Iowa’s $200-Per-Vote Caucuses Reward Negatives, Nastiness, Narrow Thinking Iowa’s $200-Per-Vote Caucuses Reward Negatives, Nastiness, Narrow Thinking
Defined by big money, negative ads and a tiny base of voters, the Iowa caucuses start the election on all wrong premises.
Jan 2, 2012 / John Nichols
The Handful of White People Who Choose Your Presidential Candidates The Handful of White People Who Choose Your Presidential Candidates
Iowa and New Hampshire voters are supposedly better informed because they get to meet the presidential candidates in person. They aren’t.
Jan 2, 2012 / Ben Adler
2011: The Year I Learned to Hate College Football 2011: The Year I Learned to Hate College Football
Unless we boycott sham amateurism and indentured servitude masquerading as sport, we will never reclaim sports.
Dec 31, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Stephen Cohen: Russian Protests and the Soviet Union’s Afterlife Stephen Cohen: Russian Protests and the Soviet Union’s Afterlife
Stephen F. Cohen, professor of Russian studies at New York University and Nation contributing editor, joined Democracy Now! on Friday to discuss the significance of the Russian pro...
Dec 30, 2011 / Press Room
Beyond Pink vs. Blue Beyond Pink vs. Blue
Why gendered toys really matter: they influence the careers kids choose later on.
Dec 30, 2011 / Dana Goldstein
Romney Worships 2011’s False Idol: Paul Ryan Romney Worships 2011’s False Idol: Paul Ryan
His embrace of Ryan might work with Iowa caucus voters, but it won't help Romney win general election voters who want to save Social Security.
Dec 30, 2011 / John Nichols
Jon Huntsman’s Last Stand in New Hampshire Jon Huntsman’s Last Stand in New Hampshire
Huntsman is skipping Iowa to campaign in New Hampshire because he appeals to moderate Republicans. But is he even really a moderate?
Dec 30, 2011 / Ben Adler
Wall Street’s Bad Romance With Romney Wall Street’s Bad Romance With Romney
The titans of finance have lined up behind Mitt Romney against his GOP rivals and President Obama. But what exactly would a Romney presidency offer them?
Dec 29, 2011 / Ben Adler
Marginalizing Ron Paul Marginalizing Ron Paul
On the economy, war and peace, and civil liberties, Paul has made the most sense of the Republican candidates.
Dec 29, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Rising Rick Santorum Would Rewrite the Constitution, Abolish Courts Rising Rick Santorum Would Rewrite the Constitution, Abolish Courts
Determined to amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage and overturn Roe v. Wade, Santorum espouses fringe views—but that’s the basis of his appeal to religi...
Dec 29, 2011 / John Nichols