John Avlon is political director for Newsweek and The Daily Beast. A CNN contributor, he won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists’ award for best online column in 2012.
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Voters Turn On Unions
After decades of purchasing peace with costly promises for future benefits, the $4 trillion bill... MORE
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Top 3 Conclusions From Wisconsin
Walker’s victory suggests labor unions are losing clout, big money’s role is growing, and recall... MORE
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Birther Queen’s Big Comeback
Orly Taitz could finish in the top two in California’s Senate primary.... MORE
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Wisconsin Rules the GOP
An RNC team that knows Wisconsin cold has given Scott Walker a critical edge going into Tuesday’s... MORE
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Romney’s Stockholm Syndrome
Mitt’s still captivated by extremists like birther Donald Trump—and behaving as if his captors are... MORE
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Christie and Booker—Frenemies Forever
Garden State pols Chris Christie and Cory Booker cross party lines to cooperate, but can it last,... MORE
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Will Third Party Dreams Die?
Americans Elect’s failure to find a candidate means the effort to field a bipartisan third ticket... MORE
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The Constitution Question
Democrats and Republicans have switched sides on the constitutional right to marriage, writes John... MORE
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Olson Hails Obama Marriage Shift
Ted Olson talks to John Avlon about Obama’s new support for gay marriage and North Carolina’s new... MORE
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N.C. Vote Hits Hard at Gays
The underlying question is whether issues of equality and civil rights should be put to a popular... MORE
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Reign of the RINO Hunters
Both parties are purging their remaining moderates, and our government is worse off for it. MORE
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An Alternative to Obama and Romney?
The Daily Beast’s John Avlon talks to the founder of the group aiming to shake up the Dem-GOP... MORE
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Obama’s Uncredited Immigration Win
He has dramatically slowed illegal immigration on our southern border, but conservatives have... MORE
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Romney’s Tax Bombshell
Behind closed doors, Romney offers a tax idea that would hit the coasts hardest, writes John Avlon. MORE
