Court takes up Texas redistricting case with high stakes for next year’s election
Congress
Posted inEconomic Policy
Republicans’ Governing Glossary
In this edition: the term for gutting government agencies by stalling on nominees
Posted inLaw and Justice
Legislative Stranglehold
Passing the REINS bill would give Republicans the ability to veto any significant new regulations.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Rip It Up and Start Again
Republicans block Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chair nominee.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Elizabeth Warren: Bailout Queen
Karl Rove’s latest ad has to set an all-time record for hypocrisy and factual inversion. The ad actually manages to blame Elizabeth Warren for the bank bailouts. As anyone who hasn’t spent the past three years in a cave must know, Warren has been the nation’s single most effective, relentless, and brave critic of the […]
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The Fanatics of the Center
Moderation has its zealots, so convinced of their righteousness that they ignore the likely impact of their actions.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Obama Rejects Trickle Down Economics
Obama decried income inequality fostered by misguided economics during a rousing speech Tuesday.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Where Are Gingrich’s Enemies?
His former congressional colleagues are keeping silent, for now at least.
Posted inEconomic Policy
GOP vs. Job Creators
Despite their rhetoric about small businesses, Republicans side with millionaires when it comes down to it.