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The New Statesman’s friends and contributors choose their favourite books of 2009 Hari Kunzru The Coming Insurrection by the Invisible Committee (Semiotext(e), £9.95), a pseudonymous text written by a group of French...
By Robert Schlesinger, Thomas Jefferson Street blog What to do about the filibuster? According to research by UCLA political scientist Barbara Sinclair, there was an average of one filibuster per Congress during the 1950s. That...
Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) WASHINGTON _ He's soared to great heights, moving people with words that put him in a rarified league with such great communicators as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. This week, President...
David Plouffe, one of Barack Obama's closest advisers, has urged Democrats to stick with the president's reform agenda, even though he conceded Republicans would make electoral gains next year. By Alex Spillius in Washington...
Obama's campaign guru shares the secrets to organizational success. But in the autumn of 2006, after a strong showing by his party in the midterm elections, Obama gathered a “motley crew” of advisers — including future campaign...
Who Is Hot And Who Was Blocked (Or Forgotten) At First White House State Dinner Huffington Post (blog) The White House just released the list of those attending the State Dinner honoring India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh....
Star power: Oprah was used to create e-mail list, not get votes for Obama Washington Examiner (blog) During the presidential campaign, it was big news when Oprah Winfrey stumped for Barack Obama. But campaign manager David...
FORD COUNTY, by John Grisham. Book 12 of the Wheel of Time fantasy series. Counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp must teach politicians about national security following a new Al-Qaida attack. How Wall Street's love affair with...
The White House just released the list of those attending the State Dinner honoring India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Cool list actually. But not just because it's India night -- but because there are a lot of folks that...
Cross-posted from Epolitics.com Here at e.politics, we're happy to read things so you don't have to -- though it this case you should, because David Plouffe's The Audacity to Win is a great read and one hell of a glimpse into...
