A new biography of the former president of France examines the man’s setbacks, gambles, and pragmatic self-reinventions.
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Daily Meme: Fed Up, Not Gonna Take It
Out in America today, lots of people are fed up. They’ve reached the end of their rope. They’ve had it up to here. They’re mad as heck, and they’re not going to take it anymore. First up: Fresh off yet another victory for the wealthy at the Supreme Court, Charles Koch is absolutely fed up […]
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It’s Andrew Cuomo’s Fault!
This week, New York State failed to pass public financing reform for campaigns. The buck stopped at the governor’s desk—reformers are ticked.
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How Barack Obama Trapped the GOP On Health Care
He didn’t even mean to do it. But now they’re hemmed in, without the ability to propose any meaningful fixes.
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The Obscure Heroes Behind Congress’s Great Moment
How Midwestern Republicans, not just an arm-twisting LBJ, helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Daily Meme: The Obamacare Victory Dance Begins
In a triumphant ceremony in the Rose Garden yesterday afternoon, President Obama announced that the White House’s last-minute push to enroll seven million people in private health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act was successful. Sign-ups even slightly exceeded the administration’s goal, coming in at 7.1 million newly insured Americans. This was despite the […]
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Will Disclosure Save Us From the Corrupting Influence of Big Money?
We need to start asking the question now, because if the Supreme Court strikes down all contribution limits, disclosure will be the justification.
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Roberts Court: Government Must Be By, and For, the Wealthy
Everyone who thinks that the rich don’t have enough influence on American politics can rest easier. In an expected but still depressing decision today, the Supreme Court struck down aggregate limits on how much an individual can donate to politicians and political parties within a 2-year window as a violation of the First Amendment. Having […]
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The News Isn’t the Silencing. It’s the Debate
The strange idea of keeping American Jews from arguing about Israel is going out of fashion.
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Laying It All Out On Medicare
Paul Ryan’s budgets may contain a lot of fuzzy math. But unlike most in his party, he’ll say exactly what he wants to do to Medicare.