Strange Things Happening in the Plains States
In the 1880s and 1890s, a prairie wildfire swept through American politics. The generation of pioneers that had taken the risk to head...
Four Weeks Out: What Will Be the Narrative of Election 2014?
Almost every election year has a driving narrative that determines how voters (and, just as importantly, those who choose not to vote)...
The Koch Agenda and the Republican Party: Why Won’t They Answer the Question?
It is no wonder why the Koch brothers always hold their political retreats with their fellow billionaires and multimillionaires in highly...
Creative Tension: Hillary and the Progressive Movement
When I worked in the Clinton White House, our first big blowout of a fight was the 1993 budget battle. We ended winning every vote by the...
The Narrative of the Koch Brothers Tapes: The Debate We Have to Have
The Koch brothers secret conference tapes have by now generated well over 100 national media stories, cable news segments, local TV clips...
Why Won’t McConnell Answer the Question?
Incredible, yet highly predictable new video out today from Lauren Windsor at The Undercurrent (disclosure: my organization, American...
The 47 Percent on Steroids, With a Hit of Koch
It appears from what Mitch McConnell said at the opening of his speech to the Koch brothers’ secret conference in June, that he found the...
The Meaning of the Koch Brothers Tapes: “I Don’t Know Where We’d Be Without You”
One of the classic strategies for politicians caught saying embarrassing things is to use the old “there’s nothing to see here, keep...
Politicians and Billionaires: Pledging Allegiance to Each Other in Secret
What happens when billionaire businessmen bent on reducing the taxes, regulations, and wages they pay gather with the politicians most...
Money in Politics: Rising in Intensity as a 2014 Election Issue
There is more and more evidence that Democrats and progressives are discovering the power of taking on big money in politics as a central...