This Week in Poverty: ‘Beating the Drum About Poverty’ (and Obama’s Nomination Speech) This Week in Poverty: ‘Beating the Drum About Poverty’ (and Obama’s Nomination Speech)
Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West continue to seek out and speak out on behalf of people living in poverty with their Poverty Tour 2.0.
Sep 7, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Howard Dean: The Case for Obama Howard Dean: The Case for Obama
The former DNC chair predicts an Obama victory, says the future of the Supreme Court at stake.
Sep 7, 2012 / The Nation
Obama Manufactures an Argument for His Re-election Obama Manufactures an Argument for His Re-election
Obama promised a million new industrial jobs if he is re-elected. That's smart politics. But he should be listening to fellow Democrats who back fair trade and serious industrial p...
Sep 7, 2012 / John Nichols
Eva Longoria at the DNC: No Empty Chair Eva Longoria at the DNC: No Empty Chair
The stars on display at the DNC had no empty chairs but an urgent appeal directed at the young voters the campaign needs to win.
Sep 7, 2012 / Ilyse Hogue
Clinton Tries to Teach Obama a Lesson in Humility Clinton Tries to Teach Obama a Lesson in Humility
The Big Dog's bow—wow.
Sep 7, 2012 / Leslie Savan
The War Against Cliché The War Against Cliché
Trying to keep puzzles fresh
Sep 6, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Voices from the DNC: Susana López Krulevitch and Sofia Krulevitch—Democratic Women Voices from the DNC: Susana López Krulevitch and Sofia Krulevitch—Democratic Women
Women are integral not only to the base of the Democratic party's base, but also to its leadership.
Sep 6, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
John Lewis: GOP ‘Still Trying to Stop People From Voting’ John Lewis: GOP ‘Still Trying to Stop People From Voting’
A famed civil rights leader says Republicans want to take the country back to the Jim Crow Era.;
Sep 6, 2012 / Ari Berman
Can the 1911 United Super PAC Register a Million Voters for Obama? Can the 1911 United Super PAC Register a Million Voters for Obama?
The group aims to get African-American voters in seven battleground states to re-elect President Obama.
Sep 6, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch, Aura Bogado, and Francis Reynolds
Post ‘Fact-Checking’: Fecklessness Squared Post ‘Fact-Checking’: Fecklessness Squared
Eric on fact checks, and Reed on BS punditry.
Sep 6, 2012 / Eric Alterman