With These Hires, Congress Becomes Even More Like a Corporation With These Hires, Congress Becomes Even More Like a Corporation
Several former lobbyists and executives are working crucial staff positions in the new Congress.
Working Families Party Urges Elizabeth Warren to Enter 2016 Race Working Families Party Urges Elizabeth Warren to Enter 2016 Race
Labor-allied party in New York joins national push for a Warren challenge to Hillary Clinton.
Feb 9, 2015 / John Nichols
Scott Walker Objects to ‘the Search for Truth’ Scott Walker Objects to ‘the Search for Truth’
Forget about the Republican “war on science,” this presidential contender’s got a problem with universities focusing on public service and veracity.
Feb 4, 2015 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren Insists She’s Not Running for President. These Activists Are Trying to Change Her Mind. Elizabeth Warren Insists She’s Not Running for President. These Activists Are Trying to Change Her Mind.
But would a Warren campaign help—or hurt—the causes she cares most about?
Feb 4, 2015 / Feature / George Zornick
Fortune’s Son Fortune’s Son
Why the line from Barry Goldwater to Ted Cruz runs over Nelson Rockefeller.
Feb 4, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell
Who Are the Billionaires Attacking Obama’s Iran Diplomacy? Who Are the Billionaires Attacking Obama’s Iran Diplomacy?
GOP megadonor Paul Singer and Hillary Clinton booster Richard Perry have more in common than you’d think.
Feb 3, 2015 / Eli Clifton
The GOP’s Embrace of Anti-Vaxxers Reveals the Craziness Gap in American Politics The GOP’s Embrace of Anti-Vaxxers Reveals the Craziness Gap in American Politics
A minimally responsible Republican Party would not pander to this sort of thing. But that, of course, is not what we have.
Feb 3, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
Not So ‘Fresh’: Political Careerist Scott Walker Has Been Running for a Quarter-Century Not So ‘Fresh’: Political Careerist Scott Walker Has Been Running for a Quarter-Century
The 2016 contender is running well because he’s the ultimate political insider.
Feb 1, 2015 / John Nichols
Science Stuff With Your Host, the Right-Wing Science Dude Science Stuff With Your Host, the Right-Wing Science Dude
Debunking climate change and other myths of liberal “science.”
Jan 27, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
A Staggeringly Lopsided Economic Recovery A Staggeringly Lopsided Economic Recovery
The 1 percent has captured the majority of gains since the Great Recession in most states.
Jan 26, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter