Alec MacGillis

Articles by Alec MacGillis

Analysis: Outrage over stimulus jobs misguided (November 18, 2009)

Health-care reform and abortion coverage: Questions and answers (November 15, 2009)

Some Democrats to fight abortion amendment in health bill (November 9, 2009)

Some Democrats to fight abortion amendment in health bill (November 9, 2009)

Grandiose rhetoric pushes details aside (November 8, 2009)

Painting a street green hasn't stimulated one new job (November 7, 2009)

White House trumpets reports on job creation (October 31, 2009)

White House: 650,000 jobs saved, created by stimulus (October 30, 2009)

If you build a coverage mandate, will they come? (October 26, 2009)

30,000 Stimulus Jobs, Many in D.C. Area, Reported (October 16, 2009)

Report Card Due on Stimulus (October 15, 2009)

Mayo Clinic Criticized for Limiting Medicare Patients (October 13, 2009)

Is the Mayo Clinic a Model Or a Mirage? Jury Is Still Out. (September 20, 2009)

Unite Here Union to Rejoin AFL-CIO (September 18, 2009)

Obama Rallies Labor in Fight for Health-Care Reform (September 16, 2009)

Rep. Wilson's Yell Draws Attention to Issue of Coverage for Illegal Immigrants (September 11, 2009)

Debate Over End-of-Life Care Began in Small Midwestern Town (September 4, 2009)

Liberals Uncertain About How -- or Whether -- to Follow Kennedy's Path (August 29, 2009)

Health Cooperatives Gain Backing as Alternative to Public Option (August 18, 2009)

Democrats Weigh the Calculus of Public Health Insurance (August 7, 2009)

Health-Care Tax Break Drives Debate (July 30, 2009)

Poor Neighborhoods Key in Income Difference, Study Finds (July 27, 2009)

Businesses Far From Unified Against Health-Care Reform (July 23, 2009)

In Retooled Health-Care System, Who Will Set Limits? (July 8, 2009)

In Retooled Health-Care System, Who Will Set Limits? (July 8, 2009)

White House Says Overhaul of Transportation System Must Wait (June 26, 2009)

For Stimulus Package, Bureaucracy Is Taking Time and Money (June 12, 2009)

Ethnicity and Gender Play Prominent Roles in Sotomayor's Speeches (June 5, 2009)

Sotomayor's College Activism Was Passionate but Civil (June 1, 2009)

In Previous Confirmation Hearings, Sotomayor Has Held Firm (May 28, 2009)

Obama Expands on Criteria for New Justice (May 24, 2009)

Tracking Stimulus Spending May Not Be as Easy as Promised (May 21, 2009)

Senate Bill Steers Transportation Policy Away From the Automobile (May 14, 2009)

Facing More Layoffs, States Say Stimulus Falls Short (May 12, 2009)

Sounds Great, But What Does He Really Mean? (May 10, 2009)

Edwards Groups Under Scrutiny (May 5, 2009)

4th-Grader Questions Rice on Waterboarding (May 4, 2009)

Communicator in Chief Has a Tone for Every Situation (April 29, 2009)

One Democrat Finds Stakes Surrounding Stimulus Package Higher in His Semi-Rural Maryland Swing District (April 21, 2009)

The Case for Waste (April 12, 2009)

Stimulus Aid Being Doled Out, Slowly (April 10, 2009)

Union Bill's Declining Chances Give Rise to Alternatives (March 29, 2009)

President Shifts Emphasis From Wall Street to Budget (March 26, 2009)

In Blow to 'Card Check' Bill, Specter Says He'll Vote No (March 25, 2009)

Executives Lay Out Compromise to 'Card Check' Labor Bill (March 22, 2009)

Firms Join Effort Seeking Alternative to Labor Bill (March 21, 2009)

Union in Dispute Over Layoffs (March 19, 2009)

Labor Union Bill Raises Broader Capitalism Issues (March 15, 2009)

Clash Over Labor-Rights Bill Appears Likely (March 11, 2009)

Money Stimulates Debate in States Over Plan's Goals (March 9, 2009)

As Task Force Debuts, Some Ask: Who Is Middle Class? (February 28, 2009)

Government Gets Chance To Prove It Can Work (February 23, 2009)

After Stimulus Battle, Liberals Press Obama (February 17, 2009)

Obama Scores Early Victory of Historic Proportions (February 14, 2009)

Republicans See Long-Term Victory in Defeat on Stimulus Plan (February 9, 2009)

