Tea Party

13 Apr 2010 Latest Culture War in America is Nationalism in Dangerous Form At first glance it seems inexplicable: Confederate battle flags waving in Washington state and Washington, D.C., when the issue is… Leonard Zeskind 26 Mar 2010 The Death of the Tea Parties? Not So Fast… {jathumbnail off} [caption id="attachment_173" align="alignnone" width="530"]Tea Party Faction Membership[/caption] Many pundits were quick to pronounce the Tea Party movement dead… Devin Burghart 24 Mar 2010 What’s Next for the Tea Partiers? After a year of fast-paced growth and increasing influence, the Tea Partiers suffered their first ever political defeat on Sunday… Leonard Zeskind 20 Mar 2010 Ron Paul and the Tea Parties: States’ Rights and the 17th Amendment It was just over one year ago. March 15, 2009. Liberals and progressives were still crowing about the election of… Leonard Zeskind 11 Feb 2010 Revival and Revolt: Inside the Tea Party Nation Convention Nashville - The rancor and division among Tea Partiers that erupted in the weeks leading up to the first Tea… Devin Burghart 28 Jan 2010 Tea Party Switcheroo: Different Nativist Group to Present at Tea Party Nation Conference Just when you thought they were out, they jump right back in… As quickly as one anti-immigrant group extricates itself… Devin Burghart 27 Jan 2010 Anti-Immigrant Group Bails on Tea Party Nation Convention In sign of growing dissention surrounding the upcoming National Tea Party Nation Convention in Nashville, sources confirm that the Federation… Devin Burghart 23 Jan 2010 The State of White Nationalism: The Year 2009 in Review The presidency of Barack Obama dominated political events in 2009.  Whether it was discussion of the bank bailouts last winter… Leonard Zeskind 20 Jan 2010 Hundreds of Tea Partiers Gather in Olympia for Sovereignty Winter Fest Despite the pouring rain, nearly three hundred Tea Party supporters from across the state gathered on the steps of the… Devin Burghart 14 Sep 2009 Tea Parties, Race, Republicans, and the Opposition to Obama On September 12, tens—perhaps hundreds--of thousands of white people descended on the streets of Washington D.C. It is impossible to… Leonard Zeskind