Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Supreme Court Works for Corporate Power Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Supreme Court Works for Corporate Power
The Citizens United decision of the “most powerful branch in government” demonstrates that it’s a Court for the 1 percent.
Sep 17, 2012 / Press Room
Paul Ryan’s Myth of Volunteerism Paul Ryan’s Myth of Volunteerism
If Ryan thinks rescuing missing children is a good thing, why does he hate the entity that does it?
Sep 17, 2012 / Ben Adler
Wisconsin Judge Rules Walker’s Anti-Labor Law ‘Null and Void’ Wisconsin Judge Rules Walker’s Anti-Labor Law ‘Null and Void’
“Collective bargaining has been restored for teachers across Wisconsin, for municipal employees across Wisconsin,” says a key union leader.
Sep 15, 2012 / John Nichols
The GOP’s Self-Mutilating Panic The GOP’s Self-Mutilating Panic
Recent actions and attack lines coming from Republicans show that they’re really getting desperate.
Sep 14, 2012 / Leslie Savan
Yes, Race Influences Opposition to Obama Yes, Race Influences Opposition to Obama
Here's something to remember: we're only forty-seven years removed from the official end of Jim Crow.
Sep 14, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie
Mitt Romney’s Muslim-Baiting Backers Mitt Romney’s Muslim-Baiting Backers
The GOP candidate’s disastrous response to the incendiary “Innocence of Muslims” video should come as no surprise in light of his Islamophobic connections.
Sep 14, 2012 / Wayne Barrett
This Week in Poverty: Poverty Tour 2.0 Hits the Battleground States (VIDEO) This Week in Poverty: Poverty Tour 2.0 Hits the Battleground States (VIDEO)
Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West’s Poverty Tour 2.0 arrived in Virginia, and high school students had a lot to say about their own struggles with poverty.
Sep 14, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Is America Broke? Not With a Robin Hood Tax Is America Broke? Not With a Robin Hood Tax
The country should look to Congressman Keith Ellison, not Paul Ryan for a fiscal vision.
Sep 14, 2012 / John Nichols
Scott Brown Is Lying About His Reproductive Rights Record Scott Brown Is Lying About His Reproductive Rights Record
In a new ad, the Republican Senator pretends that he is pro-choice, when his record is anything but.
Sep 14, 2012 / George Zornick
This Week’s Voting Rights Victories: Colorado and Florida Halt Their Voter Purges This Week’s Voting Rights Victories: Colorado and Florida Halt Their Voter Purges
The push back against voter suppression has resulted in some major victories this week.
Sep 14, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch