Siddhartha Mahanta

Siddhartha Mahanta

Siddhartha is a former editorial fellow at Mother Jones. Before that he worked at the National Journal, where he produced videos for the web and wrote for the magazine. He's also worked for the PBS NewsHour, freelanced for Al Jazeera English, and grew up in Sugar Land, Texas.

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Private Equity's New Champion
Mon Jan. 30, 2012 1:40 PM PST

Romney's Crony Capitalism
Mon Jan. 23, 2012 8:57 PM PST

Reid Caves on PIPA, For Now
Fri Jan. 20, 2012 10:01 AM PST

Romney Hits Obama on Solyndra, But Bain Got Government Subsidies, Too
Thu Jan. 19, 2012 7:47 PM PST

Gingrich Ally Declares War on...Christians?
Thu Jan. 19, 2012 3:05 PM PST

Dodd to Internet: You And Your Blackout Can Drop Dead
Tue Jan. 17, 2012 4:00 PM PST

Romney's Welfare Plan: Cut the Waste
Thu Jan. 12, 2012 11:15 AM PST

Chart of the Day: Still Not Enough Jobs
Tue Jan. 10, 2012 12:41 PM PST

Flashback: Lew's Time at Citi And Other Disappointments
Mon Jan. 9, 2012 2:12 PM PST

Santorum Has a Manufacturing Problem
Fri Jan. 6, 2012 12:11 PM PST

Report: Scant Oversight In Obama's Drone War
Wed Dec. 28, 2011 1:00 PM PST

Americans Elect: On the Ballot in California, and Still Hush-Hush About Its Dark Money
Wed Dec. 21, 2011 3:00 PM PST

Report: Gingrich Banks $42K Selling Email List to Campaign
Tue Dec. 20, 2011 1:10 PM PST

In Rick Santorum's World, Scary Muslims Are All the Same
Thu Dec. 15, 2011 9:18 PM PST

N.C. Governor Defends Racial Justice Law
Thu Dec. 15, 2011 12:40 PM PST

White House to Americans Elect: We've Got Our Eye on You
Wed Dec. 14, 2011 11:30 AM PST

GOP Payroll Tax Cut Bill: More Pee, Please
Mon Dec. 12, 2011 11:40 AM PST

Santorum Gets It Wrong on Manufacturing Jobs
Sat Dec. 10, 2011 7:51 PM PST

Colorado Secretary of State: Ease Up On Voting Security
Fri Dec. 9, 2011 8:30 AM PST

Report: NY State Voting Machines Really Suck
Wed Dec. 7, 2011 7:30 AM PST

Obama Meets Occupy Wall Street
Tue Dec. 6, 2011 12:52 PM PST

LA's Civic Action Against Dark Money
Mon Dec. 5, 2011 3:40 PM PST

Buddy Roemer to Seek Nomination Through Dark Money-Fueled Group
Thu Dec. 1, 2011 9:06 AM PST

National Review Backs the Payroll Tax Cut
Wed Nov. 30, 2011 12:00 PM PST

North Carolina Senate Set to Repeal Racial Justice Act
Tue Nov. 29, 2011 12:50 PM PST

Democratic Reps. Rip Romney on Immigration
Wed Nov. 23, 2011 12:30 PM PST

Romney Peddles Obama Defense Spending Lie
Tue Nov. 22, 2011 11:37 PM PST

2003 Newt: Rein in the Patriot Act
Tue Nov. 22, 2011 7:15 PM PST

GOP: All Tax Cuts Not Created Equal
Tue Nov. 22, 2011 1:15 PM PST

Study: K Street Is Holy Place
Tue Nov. 22, 2011 4:26 AM PST

Arizona Supreme Court Reinstates Redistricting Chair
Fri Nov. 18, 2011 9:15 AM PST

Former GOP Budget Official Says Balanced Budget Amendment Is A Terrible Idea
Tue Nov. 15, 2011 12:05 PM PST

Report: States Restoring Gun Rights to Very Scary People
Mon Nov. 14, 2011 11:40 AM PST

GOP Debate: About Those Job Killing Regulations...
Wed Nov. 9, 2011 6:58 PM PST

Actually, Rick Perry Loves Picking Winners and Losers
Wed Nov. 9, 2011 6:27 PM PST

Secretive GOP Group in AZ Redistricting Fight Comes Out of the Shadows
Tue Nov. 8, 2011 11:50 AM PST

Maine Governor Pushes Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients
Mon Nov. 7, 2011 1:20 PM PST

Will Democrats Declare War on Jan Brewer?
Fri Nov. 4, 2011 2:50 PM PDT

Report: America's Pakistan Problem Is Worse Than You Think
Fri Nov. 4, 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Chuck Grassley, Defender of Truth: DOJ Edition
Fri Nov. 4, 2011 6:20 AM PDT

Tax Base Broadening: Debunked
Thu Nov. 3, 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Afghan Prison Abuses: What Did Americans Know? And When Did They Know It?
Mon Oct. 31, 2011 10:20 AM PDT

DOJ Shows Sudden Interest in Undisclosed Foreign Lobbying
Fri Oct. 28, 2011 11:00 AM PDT

Jan Brewer Goes Nuclear on the Arizona Redistricting Commission
Thu Oct. 27, 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Attention Paul Ryan: Class War Already Raging
Wed Oct. 26, 2011 3:00 PM PDT

Chart of the Day: Reagan Loved Tax Hikes
Tue Oct. 25, 2011 8:40 AM PDT

DOJ: Secret Record? What Secret Record?
Mon Oct. 24, 2011 11:17 AM PDT

Wharton Pushes Back On Cantor Cancellation Claim
Fri Oct. 21, 2011 1:00 PM PDT

South Carolina Voter ID Law: Yep, Pretty Discriminating
Wed Oct. 19, 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Ala. Immigration Law Update: Farm Work Is Hard
Tue Oct. 18, 2011 8:50 AM PDT

How Bain's Lobbying Saved Mitt Millions

Private equity titans like Bain Capital used K Street to preserve the GOP front-runner's favorite—and most lucrative—tax loophole.

