The Right to Vote

Norm Ornstein writes for the National Journal: “It is becoming increasingly obvious that the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder, which eviscerated the Voting Rights Act, is leading to a new era of voter suppression that parallels the pre-1…

The delusional and dangerous Paul Ryan

Joan Walsh writes for Salon: “It’s a measure of how gullible the Beltway media are that when Rep. Paul Ryan held himself up as the guy to broker a GOP deal on the debt ceiling and government shutdown with President Obama last week, he was greeted as a po…

A Federal Budget Crisis Months in the Planning

Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Mike McIntire write for the New York Times: “Shortly after President Obama started his second term, a loose-knit coalition of conservative activists led by former Attorney General Edwin Meese III gathered in the capital to plot st…