Mike Madden has covered politics and government for Salon since 2007. He has appeared as a political analyst on CNN, MSNBC, ABCNews.com and Air America, as well as other outlets. You can follow him on Twitter here. He wrote for Gannett's Washington bureau from 2000 to 2007 and covered the South Jersey suburbs for the Philadelphia Inquirer from 1998 to 2000. He's also written for Charlotte magazine, Philadelphia magazine, Wonkette, Time.com and USA Today. A native of Washington, D.C., Madden lives in the District's Petworth neighborhood with his wife, Mindy Saraco.

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Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 17:25 PST

Why reconciliation might not save the public option

Liberals want Harry Reid to pass reform under a procedure that doesn't allow filibusters, but it's not so easy
Monday, Nov 23, 2009 17:24 PST

Is it tea party time in Texas?

A GOP primary between Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will test the Republican path for the future
Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 16:20 PST

How the GOP got its groove back

Republicans look ahead to 2010, without bothering to figure out whether they've solved their problems first
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 18:19 PST

Does Sarah Palin make GOP governors nervous?

The two newest Republican governors offer weak explanations for why they didn't campaign with the former Alaska one
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 16:12 PST

What's happening with healthcare reform? Salon explains

Answers to some of the big questions out there, from abortion coverage to the public option, and more
Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 15:11 PST

Bill Clinton tells Senate Dems to get to work

"The worst thing is to do nothing," the former president tells Senate Democrats as they mull healthcare reform
Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 17:06 PST

Michele Bachmann's army marches on Washington

The Tea Party crowd descends on the Capitol to fight socialism, healthcare and President Obama
Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009 19:04 PST

One of these things is not like the other

Christie and McDonnell won by shushing the base, while Palin was the kiss of death in a rock-red House district
Monday, Nov 2, 2009 17:03 PST

Get ready for the Grand Old Tea Party takeover

The loony wing of the Republican Party prepares for a big day in Tuesday's elections
Sunday, Nov 1, 2009 11:02 PST

GOP candidate endorses Dem in NY race

Dede Scozzafava, who quit a New York House campaign Saturday, endorses Democrat Bill Owens over a conservative
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 17:29 PDT

Why is the media defending Fox and attacking Obama?

It could be a simple matter of who's in the club, and who isn't
Monday, Oct 26, 2009 13:27 PDT

Senate healthcare bill includes public option

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will include a government-run plan in reform, a big win for progressives
Friday, Oct 23, 2009 14:24 PDT

Glenn Beck guest cites Obama's "surrender monkey" speech

British journalist James Delingpole refers to the president's Cairo talk as "the Cairo surrender monkey speech"
Friday, Oct 23, 2009 13:47 PDT

Quote of the day

Glenn Beck just wants conservatives to die trying
Thursday, Oct 22, 2009 17:23 PDT

Washington cuts Wall Street's allowance

The Obama administration lays out new pay rules for bailed-out companies, and Rush Limbaugh sees red
Thursday, Oct 22, 2009 16:23 PDT

Olbermann saves the public option?

The MSNBC host admits he didn't invent the term "Medicare for Everybody," but he doesn't mind if you think he did
Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009 12:22 PDT

Is it still spam if the GOP does it?

Democrats wonder whether Fox News has a double standard for unsolicited e-mails from politicians
Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009 00:05 PDT

The waiting is the hardest part

Don't worry, Senate Democrats and the White House say, healthcare negotiations will be done soon enough
Monday, Oct 19, 2009 17:30 PDT

I get my investment advice from Glenn Beck and G. Gordon Liddy

Want to make money off of right-wing paranoia? Try buying gold -- I did, and it worked Video
Friday, Oct 16, 2009 13:17 PDT

Health insurers protecting their own paychecks?

The White House says an insurance lobbying group objected to provisions that might cut pay for insurance executives
Friday, Oct 16, 2009 12:05 PDT

The future of political journalism?

Actual headlines from Politico's hard-hitting "Click" section
Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009 00:07 PDT

Are we bipartisan now?

All that effort yields just one Republican vote for healthcare reform -- but the White House isn't counting
Tuesday, Oct 13, 2009 11:14 PDT

Healthcare reform passes Senate Finance

Next step? Combining it with a more liberal version and bringing a final bill to the Senate floor
Monday, Oct 12, 2009 15:13 PDT

Democrats push back on insurance report

The DNC, the White House and Democrats in Congress all hit back at the insurance lobby over healthcare reform
Monday, Oct 12, 2009 11:13 PDT

Limbaugh: "I am trying to earn a profit"

The talk radio host tells NBC his main motivation is ratings, not ideology
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