The Voting Rights Act Protects Two More States From Voter ID Laws The Voting Rights Act Protects Two More States From Voter ID Laws
Voter ID laws have been blocked in South Carolina and Mississippi, the latter where a Tea Party leader says women don’t deserve to vote.
Oct 10, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
NFIB, a Mainstream GOP Group, Backs Akin NFIB, a Mainstream GOP Group, Backs Akin
The first mainstream outside money group has jumped in the Missouri Senate race to back the controversial RepresentativeTodd Akin—and we don’t know who is footing the b...
Oct 10, 2012 / George Zornick
Corporate Lobbyists Run Almost Every Pro-Romney Super PAC Corporate Lobbyists Run Almost Every Pro-Romney Super PAC
Corporate lobbyists are at the helm of almost every large pro-Romney Super PAC and 501(c) group, channeling business cash into ads, and potentially, a lucrative career after the el...
Oct 10, 2012 / Lee Fang
Stop Stop-and-Frisk Stop Stop-and-Frisk
After years of complaints that the stops are racially discriminatory, the hearings signal that the public debate has gotten loud enough that lawmakers feel they have to be a part o...
Oct 10, 2012 / NationAction
Red Cross, Crisis Group Issue Bleak Afghan Forecasts Red Cross, Crisis Group Issue Bleak Afghan Forecasts
Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta spews happy talk at a NATO meeting.
Oct 10, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Biden Should Rip Ryan on Neglect of Hometown Workers Biden Should Rip Ryan on Neglect of Hometown Workers
Romney said, “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt.” Ryan cast votes that hastened the collape of “Detroit West”—the auto region he represented.
Oct 10, 2012 / John Nichols
Puzzle No. 3256 Puzzle No. 3256
Don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Oct 10, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Letters Letters
Fractivists get serious, “free” speech far from the RNC, la belle France nukes paradise…
Oct 10, 2012 / Our Readers
Universities Dump Adidas Over Labor Disputes Universities Dump Adidas Over Labor Disputes
In its reckless quest to overtake Nike in the sportswear market, Adidas built a footloose global supply chain to force its factories into cut-throat competition.
Oct 9, 2012 / StudentNation / Garrett Shishido Strain
Coal Company CEO Dreams of Romney as President, Jim Inhofe as Head of EPA Coal Company CEO Dreams of Romney as President, Jim Inhofe as Head of EPA
Coal companies are using a number of tactics to help boost Mitt Romney's chances this November.
Oct 9, 2012 / Lee Fang