- February 12, 2016The GOP establishment can’t freak out about Trump now. It’s been playing his game for decades, just more artfully.
- February 11, 2016In internal memos, groups opposing tighter state campaign finance rules coach their local supporters on how to battle disclosure of political donors.
- February 10, 2016Flint, Michigan, has had many toxic crises before this one, and America has many Flints.
- February 9, 2016
This post first appeared at Mother Jones. Hillary Clinton has received a lot of campaign money from the financial industry over the years, and after she left the State Department she gave several lucrative speeches to Goldman Sachs and other big banks. As Michael Hirsh puts it, this has given her a reputation for being "more than a little cozy" with Wall Street. But is she?
- February 9, 2016Many liberals have given up before getting started.
- February 9, 2016Progressives need to fight back with their own "metanarrative" against the tall tales of the right wing.
- February 9, 2016The controversial new voting restriction will be in full effect for the first time during Tuesday’s presidential primary.
- February 8, 2016The state's bizarrely shaped districts decrease the power of black voters.
- February 8, 2016Surveying the real estate choices of Washington’s contractors, lobbyists and corporate lawyers reveals the raw, nouveau-riche tastes of our capital’s shadow government.
- February 5, 2016Two Canadian-born brutes are in the news this week. One's a humble team player, the other is not.