The farm bill is set to expire, which is bad news for anyone who eats.
Congress
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Not the Issue?
The obsessive-compulsive tendencies of modern Republicans
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Mitt Romney Pretends Congress Doesn’t Exist
What are the chances President Romney picks a divisive fight with his party’s right wing?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Tough Choices
Democrats have been more than willing to lose elections for the sake of policy.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Filibuster Reform Lies in the Voters
Asking today’s federal courts to restore democracy is like asking the Taliban to restore religious freedom.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Gun to the Debt-Ceiling Fight
John Boehner is once again threatening to wreck the economy. The president should use the Fourteenth Amendment to stop him.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Cruz-in’ for a Fight in Texas
In the Texas Senate race, Tea Party candidate Ted Cruz managed to force a run-off with Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst and now has a shot at the seat.
Posted inLaw and Justice
27th Amendment or Bust
How the newest amendment to the Constitution was ratified, and why it’s so hard to change the law of the land.Â
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Texas GOP Holds Hispanics in Check
State Republicans redrew the legislative maps to ensure Hispanics and Democrats didn’t benefit from new congressional seats.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act
If anything, it should be strengthened to combat discrimination all around the country.
