John Nichols: Mitt Romney Versus the Tea Party John Nichols: Mitt Romney Versus the Tea Party
While they were authorizing the ultra-right platform, the Romney team has been working to change the GOP's own internal rules to make Romney less vulnerable from a primary challeng...
Aug 29, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Scot Nakagawa: Dismantling the Fulcrum of White Supremacy Scot Nakagawa: Dismantling the Fulcrum of White Supremacy
Why the liberation of African-Americans serves as the key to the liberation of all people of color in the United States.
Aug 24, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Life in a Syrian Town Under Siege Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Life in a Syrian Town Under Siege
Indiscriminate shelling is a daily reality in Zabadani, where nonviolent protests turned to guns after the regime began killing protesters.
Aug 23, 2012 / The Nation
Tom Engelhardt: How Did the US President Become the Assassin-in-Chief? Tom Engelhardt: How Did the US President Become the Assassin-in-Chief?
Drones have regularized a program of assassinations.
Aug 22, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Robert Reich’s Illustrated Guide to the Romney-Ryan Economic Plan Robert Reich’s Illustrated Guide to the Romney-Ryan Economic Plan
Economist Robert Reich took to the easel to break down the tenets of Paul Ryan's economic plan.
Aug 20, 2012 / Robert B. Reich
Ari Berman: The GOP War Against Voters Ari Berman: The GOP War Against Voters
You're more likely to be hit by lightning than you are to commit voter fraud at the polls. So why are Republicans so set on passing voter ID laws and other measures to stop this no...
Aug 18, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Robert Reich: Mitt Romney’s Casino Capitalism Robert Reich: Mitt Romney’s Casino Capitalism
Romney and his kind turned much of our economy into a betting parlor—how did he ever become a serious candidate for the presidency?
Aug 16, 2012 / The Nation
Ari Berman: Can Obama Win in North Carolina, Again? Ari Berman: Can Obama Win in North Carolina, Again?
The state that Obama won in 2008 is far from a sure thing this time around.
Aug 9, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Steve Wasserman: Amazon.com’s Takeover Steve Wasserman: Amazon.com’s Takeover
As a bookseller, Amazon has left no corner of the publishing world untouched. What will happen as it ventures into publishing original content?
Aug 9, 2012 / The Nation
Omar Jadwat: Stopping Racial Profiling in Arizona Omar Jadwat: Stopping Racial Profiling in Arizona
How do you put a human face on an injustice that so often goes under the radar?
Aug 6, 2012 / Francis Reynolds