Cantor Bites

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Jun 23, 2014 Dig deeper

‘Left, Right & Center’: What Now in Iraq and Syria, House GOP, Scott Walker

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss whether it's "Onward to the 7th Century" in Iraq, the Republican attempt to elect a new leader after Eric Cantor's shocking loss and the accusation that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was involved in a criminal scheme to stave off recall efforts in 2012. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Americans Are Self-Segregating Based on Politics

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Jun 21, 2014 A number of new studies and analyses are indicating that Americans, who once chose neighborhoods that reflected their own ethnicity and religion, are now moving to places where they feel ideologically comfortable -- a development that will make American politics even more polarized than it already is. Dig deeper

Insurgency

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Eric Cantor

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Where’s the Bread and Butter?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jun 17, 2014 The 2014 campaign is being waged against a backdrop of national news dominated by everything except the core economic worries of most Americans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Eric Cantor and ‘The Certainty of Conservative Sellout’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 15, 2014 Salon columnist Thomas Frank explains House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's surprising loss to a tea party primary challenger last week as "part of a long-running and basically unchanging Republican melodrama. …An eternal populist revolt against leaders who never produce and problems that never get solved." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Eric Cantor Goes Down to Defeat and Debating Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's unexpected loss to a tea party challenger. The National Review's Rich Lowry calls it "one of the most stunning upsets any of us have ever witnessed." Scheer says the defeat is "a response to pain" in the region. And what should the U.S. do as Sunni insurgents advance in Iraq? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cantor’s Replacement

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Overdosing on Tea

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jun 14, 2014 The Republican Party's reliance on tea party support is like an addict's dependence on a dangerous drug: It may feel good at first, but eventually it eats you alive. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

California Rep. Kevin McCarthy On Track to Become House Majority Leader

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2014 Outgoing House Majority Leader Eric Cantor may have an incoming successor already. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Eric Cantor and the Tea Party Purge

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jun 12, 2014 In 1961, John F. Kennedy said: "In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )