Politics

Tea Party Senate Primary Campaigns to Watch

Tea Party Senate Primary Campaigns to Watch Tea Party Senate Primary Campaigns to Watch

Tea Party activists are not happy with Republicans in Washington, and they're preparing to challenge a whole bunch of them. 

Aug 29, 2011 / Ben Adler

John Nichols: Get With the Program, Obama John Nichols: Get With the Program, Obama

Democrats who run on clear platforms of standing with workers, defending public education and taxing corporations win elections.

Aug 29, 2011 / Press Room

After Earthquake and Hurricane, Bachmann Says: ‘I Don’t Know How Much God Has to Do to Get the Attention of the Politicians’ After Earthquake and Hurricane, Bachmann Says: ‘I Don’t Know How Much God Has to Do to Get the Attention of the Politicians’

Republican presidential candidate plays the “wrath of God” card, then her campaign says she was just joking... about natural disasters.

Aug 29, 2011 / John Nichols

John Nichols: Get With the Program, Obama John Nichols: Get With the Program, Obama

Democrats who run on clear platforms of standing with workers, defending public education and taxing corporations win elections.

Aug 29, 2011 / Countdown

The Chapter That Went Missing From Dick Cheney’s Book The Chapter That Went Missing From Dick Cheney’s Book

Cheney’s autobiography defends his outrageous legacy as George W. Bush’s prince regent. But where’s the chapter on his heroic service in Vietnam?

Aug 27, 2011 / John Nichols

Elizabeth Warren’s Suddenly Serious Senate Campaign

Elizabeth Warren’s Suddenly Serious Senate Campaign Elizabeth Warren’s Suddenly Serious Senate Campaign

If the consumer activist wins she will become an essential spokesperson for progressive values in national economic, regulatory and fiscal policy debates.

Aug 26, 2011 / John Nichols

‘My Friend Came to Me With Sadness in His Eyes’ ‘My Friend Came to Me With Sadness in His Eyes’

Eric reviews some new CDs by the kind of folks defining a certain kind of blues-based, jazz-informed American music, and the mail.

Aug 26, 2011 / Eric Alterman

Michele Bachmann, Wife in Chief?

Michele Bachmann, Wife in Chief? Michele Bachmann, Wife in Chief?

Is a vote for Bachmann actually a vote for her husband?

Aug 24, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Feingold’s Next Campaign: Pushing DC Democrats to Oppose Cuts and Corporate Giveaways Feingold’s Next Campaign: Pushing DC Democrats to Oppose Cuts and Corporate Giveaways

The former senator is organizing a national push to get Democrats on the Congressional “super-committee” to commit to fight cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medica...

Aug 24, 2011 / John Nichols

Republican Presidential Candidates Refuse to Credit Obama on Libya

Republican Presidential Candidates Refuse to Credit Obama on Libya Republican Presidential Candidates Refuse to Credit Obama on Libya

Some Republican presidential candidates are pretending Qaddafi's ouster isn't happening. Others are pretending Obama had nothing to do with it. And then there's Mitt Romney. 

Aug 24, 2011 / Ben Adler

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