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February 1, 2017
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10 Ways to Take on Trump
What we can do, from Congress to the streets
August 31, 2016
David Dayen
This Year, Even the Fight Over Government Funding Is Upside Down
Another potential shutdown looms, but the demands have changed.
August 17, 2016
Kevin Baker
The Soul of a New Machine
Political machines were corrupt to the core—but they were also incredibly effective. Democrats should bring them back.
September 25, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Sympathy for the Boehner
October 30, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Tea Party Populism Is Dead. The GOP Is Back in Bed With Wall Street.
August 22, 2014
Danny Vinik
The Tea Party Is Abandoning Paul Ryan
July 4, 2014
Brook Wilensky-Lanford
The Dangerous Lies We Tell About America’s Founding
Myths may comfort us, but facts are our best weapon against Tea Party perversions
June 24, 2014
Danny Vinik
The Tea Party's Favorite Example of "Crony Capitalism" Is Proving True
If bribery allegations are founded, liberals should oppose the Export-Import bank's reauthorization, too
June 12, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Dave Brat's Win Over Eric Cantor Exposed the Unholy Tea Party-Wall Street Alliance
June 11, 2014
Jason Zengerle
Eric Cantor Rebranded Himself Out of a Job
The House majority leader's serial reinventions left him with few allies and myriad enemies
June 11, 2014
John B. Judis
Dave Brat and the Triumph of Rightwing Populism
June 11, 2014
Danny Vinik
Why Didn't the Data Geeks Predict Eric Cantor's Defeat?
June 11, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
The GOP Just Got a Wake-Up Call
Eric Cantor's loss proves the Tea Party refuses to rest in peace
June 11, 2014
Danny Vinik
Immigration Reform Died With Eric Cantor's Shocking Loss to a Tea Party Challenger
The GOP is damned if they do, damned if they don't.
June 4, 2014
Brian Beutler
Chris McDaniel Is the Latest Manifestation of the GOP's White Reactionary Problem
June 3, 2014
John B. Judis
The Last Time Fatcats Tanked the Economy, the Backlash Was Huge. Why Didn't That Happen This Time?
Explaining the power of 21st century plutocracy
May 21, 2014
Brian Beutler
The American Right, Not the 'Tea Party,' Is the GOP's Big Liability
May 19, 2014
Cass R. Sunstein
The Man Who Made Libertarians Wrong About the Constitution
How Richard Epstein's highly influential, highly politicized scholarship cemented Tea Party dogma
May 7, 2014
Brian Beutler
The GOP Got What It Wanted In North Carolina, But Its Problems with Right Wingers Are Far From Over
April 11, 2014
Alec MacGillis
If the IRS Was Targeting Karl Rove's Shadowy Group, It Was Doing Its Job

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