Suzy Khimm

Suzy Khimm

Reporter

Suzy Khimm was a reporter in the Washington bureau of Mother Jones from March 2010 until June 2011. Previously a staff member at the New Republic, she has also contributed to the Economist, Newsweek, Slate, Foreign Policy, the Wall Street Journal Asia, the Christian Science Monitor, and Los Angeles Times. From 2006-2007, Suzy was an Associate Editor for the English-language Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. She also spent two years in Rio de Janeiro, reporting on urban violence in Brazil’s prisons and shantytowns. Suzy received her BA in literature from Yale University.

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GOP Deficit Reduction Plan: Cut Food Stamps
Thu Mar. 24, 2011 8:00 AM PDT

Would You Like E-Coli on That Burger, Mr. President?
Wed Mar. 23, 2011 7:01 AM PDT

Will Republicans' Budget-Cutting Mania Hurt Them In 2012?
Tue Mar. 22, 2011 8:00 AM PDT

Americans Still Baffled Over Health Reform
Mon Mar. 21, 2011 7:24 AM PDT

Eyeing Medicaid, Republicans Sharpen Their Knives
Thu Mar. 17, 2011 7:17 AM PDT

Boehner's Government Shutdown Dilemma
Wed Mar. 16, 2011 8:05 AM PDT

GOP Candidate: Deport Latino Farmworkers, Replace With Inner-City Blacks
Tue Mar. 15, 2011 6:26 AM PDT

GOP Budget Cuts Target Tsunami Warning Center
Fri Mar. 11, 2011 9:12 AM PST

Kent Conrad Wants to Ditch Tax-Breaks for the Rich
Thu Mar. 10, 2011 8:12 AM PST

Birther Bill Surfaces (and Dies) in New Hampshire (UPDATED)
Wed Mar. 9, 2011 7:28 AM PST

Rick Scott: Florida's Drug Fraud Enabler?
Tue Mar. 8, 2011 8:49 AM PST

David Koch: Lamenting Cancer Research Cuts—and Bankrolling the GOPers Behind Them
Tue Mar. 8, 2011 1:01 AM PST

GOP Strategy: Cut Medicaid, Leave Social Security Alone?
Fri Mar. 4, 2011 9:10 AM PST

Will Democrats Give Away Too Much on the Budget?
Thu Mar. 3, 2011 8:32 AM PST

PA Gov. Axes Health Care for Poor, Lets Big Business Off Easy
Wed Mar. 2, 2011 9:39 AM PST

Barbour on Gingrich: "I'm Crazy About Him"
Tue Mar. 1, 2011 11:19 AM PST

Obama Wants to Relax Medicaid Rules—But Not Too Much
Mon Feb. 28, 2011 10:21 AM PST

What Will the Senate Dems Cut?
Fri Feb. 25, 2011 8:14 AM PST

Huckabee Blasts DOMA
Thu Feb. 24, 2011 3:04 PM PST

Tired of Right-Wing Extremism? Some Arizonans Want to Secede
Thu Feb. 24, 2011 8:22 AM PST

Will the GOP Help Keep Lead in Kids' Toys?
Tue Feb. 22, 2011 8:51 AM PST

2010 Elections Set the Stage for Wisconsin, Ohio Protests
Fri Feb. 18, 2011 9:22 AM PST

Is Congress Wasting Money on Pot, Condom, and Yoga Studies?
Wed Feb. 16, 2011 9:53 AM PST

Jeff Flake's Sheriff Joe Problem
Tue Feb. 15, 2011 10:27 AM PST

The Liberal Attack on Obama's Budget
Mon Feb. 14, 2011 10:45 AM PST

Tom Tancredo: Muslim Immigrants Spread Sharia Law
Fri Feb. 11, 2011 2:12 PM PST

Bachmann: The GOP's Great Uniter?
Thu Feb. 10, 2011 9:13 AM PST

Hatch: Huntsman's a "Moderate" and the Tea Party Has No Veto
Wed Feb. 2, 2011 6:40 AM PST

Did Democrats Unwittingly Sabotage Health Reform?
Tue Feb. 1, 2011 8:18 AM PST

Should Health Reform Supporters Worry about the Vinson Ruling?
Mon Jan. 31, 2011 3:40 PM PST

House Dems' Plan: Play Hardball!
Mon Jan. 31, 2011 8:58 AM PST

The Pork Man Cometh
Fri Jan. 28, 2011 10:14 AM PST

Who's Afraid of "Death Panels"?
Thu Jan. 27, 2011 9:57 AM PST

"He Did a Good Job—He Almost Sounded Like a Republican"
Tue Jan. 25, 2011 10:29 PM PST

GOP to Tea Party Targets: You're On Your Own
Tue Jan. 25, 2011 3:11 PM PST

A Bipartisan Health Care Compromise?
Tue Jan. 25, 2011 10:21 AM PST

Pawlenty Ready to Back Gov't Shutdown Over Debt Ceiling
Mon Jan. 24, 2011 10:27 AM PST

Could Repeal Hurt Vulnerable Republicans in 2012?
Thu Jan. 20, 2011 8:51 AM PST

Steve King Attacks—Then Defends—Government Health Care
Wed Jan. 19, 2011 11:41 AM PST

Health Reform by the Numbers
Wed Jan. 19, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Health-Care Industry <3s Reform?
Fri Jan. 14, 2011 10:40 AM PST

What Do Republicans Want to Cut?
Thu Jan. 13, 2011 10:30 AM PST

GOPers Steer Clear of Palin's "Blood Libel" Comments
Wed Jan. 12, 2011 12:39 PM PST

The Chamber Shifts Right to Back Health Care Repeal
Tue Jan. 11, 2011 11:16 AM PST

Post-Shooting, Dems Try to Clamp Down on Political Speech
Mon Jan. 10, 2011 12:45 PM PST

After Giffords Shooting, Rep. Grijalva Blames Rage-Fueled Political Climate
Sat Jan. 8, 2011 4:36 PM PST

Meet Rep. Giffords' Alleged Shooter
Sat Jan. 8, 2011 2:51 PM PST

Few Anti-Reform Dems Riding the Repeal Wave
Fri Jan. 7, 2011 10:33 AM PST

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Thu Jan. 6, 2011 3:16 PM PST

Pelosi's Defectors
Wed Jan. 5, 2011 12:37 PM PST

The Bipartisan Policy Center Holds a Wake...