Amid Anger Over Economy, Obama Looks For Right Tone (February 5, 2009)

As Obama Talks Of Bipartisanship, Definitions Vary (February 2, 2009)

Breakaway Union Exposes Labor Rift (January 29, 2009)

Democrats Among Stimulus Skeptics (January 28, 2009)

In Address, Obama Seeks to Transfer Campaign's Spirit to Challenges Ahead (January 21, 2009)

Obama's Inauguration Planners Strive to Set the Right Tone (January 17, 2009)

Troubles in Service Workers' Union May Dim Hopes for Labor (January 9, 2009)

Obama's Nomination of Pragmatists Offers Few Clues About His Plans (December 20, 2008)

Stimulus Package To First Pay for Routine Repairs (December 14, 2008)

HOW THE NEW DEAL COMPARES (December 14, 2008)

Union Official Allegedly Liaison Between Governor, Obama Team (December 10, 2008)

For Many Picks, Obama Turns to Academic Elites (December 7, 2008)

Final Fundraising Tally for Obama Exceeded $750 Million (December 6, 2008)

Obama Lists $1 Million-Plus In Donations for Transition (December 2, 2008)

Managing Economic Team Will Be a Challenge for Obama (November 27, 2008)

Bill Clinton Agrees to Disclose Names of Foundation Donors (November 20, 2008)

'Change' Candidate Obama Enlists Hill Veterans for West Wing (November 18, 2008)

Nation's Economic Crisis Forces Democrats to Focus More Intensely on Creating Jobs (November 16, 2008)

Experts Volunteer Policy Guidance (November 13, 2008)

Sometimes Continuity Trumps Change (November 10, 2008)

Democrats Add Suburbs to Their Growing Coalition (November 6, 2008)

A Vote Decided by Big Turnout And Big Discontent With GOP (November 5, 2008)

Hard-Fought Battle in Hard-Hit Ohio (November 3, 2008)

N.H. Senate Race Illustrates The Dismal Climate for GOP (October 28, 2008)

Democrats See Opportunity In Outer Suburbs' Troubles (October 20, 2008)

Registration Gains Favor Democrats (October 6, 2008)

Palin Gives Beliefs, Demurs on Policies (October 1, 2008)

Palin's Stand on Mining Initiative Leaves Many Feeling Burned (September 28, 2008)

'First Dude' Todd Palin Illustrates Alaska's Blend of Private and Public (September 22, 2008)

As Mayor of Wasilla, Palin Cut Own Duties, Left Trail of Bad Blood (September 14, 2008)

For the Republican Base, Palin Pick Is Energizing (September 8, 2008)

Labor Leaders Stress Unions' Importance for Obama (August 29, 2008)

Gore Delivers a Boost -- To Obama and a Pet Cause (August 29, 2008)

Black Delegates Also Bask in Obama's Big Moment (August 28, 2008)

For Those From Swing States, The Watchword Is . . . Worry (August 26, 2008)

Candidates Running Closest In the West (August 25, 2008)

On Georgia Crisis, McCain's Tone Grows Sharper (August 13, 2008)

In a Changing Corner of Pa., a Glimpse of Obama's Age Problem (August 12, 2008)

Reliably GOP State Is Up for Grabs (August 4, 2008)

For Obama, Hurdles in Expanding Black Vote (July 28, 2008)

A New Political Geography (June 29, 2008)

Rural Illinois May Offer Clues to Obama's Electability (June 15, 2008)

For Obama, Another Blue-Collar Challenge (June 8, 2008)

Obama Campaign Redoubles Efforts to Reach Hispanic Voters (May 25, 2008)

Mail-In Voting Complicates Oregon Picture (May 20, 2008)

In Oregon's Embrace, Obama Strikes a Victor's Pose (May 11, 2008)

Obama Now Focusing Mostly on McCain (May 10, 2008)

Did Rush Limbaugh Tilt Result In Indiana? (May 8, 2008)

Obama Faces Test in Asserting His Own Brand of Patriotism (May 4, 2008)

Clinton Gas-Tax Proposal Criticized (May 1, 2008)

Obama Links Broad Ideas to Economic Specifics (April 28, 2008)

Maybe Not 'Bitter,' But Aware of the Loss (April 19, 2008)

On Economy, Obama Blends His Messages (April 13, 2008)

Big Donors Among Obama's Grass Roots (April 11, 2008)

In Obama's New Message, Some Foes See Old Liberalism (March 26, 2008)

Tackling a Sensitive Topic at a Sensitive Moment, for Disparate Audiences (March 19, 2008)

