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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Rick Perry's Border Army
Mon Oct. 17, 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Rick Perry: Chinese Spy Enabler?
Thu Oct. 13, 2011 11:50 AM PDT

The Jury's Still Out on Perry's Enterprise Fund
Tue Oct. 11, 2011 6:58 PM PDT

Bachmann Revives Debt Ceiling "Blank Check" Lie
Tue Oct. 11, 2011 6:26 PM PDT

Who is Herman Cain's Brain?
Tue Oct. 11, 2011 5:55 PM PDT

Perry: If You Drill It, The Jobs Will Come
Tue Oct. 11, 2011 5:22 PM PDT

Tax Repatriation Holiday: Still A Bad Idea
Tue Oct. 11, 2011 9:50 AM PDT

UN: Rampant Torture in Afghan Prisons
Mon Oct. 10, 2011 1:02 PM PDT

Georgia Redistricting Map: DOA at the DOJ?
Fri Oct. 7, 2011 9:15 AM PDT

Is Soaking the Rich...Dangerous??
Fri Oct. 7, 2011 6:15 AM PDT

Obama: Still Letting Child Soldiers Be Soldiers
Wed Oct. 5, 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Participating in a Lynching: No Longer a "Serious" Crime in California
Wed Oct. 5, 2011 6:30 AM PDT

Chart of the Day: Regulations, Still Not Job-Killing
Tue Oct. 4, 2011 8:55 AM PDT

The Paul Ryan Revival Project: Dark Passions Edition
Mon Oct. 3, 2011 10:10 AM PDT

Policy Riders Ride Again
Fri Sep. 30, 2011 9:00 AM PDT

Top Pentagon Official Refutes Mullen Statement on Pakistan
Wed Sep. 28, 2011 2:15 PM PDT

Pakistan Doesn't Need Haqqani Help to Kill Americans
Tue Sep. 27, 2011 8:40 AM PDT

Will the South Rise Again?: Voting Rights Edition
Mon Sep. 26, 2011 9:30 AM PDT

Former CIA Official Backs Up Mullen's Pakistan Claim
Fri Sep. 23, 2011 9:20 AM PDT

Ex-Perry Aide Jay Kimbrough Sacked, Waves Pocket Knife, Apologizes
Thu Sep. 22, 2011 2:45 PM PDT

Arizona AG: We Love Latinos! Can't Get Enough of 'Em!
Thu Sep. 22, 2011 1:00 PM PDT

DC District Court Upholds Voting Rights Act
Wed Sep. 21, 2011 3:00 PM PDT

Pakistan: bin Laden Bodyguard Back On the Street
Wed Sep. 21, 2011 12:45 PM PDT

Chart of the Day: Tax Increases Still Popular
Tue Sep. 20, 2011 7:00 AM PDT

'Tis The Season for Squashing Voter Rights: Texas Edition
Mon Sep. 19, 2011 9:03 AM PDT

Rick Perry: Transparency is Boring
Fri Sep. 16, 2011 12:15 PM PDT

GOP: Back to Health Care-Gutting Business
Thu Sep. 15, 2011 1:30 PM PDT

US Marshals: Not Watching Your Assets
Wed Sep. 14, 2011 10:50 AM PDT

Arizona Moves Up Primary Date. Let the Chaos Begin.
Tue Sep. 13, 2011 9:51 AM PDT

Explosion at Nuclear Plant in France Kills One, Injures Four
Mon Sep. 12, 2011 8:00 AM PDT

Raising the Retirement Age: Back on the Table
Fri Sep. 9, 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Earth to Amazon: Yes, You Are Taxable
Thu Sep. 8, 2011 9:40 AM PDT

Republicans Softening on Immigration?
Wed Sep. 7, 2011 10:46 AM PDT

Obama: (Still) Killing Terrorists the Bush Way
Fri Sep. 2, 2011 9:10 AM PDT

California Health Insurance Regulation Bill Stalls
Thu Sep. 1, 2011 9:20 AM PDT

Feds Move to Block AT&T-T-Mobile Merger
Wed Aug. 31, 2011 10:50 AM PDT

Weiner Seat in Jeopardy for Dems?
Wed Aug. 31, 2011 9:00 AM PDT

Self-Defeating Health Care Reform
Tue Aug. 30, 2011 11:20 AM PDT

The Chamber's New Lobbyist: Michael Mukasey
Mon Aug. 29, 2011 7:34 AM PDT

Jon Huntsman: The Democrat’s Republican
Fri Aug. 26, 2011 11:50 AM PDT

Rebels Take Most of Tripoli
Sat Aug. 20, 2011 1:33 PM PDT

Chart of the Day: The Great American Pay Freeze
Wed Aug. 10, 2011 3:25 AM PDT

Chart of the Day: Public Sector Jobs
Mon Aug. 8, 2011 8:00 AM PDT

Campaign Watchdogs Fire Back at Romney Super PAC's Mystery Donor
Fri Aug. 5, 2011 1:20 PM PDT

Mysterious, Defunct Company Donates $1 Million to Romney SuperPAC
Thu Aug. 4, 2011 8:59 AM PDT

President Obama Signs Debt Ceiling Bill
Tue Aug. 2, 2011 5:45 PM PDT

Indian Nikki Haley Says She Is White
Fri Jul. 29, 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Election Watchdogs vs. IRS
Wed Jul. 27, 2011 5:15 PM PDT

Pawlenty Ad: Yes, We Need a Miracle
Fri Jul. 22, 2011 9:20 AM PDT

DOJ Charges Pakistani Americans With Conspiracy
Wed Jul. 20, 2011 11:10 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