender.
Feb 18, 2013 / John Nichols
Senate Republicans Take a Stand Against the Public Interest Senate Republicans Take a Stand Against the Public Interest
Why did war hero Chuck Hagel get blocked, while Wall Street crony Jack Lew sailed through?
Feb 15, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Senator Harry Reid, D-Fool Me Twice Senator Harry Reid, D-Fool Me Twice
The Senate majority leader says it's “shocking” that Republicans are blocking Hagel. Really? What did he think would happen when he blocked filibuster reform?
Feb 15, 2013 / John Nichols
Hillary Clinton, State Feminist? Hillary Clinton, State Feminist?
She vowed to make women’s rights a cornerstone of US foreign policy. How did she do?
Feb 13, 2013 / Feature / Tara McKelvey
Congress Can Block Postal Austerity, and Save Saturday Delivery Congress Can Block Postal Austerity, and Save Saturday Delivery
Under the Sanders-DeFazio plan, Congress can save a vital service and secure a future for USPS.
Feb 13, 2013 / John Nichols
Obama Urges Minimum Wage Increase and First-Ever Indexing Obama Urges Minimum Wage Increase and First-Ever Indexing
Labor welcomed the proposal, but what it means for tipped workers remains unclear.
Feb 13, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Obama Demands That Congress Do ‘the Work of Self-Government’ Obama Demands That Congress Do ‘the Work of Self-Government’
The emotional highpoint of a bold and progressive speech was a demand that Congress address gun violence.
Feb 13, 2013 / John Nichols
Wait, Harry Reid Can Ignore Holds? Wait, Harry Reid Can Ignore Holds?
Why does the Senate majority leader let senators’ holds kill some nominations, but not others?
Feb 12, 2013 / George Zornick