On the fourth anniversary of the first Tea Party protests, the movement is refocusing on reining in government spending
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How Not to Compromise
What Americans need now is not compromise for its own sake; it’s smarter compromise based on finding the real middle in negotiations
Upward Mobility
Obama’s plan to expand pre-K education is a step in a long catch-up game
The Promise of More: Why We Should Raise the Minimum Wage
President Obama’s proposal to index minimum wage to inflation would be good for America’s economy — and its hardest workers
Obama Can’t Kick His Legacy Down the Road
The once “unthinkable” budget cuts are now likely, a sign of even greater dysfunction in Washington
Aiming Low, Missing Greatness
A lack of visionary ideas marks the start of Barack Obama’s second term
Viewpoint: Chris Christie’s Weight Isn’t a Big Issue
All other things being equal, Chris Christie’s chances of dying in office are much lower than Hillary Clinton’s
Refighting the Last Wars
What have we, and Senator John McCain, learned about Iraq and Afghanistan?
The New Republican Reality Show
The GOP’s strategy about its own reinvention
Does the GOP Really Want to Woo Blacks and Latinos?
If Republicans are serious about trying get more black and brown people under their wing, here are a few things they could try
The Ice Is Breaking
Obama’s confident speech signals an end to deadlock in Washington
MLK Day: It’s Time for a Second Emancipation Proclamation
Segregation is as much of a problem for the U.S. as it was 40 years ago. Is it time to reprise Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision?
No Labels. No Agenda. Some Hope
Why, in one centrist group, Republicans and Democrats are talking to each other
