The Tea Party crowd descends on the Capitol to fight socialism, healthcare and President Obama
By Mike Madden Nov 5, 2009
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Christie and McDonnell won by shushing the base, while Palin was the kiss of death in a rock-red House district
By Mike Madden
November 3, 2009
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A round table discussion of whether the revolt of the conservative base is a blessing or curse for the Republicans
By Thomas Schaller
October 29, 2009
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Treatment and prevention of swine flu hurts insurer profits. The timing couldn't be better
By Andrew Leonard
October 29, 2009
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The House minority leader attacks Dems for introducing empty resolutions -- while his members do the same
By Alex Koppelman
October 27, 2009
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Mark Sanford's thoughts on the author of "Atlas Shrugged" are worth hearing. But why bring God into it?
By Andrew Leonard
October 28, 2009
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The greatest threat to the U.S. economy is not creeping socialism. It's creeping subsidism
By Michael Lind
October 26, 2009
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Praying the country will slip into chaos, to make Obama look bad, is not a good place for a political party to be
By Garrison Keillor
October 14, 2009
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When the Fox News host pushes a crackpot theory, it doesn't take long for the GOP to run with it. A timeline
By Gabriel Winant and Tim Bella
October 12, 2009
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Journalists like Evan Thomas now admit the Clinton scandals were bogus. When will they admit they played along?
By Joe Conason
October 9, 2009
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Bill Frist breaks with his party, and criticizes some of its opposition to the Democrats' legislation
By Alex Koppelman
October 2, 2009
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The last Republican presidential nominee wants to moderate the party, but conservatives aren't happy
By Gabriel Winant
October 2, 2009
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The GOP Senator had no problem raising the government's debt ceiling under Bush. But now the "context" is different
By Andrew Leonard
October 1, 2009
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Plaintiffs claim conservative activist Rick Scott had strange criteria about who could work in his clinics
By Tristram Korten
October 1, 2009
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A leading foe of healthcare reform owns a chain of clinics aimed at people who would benefit from a public option
By Tristram Korten
September 30, 2009
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Let them make do with aspirin and hand sanitizer. Meanwhile, the money we save will pay off the deficit
By Garrison Keillor
September 30, 2009
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Will Democrats make progressives accept a healthcare bill that doesn't include the public option?
By Mike Madden
September 25, 2009
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Only Republicans really buy the anti-healthcare reform lies. So why are some Dems settling for such an awful bill?
By Gene Lyons
September 24, 2009
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Getting clean, getting Mormon, getting talk radio -- and going to Yale, with the help of Joe Lieberman. Part 3 of 3
By Alexander Zaitchik
September 23, 2009
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Being House Minority Whip Eric Cantor means sounding open to reform, but not actually considering it
By Gabriel Winant
September 22, 2009
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I was once a young neoconservative. The word meant something different then, before it was hijacked by extremists
By Michael Lind
September 22, 2009
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His roots, from the alleged suicide of his mom to Top 40 radio to the birth of the morning zoo. Part 1 of 3
By Alexander Zaitchik
September 21, 2009
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Anybody shocked by nasty GOP attacks on Obama must have forgotten what happened to the last Democratic president
By Gene Lyons
September 17, 2009
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Months of negotiations got no Republican support for healthcare reform. But for some reason, Baucus still believes
By Mike Madden
September 16, 2009
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Cleon Skousen was a right-wing crank whom even conservatives despised. Then Beck discovered him
By Alexander Zaitchik
September 16, 2009