The Koch brothers are eager to present themselves as small-government libertarians, but their grants to front groups suggest a different set of priorities.
Obama was willing to make substantial cuts to the crown jewels of liberalism--Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid--in order to get a deficit-reduction deal with Republicans.
Santorum celebrated his defeat by denying climate change. Romney celebrated his win with a lightbulb lie. And a prominent pollster said voters are stupid. Pattern?
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. March 13, 2012.
Ordinary Americans watch home values drop as the superwealthy receive stock price windfalls, adding to the already obscene concentration of wealth at the top.
The Republican presidential campaign is not just about the presidential race. It is about using conservative language to strengthen conservative values in the brains of voters.
On the campaign trail, Mitt Romney is promoting Full Sail University as the future of higher ed. As it turns out, he and his family may have much to gain from that endorsement.
For decades, people inside and outside the ACLU have tried to get its board to moderate its campaign finance views, and new facts on the ground give them more ammunition.
