Theda Skocpol

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New governors prepare to take the reins

Theda Skocpol, professor of sociology and government at Harvard, says the tense dynamics around state budgets will create some fascinating and complex political stories going forward.

New governors prepare to take the reins
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The Obama Factor: Presidential visits and the midterms

The Obama Factor: Presidential visits and the midterms
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How ethnicity factored in the midterms

How ethnicity factored in the midterms
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California's races: mudslinging gone wild

California's races: mudslinging gone wild
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How last night's elections appeared from across the pond

How last night's elections appeared from across the pond
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Frustration nation: why Americans are angry and D.C. broken

A new CNN poll finds that 86 percent of Americans think that government is broken. This week, we kick off a series called 'Frustration Nation,' where we examine the gridlock in the capital and how politics has come to be so divisive in America.

Frustration nation: why Americans are angry and D.C. broken

Health care reform jumps major hurdle in Senate

After concessions on the public option and Medicare expansion, health care bill receives 60 votes in the Senate.

Health care reform jumps major hurdle in Senate
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Health care reform jumps major hurdle in senate

The Takeaway discusses the merits and shortcomings of the health care reform bill with Harvard professor Theda Skocpol. Hanging over the discussion, a larger question looms: is there a problem with the mechanics of how a bill becomes a law?

Health care reform jumps major hurdle in senate
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Recess is over: resuming health care debate

President Obama is preparing his Wednesday address on health care reform to a joint session of Congress. We talk to Takeaway regular Julie Mason of the Washington Examiner and Theda Skocpol, professor of government and sociology at Harvard University.

Recess is over: resuming health care debate
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Health Care Reform: The Week in Review

For a look at where the health care reform debate is heading next, The Takeaway is joined by Jonathan Cohn, senior editor at The New Republic, and Theda Skocpol, professor of government and sociology at Harvard University.

Health Care Reform: The Week in Review