- US democracy has been hacked—"Former VP tells Andrew Marr Show the internet provides a means to rekindle democracy and purge it of corporate influence."
- Democracy in America has been 'functionally corrupted'—"Fareed speaks with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore about democracy in the United States and why he thinks the campaign finance system needs an overhaul."
- Fix the filibuster, talk about climate change, ensure privacy online Salon
- Krugman: Marco Rubio Has Learned Nothing—"Because his party has learned nothing." NYT
- Governor's numbers come under question—"In recent months, Gov. Sam Brownback has blamed his predecessor for a $2-billion spending hike that never happened and taken credit for spending cuts he didn'&nt actually make."
- John McCain Goes All-In on Benghazi "Cover-Up"
- Dear John McCain: Ted Cruz isn’t what’s wrong with the Senate, you are Salon
- When Republicans play with fire—"Just how unprecedented is their filibuster of Chuck Hagel? In a word: Very."
- Republican Senator From Nebraska Won't Run in 2014—"[L]ast year, he angrily criticized conservative groups that tried to step in and influence the Senate election in his state." NYT
- Hollywood Legend Ed Asner Has Outraged Republicans Over This Animated Short
- Bill Maher: GOP 'has always been an uneasy marriage between the Jesus freaks and the plutocrats'
- Republican Rep Says GOP Should Oppose Immigration Reform Because It Would Give Democrats 'Millions Of Votes'
- GOP House Leader Calls for Retaliating Against Media for Making Republicans Look Stupid
- Marco Rubio's compelling family story embellishes facts, documents show—"Embellishes facts" is a nice way of saying "making up bullshit."
- Study Confirms Tea Party Was Created by Big Tobacco and Billionaire Koch Brothers
- Arizona Tea Party Leader Scraps 'Be Mein' Hitler Valentines
- Paul Ryan on the sequester: 'We got that in law'—Now he's playing the blame game on Obama.
- GOP Senator Would Take Away Health Coverage From 30 Million Americans To Avoid Military Cuts
- The Real Cost of Shrinking Government—"The budget sequester will soon affect American life in hundreds of painful ways." NYT
- The Great Gerrymander of 2012—"Congress doesn't reflect the people's vote." NYT
- E-mails show plotting by lawmakers, GOP on Florida redistricting
- The GOP's Plan to Rig the Electoral College, Explained
- GOP Electoral Vote Scheme Still Alive And Kicking In Pennsylvania
- Is This How We Equalize the United States?
- The Other GOP Plan To Rearrange The Electoral Vote
- Va. House, Senate Pass Measures Limiting Forms Of Acceptable Voter ID
- Indiana Lawmaker Proposes Unconstitutional Bill To Take Away Voting Rights From Out-Of-State College Students
- Wisconsin: Eliminating same-day voter registration would cost $14M, report says
- How Right-Wing Billionaires Threaten To Undo 40 Years Of Voting Rights Progress
- Waiting Times at Ballot Boxes Draw Scrutiny NYT
- Voting Should Be Easy NYT