Mon Jan. 30, 2012 4:00 AM PST

SOPA Aftermath: Winners and Losers

Who won 2012's big online-privacy fight—and who came out hurting?

Mon Jan. 23, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Debate Night: Showdown in South Carolina

With just one more day of campaigning before South Carolina voters head to the polls, the remaining GOP candidates faced off in another—perhaps final—debate.

Thu Jan. 19, 2012 6:00 PM PST

The Story Behind the SOPA Blackout

The entertainment industry usually gets its way in DC—but it was no match for Reddit, Wikipedia, and BoingBoing.

Tue Jan. 17, 2012 4:00 AM PST

GOP Debate: Threats, Delusions, and Bad Ideas

Lowlights from the final debate before the Iowa caucuses.

Thu Dec. 15, 2011 11:21 PM PST

GOP Moves to Require Pee Tests and GEDs for Unemployed

A new bill threatens to make being jobless even harder than it already is.

Wed Dec. 14, 2011 4:00 AM PST

The GOP's War on Voting Comes to Washington

House Republicans want to kill the federal agency charged with making sure voting machines work.

Thu Dec. 1, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Another GOP Debate? You Betcha!

Lies, racial profiling, immigration, and more lies at the Republicans' national security debate.

Wed Nov. 23, 2011 12:06 AM PST

Meet the Political Reform Group That's Fueled by Dark Money

Americans Elect says it wants to reform the political system. Campaign watchdogs say it should start by reforming itself.

Fri Nov. 18, 2011 4:00 AM PST

GOP Showdown With Justice Department Over Immigration

A cadre of southern senators are trying to block the DOJ from investigating the constitutionality of state immigration laws.

Thu Nov. 10, 2011 4:00 AM PST

CNBC Debate: "Oops," Perry Did It Again

Rick Perry draws a blank, and more lowlights from the latest GOP debate.

Wed Nov. 9, 2011 3:01 PM PST

GOP Debate: Why Romney Slammed Perry So Hard

And other curiosities from Tuesday night's contentious debate in Las Vegas.

Tue Oct. 18, 2011 9:30 PM PDT

GOP Debate: Perry Continues to Falter

Highlights, lowlights, and surprises of Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate.

Tue Oct. 11, 2011 12:01 PM PDT

Rick Perry's Intelligence Overreach

Why'd the Texas governor go to such great lengths to maintain control of a statewide law enforcement database?

Thu Sep. 29, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Rick Perry's Texas Miracle—for Corporations

The governor gave big companies hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to create jobs. When they failed to deliver, he fudged the numbers.

Thu Sep. 8, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

The Public Option Lives!

Progressives didn't get a national public option. But does a state-based public plan have a shot in California?

Wed Aug. 31, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

The Next Debtpocalypse: Fiscal Meltdowns in the States

Inside the plan to gut state budgets and keep corporate America happy.

Fri Aug. 12, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Tim Pawlenty's JOBZ Debacle

The GOP candidate's failed plan to revive Minnesota's economy.

Fri Jul. 1, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

The GOP's Favorite Fringe Historian

Jesus opposed the minimum wage, God hates socialism, and other teachings of the controversial evangelical leader Republican presidential contenders can't stop praising.

Thu Apr. 28, 2011 12:01 AM PDT

Huckabee Hearts Secrecy

The enduring mystery surrounding the former Arkansas governor's M.I.A. records.

Fri Apr. 1, 2011 11:35 AM PDT

From Libya With Love

How a US consulting firm used American academics to rehab Muammar Qaddafi’s image.

Thu Mar. 3, 2011 1:01 AM PST

Saif Qaddafi’s Democracy-Loving Dissertation

The dictator’s heir apparent authored a 2007 doctoral thesis praising democracy and human rights. Whoops.

Fri Feb. 25, 2011 10:34 AM PST

Rumsfeld's Memoir: Known and Unknown and Untrue

The ex-defense secretary says he may have made a "few misstatements" about Iraq's WMDs. A few?!

Tue Feb. 8, 2011 3:10 PM PST

The Gun Lobby Removes Its Silencer

After Tucson, the NRA and other gun rights groups laid low. Now, they're on the attack.

Fri Jan. 21, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Buck McKeon’s Cold War on Terror

Inside the playbook of the next House Armed Services Committee chairman.

Wed Dec. 8, 2010 4:00 AM PST

The Party of No Earmarks?

A Republican civil war is brewing over an effort to ban GOP lawmakers from larding bills with pork-barrel projects.

Thu Nov. 11, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Haiti's Disaster Capitalists Swoop In

Who benefits when refugees are moved from camps into garment and cell-phone industry "work zones?"

Tue Sep. 14, 2010 3:07 AM PDT