Difference between revisions of "National Politics:Political Gridlock"
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** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/05/16/the-questions-keep-coming-and-coming-for-would-environmental-chief/83s5PRqKAkZ0bu9sThJYEI/story.html One nominee, 1,000 questions], by Noah Bierman (May 16, 2013) | ** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/05/16/the-questions-keep-coming-and-coming-for-would-environmental-chief/83s5PRqKAkZ0bu9sThJYEI/story.html One nominee, 1,000 questions], by Noah Bierman (May 16, 2013) | ||
** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/05/27/representative-returns-house-after-three-decades-and-finds-eroded-traditions/U49Txz7dENOFLu1crHD6pN/story.html Lawmaker finds new realities in return to Congress], by Matt Viser (May 27, 2013) | ** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/05/27/representative-returns-house-after-three-decades-and-finds-eroded-traditions/U49Txz7dENOFLu1crHD6pN/story.html Lawmaker finds new realities in return to Congress], by Matt Viser (May 27, 2013) | ||
** Farm bill fails as trade-offs of yore vanish | ** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/06/20/house-defeats-farm-bill-food-stamp-recipients-get-swept-partisan-combat/FScLTS0ks9ilPOGukXqD4M/story.html Farm bill fails as trade-offs of yore vanish], by Matt Viser (June 21, 2014) | ||
** The role of partisan media | ** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/10/05/broken-city-the-role-partisan-media/FctYo09Bx0qHd15IhAuHdL/story.html The role of partisan media], by Michael Kranish (Oct 5, 2013) | ||
** Many D.C. think tanks now | ** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/08/10/brain-trust-for-sale-the-growing-footprint-washington-think-tank-industrial-complex/7ZifHfrLPlbz0bSeVOZHdI/story.html Many D.C. think tanks now players in partisan wars], by Bryan Bender (Aug 10, 2013) | ||
** Boehner pulled from two directions | ** Boehner pulled from two directions | ||
** Obama's vision of unity led only to a wider gap | ** Obama's vision of unity led only to a wider gap | ||
Revision as of 10:53, 7 September 2014
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, by Tracy Jan (May 11, 2013)
- Democratic strategy promotes Tea Party rivals, by Noah Bierman (Aug 24, 2013)
- Washington's robust market for attacks and half-truths, by Michael Kranish (May 19, 2014)
- One nominee, 1,000 questions, by Noah Bierman (May 16, 2013)
- Lawmaker finds new realities in return to Congress, by Matt Viser (May 27, 2013)
- Farm bill fails as trade-offs of yore vanish, by Matt Viser (June 21, 2014)
- The role of partisan media, by Michael Kranish (Oct 5, 2013)
- Many D.C. think tanks now players in partisan wars, by Bryan Bender (Aug 10, 2013)
- 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