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
Home Foreclosures Missing From Presidential Debates Home Foreclosures Missing From Presidential Debates
Fifteen million Americans are underwater on their mortgage payments, yet the presidential debates lacked a discussion about the housing crisis.
Oct 23, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Foreign Policy Really Is Foreign to Mitt Romney Foreign Policy Really Is Foreign to Mitt Romney
The Republcan nominee stumbled again and again in last night's foreign-policy debate, before finally agreeing with Obama on almost everything.
Oct 23, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Corporate Lobbyists Manage Our Presidential Debates Corporate Lobbyists Manage Our Presidential Debates
Why aren’t the candidates asked about corruption or the influence of big money? Maybe it’s because the men running the debates are lobbyists.
Romney Campaign, Media Collude in Unprecedented Politicization of Benghazi Attack Romney Campaign, Media Collude in Unprecedented Politicization of Benghazi Attack
In contrast to Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, Mitt Romney has turned a terrorist attack into partisan fodder.
Oct 22, 2012 / Wayne Barrett
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 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry
Obama and Romney Versus the Public on Afghanistan Obama and Romney Versus the Public on Afghanistan
Both candidates agree on Afghanistan—but few Americans join them.
Oct 22, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
We Can’t Count on the President to Solve Climate Change We Can’t Count on the President to Solve Climate Change
The debates show both candidates are more concerned with appeasing the coal industry than saving our planet.
Oct 22, 2012 / Blog / Chris Hayes
A Real Foreign Policy Debate Should Talk Trade and Human Rights A Real Foreign Policy Debate Should Talk Trade and Human Rights
Trade policy is about economics. But it’s also about human rights—and whether countries that claim to support freedom and fairness really do.
Oct 22, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Dream Defenders Will Address School-to-Prison Pipeline During the Last Presidential Debate Dream Defenders Will Address School-to-Prison Pipeline During the Last Presidential Debate
A coalition of students, youth and alumni, who organized in the wake of Trayvon Martin’s murder, have planned a protest in Boca Raton, Florida, to coincide with the last pres...
Oct 22, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny