The GOP’s Cultivated Prejudices The GOP’s Cultivated Prejudices
Republicans’ pandering to white voters—at the exclusion of American minorities—killed their chances in the 2012 election.
Nov 12, 2012 / Chris Hayes
What Mandate Did Voters Give Obama? What Mandate Did Voters Give Obama?
Last week was a big win for President Obama. So what are American voters trying to tell the president about their hopes for his second term?
Nov 12, 2012 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
New voting restrictions prove why the Voting Rights Act is as relevant as it ever was.
Nov 12, 2012 / Ari Berman
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Joblessness Is the Problem—Not the Deficit Katrina vanden Heuvel: Joblessness Is the Problem—Not the Deficit
A “grand bargain” would enact spending cuts that would hurt investment and growth.
Nov 12, 2012 / Press Room
Ron Johnson’s Pompous Assumptions: Voters are Ignorant, Colleagues Need Tutoring Ron Johnson’s Pompous Assumptions: Voters are Ignorant, Colleagues Need Tutoring
How hard will it be to negotiate with congressional Republicans? Ask the Republican senator who thinks voters are ignorant about fiscal math.
Nov 12, 2012 / John Nichols
CliffsNotes for Washington CliffsNotes for Washington
How to get yourself to the edge of the fiscal abyss and not jump.
Nov 12, 2012 / Mattea Kramer and Chris Hellman
An Appeal to the GOP: Stick to Your Principles! Don’t Listen to Pundits! An Appeal to the GOP: Stick to Your Principles! Don’t Listen to Pundits!
We need a choice, not an echo—especially on “legitimate rape.”
Nov 10, 2012 / Jon Wiener
Katrina vanden Heuvel: President Obama and the Rising American Electorate Katrina vanden Heuvel: President Obama and the Rising American Electorate
A record turnout for non–white male voters gave the president a mandate to champion.
Nov 9, 2012 / Press Room
Leading Banking Committee Democrat Backs Warren Leading Banking Committee Democrat Backs Warren
One of the committee’s top Democrats said he wants to see Warren on board, if she wants to be.
Nov 9, 2012 / George Zornick
Obama’s 3 Million Vote, Electoral College Landslide, Majority of States Mandate Obama’s 3 Million Vote, Electoral College Landslide, Majority of States Mandate
The president won big. Democrats added Senate seats and won the majority of the votes cast for the US House. It’s a mandate. Don’t squander it.
Nov 9, 2012 / John Nichols