Brentin Mock: Florida Is the Felon Disenfranchisement Capital of the Nation Brentin Mock: Florida Is the Felon Disenfranchisement Capital of the Nation
As many as one-in-four African-Americans will be affected by laws barring ex-felons from voting in the state.
Oct 1, 2012 / Press Room
Tough Talk for America: A Guide to the Presidential Debates Tough Talk for America: A Guide to the Presidential Debates
Five key topics you won't hear discussed in Wednesday's debate.
Oct 1, 2012 / Mattea Kramer
A Recent History of GOP Voter Suppression in Florida A Recent History of GOP Voter Suppression in Florida
Republican voter suppression efforts in Florida have been far more destructive than handing in a few hundred fraudulent voter registration forms.
Oct 1, 2012 / Ari Berman
Settler Colleges in Arizona and Palestine Settler Colleges in Arizona and Palestine
This summer, while a college in one of Israel’s largest US-funded colonies illegally built on Palestinian lands was upgraded to the status of public university, Arizona celeb...
Oct 1, 2012 / StudentNation / Gabriel Matthew Schivone
Romney Is Falling Victim to the Republican Bubble Trap Romney Is Falling Victim to the Republican Bubble Trap
Obama is leading nearly every poll, yet the conservative media continue trying to deny or discredit this fact.
Oct 1, 2012 / Chris Hayes
Remembering Barry Commoner Remembering Barry Commoner
Called the “Paul Revere of ecology,” Barry Commoner followed Rachel Carson as America’s most prominent modern environmentalist.
Oct 1, 2012 / Peter Dreier
Romney Fans Middle East Fears in ‘The Wall Street Journal’ Romney Fans Middle East Fears in ‘The Wall Street Journal’
Romney uses scaremongering language to rally xenophobic voters and conservative Jews.
Oct 1, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Occupy DC Plans to Protest on K Street for First Anniversary Occupy DC Plans to Protest on K Street for First Anniversary
Also, an Illinois judge rules the mass arrest of Occupy Chicago protesters is unconstitutional.
Oct 1, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
‘Wall Street Journal’ and Fox News Don’t Disclose Romney Advisers ‘Wall Street Journal’ and Fox News Don’t Disclose Romney Advisers
Conservative media outlets are using Romney advisers and other campaign players as contributors without identifying their conflict of interest.
Sep 30, 2012 / Ben Adler
This Week: Voting Rights Watch 2012. Plus: HBO’s ‘Treme’. This Week: Voting Rights Watch 2012. Plus: HBO’s ‘Treme’.
Voting Rights & the Fight for Democracy, the 1 Percent Court, and the United States of ALEC.
Sep 29, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel