by Richard Eskow | Apr 8, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision, Rick Perlstein
Despite the power of incumbency, the backing of President Obama, and an array of wealthy and powerful backers, Rahm Emanuel nevertheless became the first mayor in Chicago history to be forced into a runoff. Sure, Jesús "Chuy" Garcia's defeat was a setback for the...
by Jacob Swenson-Lengyel | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision, Rick Perlstein
[fve]http://youtu.be/EbZgQmP0VZ0[/fve] Reclaim Chicago video Since the midterm elections, the media has been buzzing about the growing schism between Wall Street Democrats and the populist wing of the party. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s recent victories give evidence for...
by Digby | Nov 14, 2013 | Economy, Making it in America, Rick Perlstein, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Sometimes gridlock is just what the doctor ordered: Tea party Republicans insist they’re in favor of free trade. They just don’t want to place a key trade negotiating power in President Barack Obama’s hands. The deep suspicion of giving the president authority to...
by Digby | Sep 30, 2013 | Conservatism, Health, Rick Perlstein
Listening to the Republicans lie outrageously on the Sunday shows about the catastrophic effects of a program that isn't even in effect (while denying that climate change exists!) is enough to give me a headache. It reminded me of this: Rick Perlstein wrote a...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 8, 2013 | Blog, Rick Perlstein
Rick Perlstein, a former writer for the Campaign for America's Future who now writes for The Nation, has a detailed and deeply troubling two-part examination (Part I and Part II) of President Obama's nominee to be Commerce secretary, Penny Pritzker. We interviewed...
by Terrance Heath | Jan 16, 2013 | Blog, Rick Perlstein
Today, President Obama signed a broad array of executive orders to curb gun violence, in what was the boldest Presidential action against gun violence since the Clinton administration. In a speech that recalled the shootings in Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Col., and...
