National Politics:Political Gridlock

News and Commentary

 * Boston Globe: Broken City, e-book collection of Globe articles from its Washington Bureau (Oct 16, 2013). Articles referenced are:
 * Turning the map into a partisan weapon, by Tracy Jan (July 22, 2013)
 * A lesson for Bob Dole: old rules no longer apply, by Michael Kranish (March 24, 2013)
 * Deadlock by design hobbles election agency, by Christopher Rowland (July 7, 2013)
 * Kansas district shuns compromise, by Matt Viser (Apr 4, 2013)
 * Tax lobbyists help businesses reap windfalls, by Christopher Rowland (Mar 17, 2013)
 * As Obama, Senate collide, courts caught short, by Matt Viser (Mar 3, 2013)
 * For freshmen in Congress, focus is on raising money
 * Democratic strategy promotes Tea Party
 * Washington's robust market for attacks and half-truths
 * One nominee, 1,000 questions
 * Not the Congress he used to know
 * Farm bill fails as trade-offs of yore vanish
 * The role of partisan media
 * Many D.C. think tanks now player in partisan wars
 * Boehner pulled from two directions
 * Obama's vision of unity led only to a wider gap
 * Researcher helps sow climate-change doubt
 * Bipartisan group finds bridges hard to build
 * Solutions
 * Ideas abound for breaking logjam, but D.C. isn't listening
 * Nonpartisan primaries become a game changer
 * UK's parliamentary system offers clues for escaping gridlock
 * Connecticut bucking tide of election dollars
 * Iowa keeping partisanship off the map