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Refusing to Swallow the Spin Refusing to Swallow the Spin

No one is going to suggest that the mainstream media that spent much of the last week of a critical national election campaign focusing on a non-candidate's failed attempt to tell...

Nov 7, 2006 / The Nation

Voting Reform Begins with Secretaries of State Voting Reform Begins with Secretaries of State

Worried about the integrity of today's election? You should be. The United States has a dysfunctional election system that produces unequal results depending on the state in which...

Nov 7, 2006 / John Nichols

Refusing to Swallow the Spin Refusing to Swallow the Spin

No one is going to suggest that the mainstream media that spent much of the last week of a critical national election campaign focusing on a non-candidate's failed attempt to tell...

Nov 7, 2006 / John Nichols

Voter Protection Resources Voter Protection Resources

With the need for democracy promotion at home all to clear – particularly voter protection in the face of new Jim Crow-like suppression tactics – many groups are responding t...

Nov 7, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Missing on Affirmative Action: Lazy and deceptive rhetoric hides realities in the debate Missing on Affirmative Action: Lazy and deceptive rhetoric hides realities in the debate

Lazy and deceptive rhetoric hides realities in the debate.

Nov 7, 2006 / The Nation

Gambling Ban a Bust:History will prove folding on online gaming to be a bad bet Gambling Ban a Bust:History will prove folding on online gaming to be a bad bet

History will prove folding on online gaming to be a bad bet.

Nov 7, 2006 / The Nation

NBA: The Political Season NBA: The Political Season

Take time out to acknowledge the return of the NBA--and the beginning of a political season of sorts for NBA players with a social conscience.

Nov 6, 2006 / Column / Dave Zirin

Rally Round(about): What are we here for? Absolutely everything! Rally Round(about): What are we here for? Absolutely everything!

What are we here for? Absolutely everything!

Nov 6, 2006 / The Nation

Questionable Verdict Questionable Verdict

Even the most naive American voter cannot be expected to see the morally, legally and politically questionable death sentence given to Saddam Hussein a milestone in the Bush Admin...

Nov 6, 2006 / Richard Falk

GOP’s Desperation Tactics GOP’s Desperation Tactics

A volunteer was handing out campaign literature for John Hall at a local grocery store in New York's 19th District yesterday. He received a conspicuous response from several vote...

Nov 6, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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