Articles Buy You a Drink: Cocktails for Republican Also-Rans Drinks for Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry Ken WalczakJan 13, 2012
Articles 'Going Viral': Political Candidates' Quest to Create the Next YouTube Sensation Sam Graham-FelsenDec 16, 2011
Articles Culture Clash: Why the Perry-Romney Showdown Is Significant Nona Willis AronowitzOct 20, 2011
Articles What to Watch for in Tonight's Republican Economics Debate The Republican candidates meet tonight to talk economics. Here are five things you should watch for.Tim Fernholz13 Oct, 2011
Articles On 'Niggerhead': Rick Perry's Racist Camp Name Is Surprisingly Common Whether you like it or not, the offensive name of Rick Perry's West Texas hunting camp certainly didn't originate with Perry himself.Cord Jefferson05 Oct, 2011
Articles With an Execution Stayed, Texans Still Likelier to Be Executed Than Die in Plane Crash While a death row prisoner awaits his fate, Texas justice under Governor Rick Perry has become more dangerous than air travel.Cord Jefferson18 Sep, 2011
Articles "Fiscal Conservative" Rick Perry Has Spent $700 Million Dollars on Executions Rick Perry bemoans spending in debates, but executions cost a pretty penny. We do the math.Nona Willis Aronowitz15 Sep, 2011
Articles The Best Part of the GOP Debate? Michele Bachmann Calling Out Crony Capitalism Michele Bachmann called out Rick Perry's relationship with a pharmaceutical company. Could that start a debate on big business' influence?Nona Willis Aronowitz14 Sep, 2011
Articles Three Cheers for Death: The GOP's Morbid Enthusiasm for Rick Perry's 234 Executions The most disturbing moment of last night's GOP debate was when Rick Perry received lively applause for his execution record.Nona Willis Aronowitz09 Sep, 2011
Articles Who’s More Texan? Rick Perry, George W. Bush, and the Paradox of Texas Identity Perry never had to prove his authentic Texas specialness, so he’s free to transcend it.Ryan Ellel09 Sep, 2011
Articles Let the Racially Charged Presidential Campaigning Begin Rush Limbaugh's brother kicks off the hateful political mudslinging with a bang.Cord Jefferson27 Aug, 2011
Articles The Science Behind Rick Perry’s Strange Stem Cell Surgery Rick Perry's weird cell therapy treatment probably didn't work, but it's a blessing and a curse for biotech firms.Tim Fernholz25 Aug, 2011
Articles The Texas Mirage: How Rick Perry's Rightward Shift Is Messing with Texas' Growth Texas has indeed shown some impressive economic growth under Governor Perry, but Perry the presidential candidate may soon destroy that.Mark Bergen23 Aug, 2011
Articles Everything Wrong With Our Country's Sex Ed Debate, in One Infuriating Video Rick Perry's absurd defense of abstinence-only sex ed, and a reporter's non-response, show the problem with how we talk about teen sexuality.Nona Willis Aronowitz19 Aug, 2011
Articles Texas Gutting Education But Spending $4 Billion to Widen 28-Mile Highway The Lone Star State: Still not convinced that schools need money.Liz Dwyer28 May, 2011
Articles In Face of Historic Drought, Texas Governor Ignores Science, Calls for "Days of Prayer" We too are hoping and praying for the drought to end in Texas. But we better listen to science, too.Ben Jervey27 Apr, 2011