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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Michele Bachmann's Congressional Tea Party
Wed Jul. 21, 2010 10:46 AM PDT

Meet the Members of the Tea Party Caucus
Wed Jul. 21, 2010 8:34 AM PDT

Arpaio Plans to Jail Arizona Immigrants in 'Tent City'
Mon Jul. 19, 2010 8:45 AM PDT

The GOP-Islamic Alliance Against the Gays
Fri Jul. 16, 2010 8:05 AM PDT

The Gangsta Rap Campaign Attack
Wed Jul. 14, 2010 9:07 AM PDT

Blocking Access to Birth Control
Tue Jul. 13, 2010 10:06 AM PDT

Did Meg Whitman Buy Off the Opposition?
Mon Jul. 12, 2010 8:47 AM PDT

Meg Whitman's Spanish-Language Makeover
Fri Jul. 9, 2010 11:00 AM PDT

Arizona Police Prep for Immigration Crackdown
Wed Jul. 7, 2010 8:24 AM PDT

Attacking Rick Perry on BP
Tue Jul. 6, 2010 8:14 AM PDT

Dem Voters: Not Scared Enough
Fri Jul. 2, 2010 7:13 AM PDT

Why the Senate Can't Cut Aid and Have Its Jobs, Too
Thu Jul. 1, 2010 11:46 AM PDT

Obama on Immigration: Send Me Your Brightest and Best
Thu Jul. 1, 2010 10:58 AM PDT

Obama Immigration Speech: Live Coverage
Thu Jul. 1, 2010 7:44 AM PDT

GOP, Corporate Spenders Lose With Supreme Court Dismissal
Wed Jun. 30, 2010 8:22 AM PDT

Michael Steele's Thurgood Marshall Fail
Tue Jun. 29, 2010 12:19 PM PDT

Remembering Robert Byrd
Mon Jun. 28, 2010 7:25 AM PDT

'Bye, Everyone.
Sun Jun. 27, 2010 8:07 PM PDT

Dave Weigel and the Culture of Exposure
Fri Jun. 25, 2010 4:56 PM PDT

Are Liberals Less Liberal Than They Think?
Fri Jun. 25, 2010 12:39 PM PDT

Why the Health Care Repeal Movement Is Failing
Fri Jun. 25, 2010 10:42 AM PDT

Jobs: A Silver Lining for Democrats?
Fri Jun. 25, 2010 9:00 AM PDT

Did Anti-Vaxers Help Create an Epidemic?
Thu Jun. 24, 2010 1:25 PM PDT

Our Job-Killing Senate
Thu Jun. 24, 2010 11:40 AM PDT

Just How Unpopular Is BP?
Thu Jun. 24, 2010 9:30 AM PDT

Leveling the Campaign Finance Playing Field
Thu Jun. 24, 2010 8:29 AM PDT

The Petraeus Effect
Wed Jun. 23, 2010 1:44 PM PDT

Why Demography Is Destiny
Wed Jun. 23, 2010 12:27 PM PDT

The Great Health Reform Divide
Wed Jun. 23, 2010 9:32 AM PDT

Afghanistan's 15 Minutes of Fame?
Wed Jun. 23, 2010 8:00 AM PDT

Hello, Everyone.
Wed Jun. 23, 2010 7:00 AM PDT

Mastermind Behind Arizona Immigration Law Strikes Again
Tue Jun. 22, 2010 8:36 AM PDT

How a Right-Wing Immigration Lie Went Viral
Mon Jun. 21, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Alvin Greene is Here to Stay
Fri Jun. 18, 2010 8:25 AM PDT

Democrats Seize on Barton's BP Apology
Thu Jun. 17, 2010 11:53 AM PDT

Watchdog Groups Begrudgingly Back DISCLOSE Act
Thu Jun. 17, 2010 8:07 AM PDT

Labor, Guns, and Money
Thu Jun. 17, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

The Liberal Netroots Reboots in North Carolina
Wed Jun. 16, 2010 8:07 AM PDT

CREW Demands Investigation of Alvin Greene
Tue Jun. 15, 2010 11:52 AM PDT

Doom for House Dems in 2010?
Tue Jun. 15, 2010 9:41 AM PDT

Arizona Immigration Law Could Increase Foreclosures
Tue Jun. 15, 2010 7:55 AM PDT

Alvin Greene to Dems: "I Should Be Treated Like Any Other Nominee"
Mon Jun. 14, 2010 1:38 PM PDT

Deporting the Best and the Brightest
Mon Jun. 14, 2010 9:00 AM PDT

Alvin Greene: GOP Plant or... North Korean Spy?
Fri Jun. 11, 2010 4:00 AM PDT

Why Was Alvin Greene Kicked Out of the Army?
Thu Jun. 10, 2010 10:50 AM PDT

Rep. Clyburn: Alvin Greene Is a "Plant"
Thu Jun. 10, 2010 5:43 AM PDT

One Mom Vows to Defeat Alvin Greene
Thu Jun. 10, 2010 5:20 AM PDT

Who Is Alvin Greene?
Tue Jun. 8, 2010 7:59 PM PDT

Poll: Tea Party's Popularity Plummets
Tue Jun. 8, 2010 7:50 AM PDT

Selling Health Care Reform Until 2012—and Beyond
Mon Jun. 7, 2010 10:03 AM PDT

Kris Kobach, Nativist Son

The legal mastermind behind the wave of anti-immigration laws sweeping the country.

March/April 2012 Issue

Obama DREAMs On

The DREAM Act is dead in Congress, but the White House is quietly moving to limit deportations of certain undocumented immigrants.

Mon Jun. 27, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Will Obama Sue States Copying Arizona's Immigration Law?

