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Will Voter ID Laws Affect the 2012 Election Outcome? Will Voter ID Laws Affect the 2012 Election Outcome?

Ben Adler weighs in on the legal challenges to voter identification laws. 

Mar 27, 2012 / Nation in the News / The Nation

Jeremy Scahill: Obama Is the Only Person Keeping Abdulelah Haider Shaye in Prison Jeremy Scahill: Obama Is the Only Person Keeping Abdulelah Haider Shaye in Prison

Why is President Obama keeping a journalist imprisoned in Yemen?

Mar 20, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

How Will Voters Respond to the War on Women? How Will Voters Respond to the War on Women?

Has President Obama stood strong enough on women's issues?

Mar 19, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

John Nichols: The GOP’s Wisconsin Crisis John Nichols: The GOP’s Wisconsin Crisis

Republicans in Wisconsin continue to lose political strength and control.

Mar 19, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Dave Zirin: The Flaws and Failures of College Sports Dave Zirin: The Flaws and Failures of College Sports

How the college sports system exploits student-athletes while raking in billions.

Mar 19, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Workers and Reproductive Rights Under Attack in Arizona Workers and Reproductive Rights Under Attack in Arizona

A bill in Arizona would require women who want contraception coverage to prove that they are taking it for reasons other than pregnancy prevention.

Mar 15, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

John Nichols: Wisconsin’s Date With History John Nichols: Wisconsin’s Date With History

What might happen in a recall election for a governor and four state senators?

Mar 15, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Ari Berman: Texas’ GOP War on Voting Ari Berman: Texas’ GOP War on Voting

A new voter identification law would allow Texans to vote with a handgun permit, but not with a student ID.

Mar 13, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Katrina vanden Heuvel: This Will Be a Historic Year for Women Katrina vanden Heuvel: This Will Be a Historic Year for Women

The Republicans are trying to overturn decades of women’s rights victories.

Mar 9, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Dave Zirin: Peyton Manning and Hypocrisy in American Sports Dave Zirin: Peyton Manning and Hypocrisy in American Sports

What does the release of Peyton Manning reveal about the business of sports in America?

Mar 7, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

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