Why is it that voters so soundly defeated anti-union efforts in Ohio, but can’t repeat the performance in a more progressive state?
Harold Meyerson
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
May the Most Electable Man Win
Playing it safe, pro-union Wisconsinites run a centrist against Scott Walker.
Posted inWorking in America
Richard Lugar, the Tea Party’s Sacrificial Lamb
In yesterday’s primaries, old-school Republicanism fell prey to the right wing.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Gingrich the Undeterred
Besides pure vanity, there is little reason the former House speaker should still be in the race.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Newt’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Super Bad Tuesday
Gingrich may have won Georgia, but that’s about it.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Olympia Snowe and Americans Elect
Will the retiring Maine senator become the Americans Elect nominee?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Our Anti-Government Hypocrisy
Americans oppose regulating business—until you get down to the specifics.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Republican Haves and Have Nots
The 2012 GOP race divides along class lines.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Gingrich’s Endgame
In the third of a four-part series, the Prospect looks at where the GOP presidential candidates are headed.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Hidden Gems in the Mortgage Deal
It’s far from perfect, but a new settlement between homeowners and banks empowers attorneys general to prosecute lenders.
