Why Redistricting Threatens Democracy Why Redistricting Threatens Democracy
It eliminates competition and guarantees incumbent power.
Feb 1, 2012 / John Nichols
Newt vs. Mitt Newt vs. Mitt
How can it be that a party with nearly limitless financial resources has such paltry human resources?
Feb 1, 2012 / Betsy Reed
Noted. Noted.
David Cole on the Supreme Court’s surprising defense of privacy, Umar Farooq on a student victory against a juvenile jail, Robert Dreyfuss on the legacy of the Haditha Massacre
Feb 1, 2012 / Various Contributors
Challenging Arizona’s Ban on Ethnic Studies Challenging Arizona’s Ban on Ethnic Studies
Teacher Activist Groups are fighting back with a month of nationwide workshops based on the banned curriculum.
Feb 1, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
Global Business Elite Go Marxist at Davos! Global Business Elite Go Marxist at Davos!
Not really. But debates on rising inequality are now de rigueur at the World Economic Forum.
Feb 1, 2012 / Andy Robinson
Tom Paine Would Not Have Approved of Mitt Romney Tom Paine Would Not Have Approved of Mitt Romney
Romney misattributed the key quote of his Florida victory speech to the pamphleteer. But that's hardly the only reason why Paine would have decried the Bain Capitalist.
Feb 1, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Super PAC, Big Donors Propel Romney to Florida Victory Super PAC, Big Donors Propel Romney to Florida Victory
The bulk of Romney’s fundraising comes from the 1 percent of the 1 percent.
Feb 1, 2012 / Ari Berman
How Romney Beat Gingrich in Florida How Romney Beat Gingrich in Florida
More favorable demographics—and effective attack ads.
Feb 1, 2012 / Ben Adler
Adelson Adelson
(Sung by Newt Gingrich supporters to the tune of “Edelweiss,” from The Sound of Music) Adelson, Adelson, Your donations do cheer him. We who root For our Newt Smile whenever you shmeer him. Absent your vow That you would endow Newt’s campaign with plenty, Adelson, Adelson, He’d be dead as Pawlenty.
Jan 31, 2012 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Sure, Apple Could Build the iPhone Here Sure, Apple Could Build the iPhone Here
Steve Jobs told Obama that Apple manufacturing jobs are never coming back to the US. Really?
Jan 31, 2012 / Column / Alexander Cockburn