Departing moderate congressmen offer colleagues some advice.

Fri Dec. 17, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Liberal Dems and Obama: It's Complicated

Are the Democratic lawmakers who went to war with the White House over tax cuts ready to kiss and make up?

Thu Dec. 16, 2010 4:04 AM PST

Is Civil War Good for the Democrats?

Why a good tax cuts brawl may be exactly what the party needs.

Tue Dec. 14, 2010 4:00 AM PST

The Charlie Rangel Effect

Will black Democrats join with Republicans to kill the congressional ethics office that investigated the veteran lawmaker?

Fri Dec. 3, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Beyond Breastgate: Jurists Gone Wild

Virginia's Ken Cuccinelli is transforming the AG's office into an ideological battleground.

November/December 2010 Issue

Scenes From the Democratic Commiseration Club

Why'd the Dems get a historic shellacking? The soon-to-be unemployed staffers of the 111th Congress have a few theories.

Wed Nov. 24, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Congress: Where the DREAM Goes to Die?

As chances dim for the DREAM Act's passage, college campuses emerge as the latest immigration battleground.

Tue Nov. 23, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Run for the Border, Steve King's Coming!

It's not just illegal aliens: The likely next chair of the House immigration subcommittee wants to deport liberals too.

Wed Nov. 10, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Jon Stewart's Liberal Purgatory

Scenes from the heart of Ironypalooza.

Sat Oct. 30, 2010 4:26 PM PDT

Immigration Hawks: Landing in a Gov’s Office Near You

If you thought Arizona’s Jan Brewer was a hardliner, wait until you meet these gubernatorial frontrunners.

Fri Oct. 29, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Block the Vote

Will tea party and Republican-backed voter-fraud prevention efforts squelch minority turnout?

Thu Oct. 28, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Tea Party Election Spies

Conservative groups are telling activists to use aggressive—and legally dubious—tactics at the polls.

Fri Oct. 22, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

The Tea Party Will Be Watching You

Republican groups and tea party activists unite to block Democrats…err, voter fraud, at the polls.

Mon Oct. 18, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Maine GOPer Is All LeRage

Paul LePage wants President Obama to "go to hell"—and he might just be the Pine Tree State's next governor.

Mon Oct. 4, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Nancy Pelosi vs. Some Guy

Meet the lonnnnggg-shot GOP candidate running against the most powerful House Democrat.

Thu Sep. 30, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Bill de Blasio: Citizens United Avenger

Can New York City's public advocate hold back a flood of corporate campaign spending?

Wed Sep. 22, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Don't Mess with Texas Democrats

Can one Democrat hell-bent on revenge reverse Tom DeLay's redistricting power grab?

September/October 2010 Issue

A Tale of Two Sisters

Christine O'Donnell has decried homosexuality; her sister Jennie lives with a girlfriend.

Thu Sep. 16, 2010 11:43 AM PDT

Christine O'Donnell's Jesus Squad

Does the Delaware insurgent represent the marriage of tea party and Christian right?

Thu Sep. 16, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Will the Real John McCain Please Stand Up?

From bipartisan maverick to right-wing ideologue—one flip-flop at a time.

Mon Aug. 23, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Joseph Cao's Tightrope Act

Can the first GOPer to win Louisiana's 2nd district since 1890 defy the odds once again?

Tue Aug. 10, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Are the Corporate Money Floodgates About to Open?

After waiting on the sidelines, companies dive into the campaign finance free-for-all.

Mon Aug. 2, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Can This Dem Beat Bachmann?

Inside one of the country's most expensive congressional races.

Mon Jul. 26, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Serial Butt-Biting GOP Operative Sinks Teeth Into Texas Race

Charles Hurth has a history of biting women's behinds. Now it's Texas Democrats who have to watch their asses.

Tue Jul. 13, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

The Dems' Martian Candidate

Meet the congressional candidate the Texas Democratic Party refuses to recognize.

Fri Jul. 9, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Primary-Palooza

A guide to Tuesday's election madness.

Tue Jun. 8, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

The Citizens United Effect

Some of the first exploiters of the campaign finance free-for-all aren't corporations, but labor unions.

Mon Jun. 7, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

A Right-Wing Schism Over Immigration Reform?

A clash between evangelicals and immigration foes could crack the conservative coalition.

Tue Jun. 1, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Obama’s Immigration Policy: "Bush on Steroids"?

The White House’s border-security push draws heavy fire from the left.

Thu May. 27, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

A Moderate GOP Comeback, Courtesy of…the Tea Party?

How Northeastern centrist Republicans could return to Congress.

Fri May. 21, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

The Man Behind Arizona’s Immigration Law

Kris Kobach aims to bring his get-tough legal arguments to a state near you.

Fri May. 7, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

How Immigration Reform Could Split the Right

If Democrats tackle the issue, they could provoke Tea Party-GOP warfare.

Fri Apr. 16, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

How a Supreme Court Fight Could Help the GOP

Conservative politicos see major political opportunities in a nomination tussle.

Mon Apr. 12, 2010 3:00 AM PDT