Spitzer's Successor Has Few Enemies (March 13, 2008)

How to Read the Buckeye Vote? (March 6, 2008)

Clinton Reasserts Edge (March 5, 2008)

In Ohio, Candidates Court Unions (March 2, 2008)

Finding Political Strength in the Power of Words (February 26, 2008)

Clinton Tests Out Populist Approach (February 25, 2008)

Clinton Takes Strong Exception To Tactics of Obama Campaign (February 24, 2008)

Obama's Red-State Prospects Unclear (February 24, 2008)

On a Mission to Translate Belief Into Reality (February 6, 2008)

Clinton, Obama Run Up The Miles to Gain an Edge (February 4, 2008)

Clinton, Obama Try Unconventional on Stops in the West and Midwest (February 3, 2008)

Obama Is Racing Against the Clock (February 2, 2008)

Obama Confronts Ethnic Tensions In Bid for Votes (February 1, 2008)

A Margin That Will Be Hard To Marginalize (January 27, 2008)

Clinton, Obama Back Off Attacks (January 25, 2008)

Some in Party Bristle At Clintons' Attacks (January 24, 2008)

Obama Turns His Message Of Change to The Economy (January 23, 2008)

Obama Echoes King's Call For Unity at Atlanta Church (January 21, 2008)

When Attacked, Obama's Now Hitting Back (January 19, 2008)

In Vegas, Politics Comes to The Strip (January 13, 2008)

Obama Picks Up Kerry's Endorsement (January 11, 2008)

Clinton's Campaign in N.H. Touched Chord With Women (January 10, 2008)

As N.H. Voters See Less of Giuliani, He Drops in State Polls (January 6, 2008)

Obama's Rise Dismays Clinton's Supporters (January 6, 2008)

For Republicans, What a Difference Five Days Might Make (January 4, 2008)

The Old Magic, With a New Twist (December 31, 2007)

N.H. Democrats Ponder Tone, Style (December 23, 2007)

Hillary Clinton Embraces Her Husband's Legacy (December 22, 2007)

In N.H., the Swing Voter Is Vanishing (December 18, 2007)

In N.H., Ties Clintons Forged Will Be Tested (December 16, 2007)

Romney Seeks a Neighborly Reception (December 12, 2007)

Paul's Quixotic, Chaotic Run May Make Its Push in N.H. (December 6, 2007)

Romney Hopes to Ease Qualms on His Faith (December 4, 2007)

Campaign Soldiers on the 'Front Lines' (December 2, 2007)

Standoff Ends With Surrender At Clinton Office (December 1, 2007)

Giuliani's Critics Point to Cronyism (November 24, 2007)

In Paul They Trust (The Feds May Differ) (November 17, 2007)

Clinton's Rivals Adopt More Partisan Approach (November 15, 2007)

Consensus Lacking in GOP Endorsements (November 8, 2007)

Some Say Clinton Model Is Flawed (October 21, 2007)

Does Obama's Message Match the Moment? (October 17, 2007)

Iowa a Key Test for Democrats (October 7, 2007)

Obama Revisits Key Antiwar Speech (October 3, 2007)

Candidates Don't Count Unions Out (October 1, 2007)

Giuliani's Rhetoric on Terror Contrasts With His Record (September 24, 2007)

Giuliani's Speech at NRA Doesn't Reassure Skeptics (September 22, 2007)

Giuliani-Mukasey Ties Go Back Decades (September 18, 2007)

Clinton's Democratic Rivals Denounce Terrorism Remark (August 25, 2007)

Romney's Cash Beckons Iowans To Straw Poll (August 10, 2007)

Collapse Is Latest Fight For Coal's Best Friend (August 9, 2007)

The Rise Of Jeri Thompson (August 5, 2007)

Obama Rises in New Era Of Black Politicians (July 28, 2007)

Obama Says He, Too, Is a Poverty Fighter (July 19, 2007)

With Bloomberg on Stage, Harsher Light on Giuliani (July 6, 2007)

McCain Again Falls Short of Cash Goals (July 3, 2007)

Ruling Could Spur More Ads (June 27, 2007)

Coal Fuels A Debate Over Obama (June 24, 2007)

They Know How to Caucus (June 7, 2007)

Thompson Generates Buzz in Richmond (June 3, 2007)

Edwards Says He Didn't Know About Subprime Push (May 11, 2007)

On Poverty, Edwards Faces Old Hurdles (May 7, 2007)

Hedge-Fund Ties Help Edwards Campaign (April 23, 2007)

