Government

Pelosi Owes Democrats More Than a Tweet Pelosi Owes Democrats More Than a Tweet

The soon-to-be-former House speaker owes Democrats an explanation of why she should be minority leader—and what she thinks she can accomplish in the role.

Nov 9, 2010 / John Nichols

Deepak Bhargava and Gara LaMarche on Fighting Corporate Influence Deepak Bhargava and Gara LaMarche on Fighting Corporate Influence

Could a combination of philanthropy and social justice advocacy help progressives overcome the influence of corporate money to achieve real change?

Nov 5, 2010 / The Atlantic Philanthropies

The Fall (and Rise?) of Christine O’Donnell The Fall (and Rise?) of Christine O’Donnell

The Tea Party candidate was never a contender, but her supporters—who rallied around her slogan of “I’m You”—aren’t going away.

Nov 5, 2010 / JoAnn Wypijewski

Stand and Fight

Stand and Fight Stand and Fight

Conventional wisdom says Republicans made gains in the midterms because Obama tried to do too much and was too liberal. Wrong.

Nov 4, 2010 / The Editors

Tea Party Takeaways

Tea Party Takeaways Tea Party Takeaways

On a night when Republicans pulled off the largest shift in party power since 1938, they also seemed, paradoxically, to be an endangered species.

Nov 4, 2010 / Richard Kim

Mama Grizzlies Die Hard

Mama Grizzlies Die Hard Mama Grizzlies Die Hard

As Democrats survey the wreckage left by the 2010 midterms, one sight is at least slightly cheering: Sarah Palin's Mama Grizzlies licking their wounds.

Nov 3, 2010 / Betsy Reed

Barbara Boxer Got More Votes than Ten Tea Party Senate Candidates Combined Barbara Boxer Got More Votes than Ten Tea Party Senate Candidates Combined

Tea Party candidates made big news, but they ran in small states.

Nov 3, 2010 / Jon Wiener

Lessons of the Blue Dog Blowout

Lessons of the Blue Dog Blowout Lessons of the Blue Dog Blowout

Why was the conservative Blue Dog Caucus sliced in half yesterday?

Nov 3, 2010 / Ari Melber

Katrina vanden Heuvel on Election Insurrection in Midterms 2010 Katrina vanden Heuvel on Election Insurrection in Midterms 2010

Katrina vanden Heuvel joins a panel of journalists, writers and political strategists to dissect the Democrat's prospects for this year's midterm elections.

Nov 2, 2010 / The Common Good

Suppressing the Vote Suppressing the Vote

From Minnesota to Texas to Illinois, the right is using the myth of voter fraud to challenge potentially millions of eligible voters.

Nov 1, 2010 / Laura Stampler

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