Politics

A Case Study in How Kris Kobach’s Cabal Aims to Remake Election Law A Case Study in How Kris Kobach’s Cabal Aims to Remake Election Law

How a fifteen-state consortium of right-wing elections officials—who are willing to say anything to advance the voter fraud meme—plan to dismantle voting rights.

Jul 5, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch and Brentin Mock

Washington’s Militarized Mindset Washington’s Militarized Mindset

The lessons Washington can't draw from the failure of the military option.

Jul 5, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt

Workers vs. Investors: Chicago Window Factory in Danger of Liquidation

Workers vs. Investors: Chicago Window Factory in Danger of Liquidation Workers vs. Investors: Chicago Window Factory in Danger of Liquidation

The workers at Republic Windows and Doors have formed a co-op, New Era Windows, and made a bid to buy the plant. The factory’s current owners seem intent on selling off its p...

Jul 5, 2012 / Laura Flanders

POLL: Half of Americans Don’t Know How Court Ruled on Healthcare POLL: Half of Americans Don’t Know How Court Ruled on Healthcare

For all the punditry about how the Supreme Court ruling on healthcare would play, 45 percent of Americans don’t know what happened.

Jul 4, 2012 / Ari Melber

Obama Enjoys the ‘John Roberts Bump’ Obama Enjoys the ‘John Roberts Bump’

The chief justice has handed a credibility boost—and some generous poll numbers—to the president.

Jul 3, 2012 / John Nichols

Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Foreign Policy Deception

Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Foreign Policy Deception Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Foreign Policy Deception

Obama ran a campaign against the foreign policy of the Bush Administration. And then he followed directly in their footsteps.

Jul 3, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Gary Younge: Do Republican Voters Even Like Romney?

Gary Younge: Do Republican Voters Even Like Romney? Gary Younge: Do Republican Voters Even Like Romney?

Lukewarm endorsements and lackluster enthusiasm are making Romney's November odds look slimmer than ever.

Jul 3, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

The Big, Bad Business of Fighting Guest Worker Rights The Big, Bad Business of Fighting Guest Worker Rights

Industry leaders and their Senate allies are trying to kill reforms protecting immigrant workers.

Jul 3, 2012 / Gabriel Thompson

Florida Voter Purge Is Unlikely to Resume Florida Voter Purge Is Unlikely to Resume

The state’s elections supervisors continue to oppose the campaign initiated by Governor Rick Scott.

Jul 3, 2012 / Ari Berman

What’s in Romney’s Offshore Accounts?

What’s in Romney’s Offshore Accounts? What’s in Romney’s Offshore Accounts?

Why has Mitt opened foreign bank accounts, and why is he still being paid by Bain Capital?

Jul 3, 2012 / Ben Adler

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