Gabriel Winant is a freelance writer and graduate student, currently living in the United Kingdom.

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Wednesday, Dec 9, 2009 06:35 EST

Liberals will live without the public option

The Senate compromise offers enough to make progressives forget about what had been a dealbreaker
Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009 04:01 EST

How rogue will Sarah Palin go?

The book-touring ex-governor seems to entertain the idea of a third-party run
Friday, Dec 4, 2009 06:13 EST

Thanks to Perry, Texas gubernatorial race could get pretty weird

Can the incumbent governor tea party his way to reelection, or is he leading his party to disaster?
Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 06:30 EST

Hey, Minnesotans, miss Norm Coleman? Good news!

The former senator may be eyeing a return to politics
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 07:30 EST

GOP keeps fighting its war on ACORN

Republicans hold a hearing to recycle warmed-over talking points about the community group's massive power for evil
Monday, Nov 30, 2009 05:50 EST

Rumsfeld order allowed bin Laden's escape

A new Senate report says that American military leadership refused reinforcements to block al-Qaida leader's path
Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 06:45 EST

Paying for the war in Afghanistan

A group of powerful House Democrats pushes for Congress to reckon with the costs of the U.S. presence
Monday, Nov 23, 2009 06:15 EST

Glenn Beck has some really big plans

The Fox News host has -- honestly -- a 100-year plan to roll back the secret, massive socialist conspiracy
Friday, Nov 20, 2009 05:50 EST

Intra-party feuds fuel Senate primary campaigns

Incumbent senators are hearing footsteps behind them, and in some cases it's their own party that wants them gone
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 05:50 EST

New poll: GOP demands purity of essence

Republicans are off the deep end now, but pragmatism can wax and wane in a party over time
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 05:30 EST

O'Reilly and Beck taking their act on the road

The two Fox News stars join forces to tell live audiences about simpler times and evil liberals
Friday, Nov 13, 2009 05:35 EST

Bomb-thrower Tancredo to run for Colorado governor

With an opening on the right, the controversy-seeking former representative looks to stir things up
Thursday, Nov 12, 2009 06:40 EST

Texas Gov. Perry: Obama "hell-bent" on socialism

The governor will apparently say anything to get Tea Partiers' votes in his 2010 primary Video
Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 06:55 EST

GOP learned wrong lessons in New York race

Republicans thought that driving moderate Dede Scozzafava into arms of Democrats was a good thing
Monday, Nov 9, 2009 06:01 EST

Sarah Palin: Abortion is so bogus

The former Alaska governor will fight death, liberal condescension and secularism wherever they are found
Friday, Nov 6, 2009 05:45 EST

Census worker hanging may have been suicide

It was too easy to fit Bill Sparkman's death into a storyline we already knew
Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 05:06 EST

Can Rand Paul bring the Tea Parties to the Senate?

Ron Paul's son is a card-carrying 9/12-er; he also has a real shot at being a U.S. senator
Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 06:45 EST

Michael Steele: Everything's coming up GOP

The RNC chairman says that the GOP is speaking with one, sane voice again, and America is listening
Friday, Oct 30, 2009 08:50 EDT

Public still blames Bush for recession

President Obama nicely positioned to take credit for recovery
Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 09:12 EDT

Rep. Alan Grayson goes a comment too far

Going on a fringe radio show to call a public official a "whore"? Stay classy, congressman
Friday, Oct 23, 2009 10:30 EDT

Fox's Roger Ailes for president? Not bloody likely

Even for Politico, an article floating the idea of a presidential run by the Fox News head is thin gruel
Thursday, Oct 22, 2009 13:01 EDT

How funny would it be if women couldn't vote?

Conservative writer suggests rolling back suffrage, chuckles at own sly wit
Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009 08:15 EDT

New Jersey scandal catches up with Republican Christie

The challenger had a shot at the governorship so long as he stayed out of the muck, but now he's mired in it
Friday, Oct 16, 2009 09:05 EDT

In Florida, right-wing challenger sneaks up on Crist

Conservatives' favorite Senate long-shot looks to have a real chance in Florida
Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 09:30 EDT

Vitter sparks battle over illegal immigrants, Census

The Louisiana Republican introduces an amendment that brings up issues as old as the government itself

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