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If their struggle is like the civil rights
movement, why do Christian-rightists like Tony Perkins have so
many racist friends?

Conservative activists want to eliminate unsympathetic
judges--by any means necessary.

The Terri Schiavo case goes to the heart of political choices confronting the country.

Meet Jesse Lee Peterson, who says what the right would like to, but can't.

No flaying below the belt: That's the guiding principle behind the kinder, gentler version of Mel Gibson's biblical blood fest, which has hit the cineplex in time for the Easter season.

The right takes aim at the ivory tower--brandishing a new legislative agenda.

The neocon think tank's recent call for an increase in troop strength is myopic.

When it comes to left and right, meaning the contrapuntal voices of sanity and dementia, we're meant to keep two sets of books.

Blogs

It seems less like Akin is running for Senate, and more like he’s setting up a post-political career as an evangelical martyr. 

October 18, 2012

The battered group’s poll watching “army” is on the retreat, but is it now trying to cash in through harassing state election officials?

October 17, 2012

Despite a series of voting rights victories, ballot box bullies will still try to dissuade voters.

October 16, 2012

The Romney campaign faked a photo op of Ryan cleaning up at a soup kitchen. 

October 15, 2012

The Family Research Council tries to swing Catholic voters on social issues, or as they call it, "intrinsic evils."

October 9, 2012

One of the greatest maintream media fails of the past two years was ignoring Birtherism as a near-majority view in the modern GOP.

October 9, 2012

The right-wing political group hopes blatant tokenism—and not progressive policies—will be enough to win over youth, women and minority voters. 

October 4, 2012

 Obama's team is confident that their strategy of being calm, cogent and likable will win out over Romney's simplistic lies. 

October 4, 2012

Republicans think Joe Biden’s admission that “the middle class that has been buried the last four years” presents an opportunity. Not if the American people are smart enough. 

October 3, 2012

 Billionaire-backed groups are giving away free gas, gift cards and iPads to spread their anti-Obama message. 

October 2, 2012
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