Philadelphia Groups Scramble to Help Residents Get Voter ID Philadelphia Groups Scramble to Help Residents Get Voter ID
Pennsylvania’s voter ID law is already proving to be a burden to local agencies and nonprofits.
Sep 12, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
Romney’s Campaign Should Probably Stop Reading Right-Wing Blogs Romney’s Campaign Should Probably Stop Reading Right-Wing Blogs
Yesterday’s misstep on Libya is only the latest of a string of errors committed by Romney when he elevates right-wing blog attacks to the mainstream.
Sep 12, 2012 / George Zornick
Priebus Posturing: RNC Chair Crosses the Last Line of Political Propriety Priebus Posturing: RNC Chair Crosses the Last Line of Political Propriety
Republicans should call their chairman out for intentionally creating a false impression after the death of the US ambassador to Libya.
Sep 12, 2012 / John Nichols
Chris Hedges and Larry Gibson: ‘Days of Destruction’ [VIDEO] Chris Hedges and Larry Gibson: ‘Days of Destruction’ [VIDEO]
Larry Gibson, a leader of the fight against mountaintop removal, died Sunday. One of his last appearances is in Chris Hedges’s and Joe Sacco’s new book, Days of Destruc...
Sep 12, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Romney’s Libya Comments Kowtow to Anti-Muslim Bigots Romney’s Libya Comments Kowtow to Anti-Muslim Bigots
Romney’s shocking remarks ought to disqualify him from the Oval Office.
Sep 12, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Top Ten Songs About Economic Injustice Top Ten Songs About Economic Injustice
The condition of being dead broke is a perennially popular theme in music, so, regardless of your taste in genre, there's a song for you.
Sep 11, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
Ann Romney Contradicts RNC Speech, Admits Privilege Ann Romney Contradicts RNC Speech, Admits Privilege
Whenever the Romneys get off script, they forget to pretend that they haven’t always been rich.
Sep 11, 2012 / Ben Adler
Puzzle No. 3252 Puzzle No. 3252
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad. ACROSS 1 It should be better than 20/20 for management (11) 7 Television network is more evenhanded when avoiding false start (5) 8 Smallish bra containing, say, a flower (9) 10 Idea: go to back, naked or dressed for a frat party (6) 11 Elk riled wild bird (8) 12 Social changes capturing attention—they can help you win an election (9) 14 City in Czechoslovakia (4) 17 Longing internalized by preacher (4) 18 Suburban voter shouted, “Punch her, Somerset!” (6,3) 20 Military policemen and chief of operations involved in fan’s murders (5,3) 22 Throw cold water on, to block writer (6) 24 Deranged prince led censor (3-6) 25 Gas found in Discworld? (5) 26 Easy at first: chant “om” for food (11) DOWN 1 Silk-screen an angel on the outside of semi (9) 2 Eastern agent going north, eating meat in spread (8) 3 Polish-Estonian’s foremost countryman (4) 4 Organizing NC, RI sit-in is essential (9) 5 Sailed at sea with aspirations (6) 6 Organic hemoglobin has a role in the food chain (5) 7 Barmen teach mixing in front room (11) 9 Show guy entering ineluctably (11) 13 Davenport plunges into topic that’s arcane by definition (4,5) 15 Communication between ships and shore about excellent chart (9) 16 Bloody sacrifice, as both came unglued (8) 19 Athletic competitions, with energy, boosted prize (6) 21 Bit of Morse code uploaded in French wine region (5) 23 Fill belly with victual, ultimately! (4) SOLUTION TO PUZZLE NO. 3251 ACROSS 1 SU(PERP)AC (caus[e] rev.) 6 rev. 9 C + ONGRESSWOMAN (newsrooms nag anag.) 11 hidden 12 [c]OSMOS + IN + G 13 pun 17 BACH + ELORSDEGREE (greed or else anag.) 18 anag. 19 C + ASKS 22 SOU(THE ASTER)L + Y 23 [s]OARED 24 ACROS[s] + TIC DOWN 2 UNCLE[ar] 3 ENN([b]U[g])I (nine anag.) 4 PER + SON(ANON)G + RAT A (rev.) 5 CASH + MERE + SWEATER 6 D + OWNS + C + ALE 7 COMANA(G)ER (camera on anag.) 8 2 defs. 10 HUB + BUB 14 RECON + QU[e]ER (crone anag.) 15 U + NEAR THE D 16 hidden 19 hidden 20 ST(Y)LI (list anag.) 21 anag.
Sep 11, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
New Video Aims to Mobilize Rural Native Youth to Register to Vote New Video Aims to Mobilize Rural Native Youth to Register to Vote
There's a concerted effort to register Native voters in 2012, and make a big impact on Election Day.
Sep 11, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch and Aura Bogado