Aviva Shen writes for Think Progress: “CNN’s Carol Costello confronted Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) over his party’s continued crusade against Obamacare Thursday morning, pushing him to admit that Republicans’ ‘divisive approach’ is responsible for the prolon…
Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families, writes for the Huffington Post: “In politics, an October surprise is when a candidate has dirt on his or her opponent that is saved for just a few weeks before the elect…
Jonathan Martin writes for The New York Times: “After Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke at a luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif., last month, women from the audience swarmed around her, many of them asking the same question: will you run for president?”
Joseph E. Stiglitz writes for The New York Times: “The controversy over the choice of the next head of the Federal Reserve has become unusually heated. The country is fortunate to have an enormously qualified candidate: the Fed’s current vice chairwoman,…
Sahil Kapur writes for Talking Points Memo: “Mitch McConnell’s re-election campaign is touting his support for the Violence Against Women Act — even though the Republican Senate minority leader has a consistent record of voting against the anti-domestic…