What’s Behind the Right’s ‘Obama Is Gay’ Conspiracy What’s Behind the Right’s ‘Obama Is Gay’ Conspiracy
The wing-nuttery’s gaybaiting is not just a fringe phenomenon—it’s part of an old Republican tradition of macho posturing against Democrats.
Oct 23, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Neal Gabler
Romney’s Private Promises to the Log Cabin Republicans Romney’s Private Promises to the Log Cabin Republicans
The GOP candidate airbrushed his record on gay rights to win an endorsement from the only Republican LGBT organization.
Oct 23, 2012 / Ben Adler
Ending Rape Illiteracy Ending Rape Illiteracy
Why the next feminist battle should be defining rape for the masses.
Oct 23, 2012 / Jessica Valenti
Stop Killing Our Youth: Protest Against Police Brutality Stop Killing Our Youth: Protest Against Police Brutality
On October 22, people across the country gathered for the seventeenth National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation.
Oct 23, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Conservative Media Ignore GOP Voter Registration Fraud Conservative Media Ignore GOP Voter Registration Fraud
The most high-profile instances of election fraud this cycle have been committed by Republicans in states with new voting restrictions.
Oct 23, 2012 / Ari Berman
Selling the Supreme Court Selling the Supreme Court
STUDENT FINALIST: The threat of an even further-right-wing Supreme Court is the forgotten issue of this election.
Oct 23, 2012 / StudentNation / Alex Ritter
The Supersizing of American Politics The Supersizing of American Politics
Billion-dollar budgets and 24/7 media coverage raise the question: how big can one election get?
Oct 23, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Women Voters Will Decide This Election Women Voters Will Decide This Election
Will Romney and Ryan be held accountable for their proposed rollback of women’s rights?
Oct 22, 2012 / Melissa Harris-Perry
The Recusal: Roger Goodell Just Had a Great Fall The Recusal: Roger Goodell Just Had a Great Fall
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s effort to be Rudyard Kipling spliced with Gordon Gekko looks like it’s on the road to failure.
Oct 22, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Preparing for a Digital 9/11 Preparing for a Digital 9/11
Fear of a cyber attack is eroding US civil liberties and the constitution.
Oct 22, 2012 / Karen J. Greenberg