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In Charlotte, Schneiderman Hints at RMBS Movement In Charlotte, Schneiderman Hints at RMBS Movement

The New York attorney general suggested his investigation may soon bear fruit, but warned that Mitt Romney could derail it. 

Sep 6, 2012 / George Zornick

Romney Adviser Leads a New Effort to Channel Millions of Undisclosed Bank Money Into the Election Romney Adviser Leads a New Effort to Channel Millions of Undisclosed Bank Money Into the Election

The American Bankers Association, a powerful bank lobbying group, has voted to take advantage of Citizens United and will now spend undisclosed corporate money for bank industry-fr...

Sep 6, 2012 / Lee Fang

Steve Brodner’s Live DNC Art Blog: Day Three Steve Brodner’s Live DNC Art Blog: Day Three

Coda 

Sep 6, 2012 / Steve Brodner

Scamming Students Scamming Students

At a time when public institutions face debilitating budget cuts, 86 percent of the for-profit colleges’ revenue comes from taxpayers, to the tune of $32 billion in the mos...

Sep 6, 2012 / StudentNation / Gizelle Lugo

Clinton Touts Welfare Reform. Here’s How It Failed. Clinton Touts Welfare Reform. Here’s How It Failed.

Clinton may be explainer-in-chief, but he left out the gaping hole welfare reform has made in the safety net.

Sep 6, 2012 / Bryce Covert

A Nun on the Podium Takes Apart Paul Ryan A Nun on the Podium Takes Apart Paul Ryan

One of the most powerful, and most powerfully-received speeches of the DNC was that of Sister Simone Campbell, one of the "Nuns on the Bus."

Sep 6, 2012 / John Nichols

The Racial Politics Behind the Right Wing’s Poll-Watching The Racial Politics Behind the Right Wing’s Poll-Watching

A new report from the Brennan Center for Justice spells out the hyper-partisan and racially charged impact of efforts to police the polls in November.

Sep 6, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch and Brentin Mock

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 6, 2012 / Ari Berman

A Middle-Class or Minimum-Wage Matriarchy? A Middle-Class or Minimum-Wage Matriarchy?

If women really do become this country’s breadwinners, it’ll likely mean more families slip from the middle class.

Sep 6, 2012 / Bryce Covert

Dumb and Dumber Dumb and Dumber

Obama’s “Smart Power’ foreign policy not smart at all.

Sep 6, 2012 / John Feffer

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