Kaine Orders Independent Investigation (April 18, 2007)

2-Hour Gap Leaves Room For Questions (April 17, 2007)

McCain Likely to Find Friendly Audience at VMI (April 11, 2007)

Mormon Base a Mixed Blessing for Romney (April 4, 2007)

'Both Needs Can Be Accomplished' (February 22, 2007)

In Blog, an Unlikely Voice For a Tysons Tunnel (February 22, 2007)

Davis Joins Tysons Tunnel Backers (February 15, 2007)

On Road To Dulles, Confusion And Angst (February 12, 2007)

Area Officials Struggle To Fit Lid on Growth (February 8, 2007)

Tunnel Backers Given New Hope (February 7, 2007)

Democrats Say 2008 Spending Plan Is Weak on Security, Health Care (February 6, 2007)

A Barrelful of Evidence For a Tunnel Through Tysons (February 1, 2007)

Lawmakers' Request On Tunnel Is Rebuffed (January 31, 2007)

Fairfax Shines In Jobs Report (January 30, 2007)

Woe Unto Tysons Commuters (January 27, 2007)

Tunnel Is Affordable, Advocate Group Says (January 23, 2007)

Overhaul Of Tysons Center Approved (January 23, 2007)

In Suburbia, Going to Great Lengths to House Lofty Spaces (January 14, 2007)

Fairfax Urges Another Look At a Tunnel Under Tysons (January 9, 2007)

Comeuppance for the Ivies (December 29, 2006)

New Rural Sales Pitch: Work Outside D.C.'s Fallout Zone (December 26, 2006)

Promises Of Fairfax Traffic Cuts Unfulfilled (December 24, 2006)

Va. Handing Airports Authority Keys to Toll Road, Dulles Rail (December 21, 2006)

The Growing Problem of Floods (December 14, 2006)

3 Counties Attempt to Put Brakes On Growth (December 6, 2006)

Project For Dunn Loring Is Approved (December 5, 2006)

Fort Belvoir Traffic Issues Lead Army to Move Museum (December 1, 2006)

Note Found by Van Says Teacher Was Slain in Rage (November 28, 2006)

Glad Tidings of Little Comfort or Joy (November 28, 2006)

Annandale Teacher Found Dead in Home (November 27, 2006)

For McLean Chamber Group, Tysons Tunnel Dream Endures (November 19, 2006)

Proposed Rule Aims to Tame Irregular Housing Lots (November 15, 2006)

Democrats Take Control of Senate As Allen Concedes to Webb in Va. (November 10, 2006)

Businesses, Groups Still Pushing for Tysons Tunnel (November 9, 2006)

Army Holds Fast to Museum Plan (November 9, 2006)

It's a Candidate Calling. Again. (November 7, 2006)

Vote for Tysons Corner Proposal May Upset Work on Master Plan (November 5, 2006)

Public Safety, Parks Top Bond Priorities (November 2, 2006)

Federal Agencies' Outward Migration Irks Area Officials (October 31, 2006)

Downtown Fort Belvoir (October 22, 2006)

A Family That Plays Hardball (October 9, 2006)

A Dynasty of Closed Ranks (October 9, 2006)

A Tribute to Forgotten Souls (October 1, 2006)

When Is a Mall Not Just a Mall? When It's a Mini-City (September 28, 2006)

Finger-Pointing After Death of Tunnel Plan (September 8, 2006)

No Tunnel For Tysons, Kaine Says (September 7, 2006)

A Fork In Road To Parking Changes (September 7, 2006)

Kaine's Pick Is Said to Be Tunnel For Tysons (August 27, 2006)

Rail Tunnel Debate Raises Larger Issue (August 20, 2006)

Army Shuns 'Theme Park' Proposal (August 9, 2006)

Virginia to Review Rival Bid For Tysons Rail Extension (August 1, 2006)

Paralyzed Roads Envisioned Near Belvoir (August 1, 2006)

Tysons Metro Tunnel Buoyed (July 29, 2006)

Plan to Group 18,000 Workers Defended (July 29, 2006)

Army Intends to Place Influx Of Workers at Proving Ground (July 28, 2006)

Wolf, Davis Say Tunnel May Delay Dulles Rail (July 27, 2006)

Tysons Landowners Could Cover Cost Of Metro Tunnel (July 26, 2006)

In Land of Giants, Smallest Houses Larger Than Ever (July 9, 2006)

Investigation of Cause Might Take 6 Months, Officials Say (July 7, 2006)