Alabama and other states have passed harsh new measures. But so far, the White House is staying on the sidelines.

Fri Jun. 24, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Allen West: One-Term Congressman?

Why the qualities that have made him a rising tea party star are exactly what could cut his congressional career short.

Wed Jun. 15, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

The Daily Caller's Faux Health Reform Scandal

How a series of spurious stories by Tucker Carlson's outfit fueled the right's latest Obama offensive.

Tue Jun. 7, 2011 3:04 AM PDT

The GOP's Real Budget Hatchet Man

No, it's not Paul Ryan.

Wed May. 25, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Paul Ryan: Secret Union Lover?

The GOP lawmaker's generally anti-union track record has one outlier: a pro-labor law that affects his family's construction company.

Thu May. 5, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

GOP's Kinder, Gentler Medicaid Gutting

A less draconian GOP plan that actually has a chance of passing.

Wed May. 4, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

The GOP's Jail Sell

In the name of balanced budgets, Republican governors and legislators are pushing controversial plans to privatize prisons.

Wed Apr. 27, 2011 12:01 AM PDT

Republicans: Let's Cut Social Security, Too

Will House Republicans support their Senate colleagues' plan for major Social Security cuts? Some already do.

Thu Apr. 14, 2011 12:01 AM PDT

The Dems' Deficit Reduction Balancing Act

The president's reported embrace of deficit-cutting recommendations Democrats once attacked leaves his party scrambling to adjust.

Tue Apr. 12, 2011 1:15 PM PDT

No Shutdown For Now

What happened at the 11th hour of the budget debate.

Fri Apr. 8, 2011 3:00 PM PDT

The GOP's (Latest) Budget Blame Game

As a shutdown looms, the fingers point.

Thu Apr. 7, 2011 3:00 PM PDT

Budget Blowback

Boehner and Co. introduce a controversial 2012 budget plan as a government shutdown looms over this year's funding. What could possibly go wrong?

Wed Apr. 6, 2011 12:01 AM PDT

Is GOP Medicare Ploy a Gift, or a Trap?

How Democrats could win the battle—but lose the war—on entitlements.

Tue Apr. 5, 2011 12:01 AM PDT

Bachmann vs. Palin: Who's the Better 2012 Candidate?

And the winner is...

Fri Apr. 1, 2011 12:01 AM PDT

Rick Scott's Medicaid Overhaul to Benefit…Rick Scott?

Florida's governor is pushing a privatization plan that could be a major boon for health care companies. Like his.

Fri Mar. 25, 2011 12:01 AM PDT

Death By a Single GOP Cut?

The scary consequences of slashing the CDC's immunization funding.

Mon Mar. 21, 2011 12:01 AM PDT

GOP Cuts: A "Guillotine Job" on the Special Olympics

Add disabled kids to the growing list of vulnerable Americans who could suffer the fallout from the budget battle.

Thu Mar. 10, 2011 1:01 AM PST

These GOP Budget Cuts Might Make You Puke (or Worse)

How food safety could fall victim to the Republicans' budget-slashing mania.

Wed Mar. 9, 2011 1:01 AM PST

Libya: Oil Industry Group Opposes Obama's Sanctions

A lobbying outfit that represents Halliburton and other US companies says the administration is pursuing a "failed strategy."

Fri Mar. 4, 2011 1:01 AM PST

Medicaid Roulette

If the GOP has its way, states could take full control over health care for the poor. (Snip, snip.)

Wed Mar. 2, 2011 12:55 AM PST

Confessions of an Ex-Qaddafi Lobbyist

What's it like to flack for a notorious despot?

Wed Feb. 23, 2011 4:00 AM PST

The GOP's Medicaid Ambush

In the budget battle, Republicans see an opening to roll back health care for the poor.

Thu Feb. 17, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Jeff Flake's Immigration Problem

The Arizona Republican has been a leading moderate voice on immigration, drawing fire from his party's right flank. Will he survive a Senate primary?

Wed Feb. 16, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Obama's Road to Nowhere?

How to buy $556 billion worth of infrastructure—or not.

Tue Feb. 15, 2011 4:00 AM PST

AZ Immigration Guru Targets "Anchor" Babies

Lawyer behind the "ID 'em" law wants to tackle birthright citizenship state by state.

Fri Feb. 11, 2011 4:00 AM PST

What Does Illegal Immigration Have to do With Animal Snuff Films?

Ask the California Republican chairing the House immigration committee.

Tue Feb. 1, 2011 4:00 AM PST

It's Alive! GOPers Resurrect "Death Panels"

As Republicans battle health care reform, a discredited meme rises from the grave.

Thu Jan. 27, 2011 4:00 AM PST

The Chamber of Commerce's Health Reform Heretics

The group is hell-bent on undermining health care reform, but some of its local affiliates—gasp!—kind of like the law.

Tue Jan. 25, 2011 4:00 AM PST

A Kinder, Gentler Congress?

Tucson may have forced a temporary cease-fire on Capitol Hill, but don't expect a lasting détente.

Fri Jan. 14, 2011 4:00 AM PST

The GOP's Plan B to Kill Health Reform

Republicans don't need to repeal the bill. They can just choke the life out of it, one appropriation at a time.

Fri Jan. 7, 2011 4:00 AM PST

How Not to Cut the Deficit

On day one of the Boehner era, the GOP makes a budget-busting rule change.

Thu Jan. 6, 2011 4:00 AM PST

The Dems' Plan to Save Health Care Reform

As Republicans vow repeal, Dems scramble to protect their landmark achievement.

Wed Jan. 5, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Pelosi Goes AWOL

Having disappeared from the tax-cut debate, how will the most powerful Speaker in recent history lead in the minority?

Mon Dec. 20, 2010 4:00 AM PST