Evidence from the last three years
Jamelle Bouie
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Tyranny of the Minority
The Senate’s built-in small state bias has become a massive small state advantage.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Paul Ryan Medicare Shuffle
Just a few months after attacking President Obama’s Medicare cuts, the Wisconsin congressman has embraced them.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Next Up: Another Budget Fight
Both Republicans and Democrats are set to release budgets that show very different views of America’s future.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Hello to 236,000 New Jobs
The surprisingly good February jobs report.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Why 2014 Is a Key Year for Democrats
And it has little to do with the House of Representatives.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Rand Paul’s Blinkered Libertarianism
The Kentucky senator’s concern for civil liberties doesn’t extend to women’s bodies.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Rand Paul Filibuster: Raw & Uncut
Links to the transcript, and full video
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Obama Didn’t Cry Wolf on the Sequester
The president has consistently emphasized the long-term dangers of sequestration.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
A Tale of Two Filibusters
Today is a big day for the widely-abused Senate rule.
