Another Loss for Voter Suppression: Pre-Election Early Voting Upheld in Ohio Another Loss for Voter Suppression: Pre-Election Early Voting Upheld in Ohio
The bad news? Ohio’s Secretary of State swiftly limited early voting hours.
Oct 17, 2012 / Blog / Ari Berman
What Does Mitt Romney Really Want for Women? What Does Mitt Romney Really Want for Women?
Add contraception and pay equity to the list of issues Romney keeps waffling on.
Oct 17, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Green Party Ticket Arrested at the Presidential Debate Green Party Ticket Arrested at the Presidential Debate
When Jill Stein and her running mate Cheri Honkala were denied access to Hofstra University last night, American voters were denied a much-needed progressive voice on issues like p...
Oct 17, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Romney’s Seven Biggest Debate Lies Romney’s Seven Biggest Debate Lies
During Tuesday's presidential debate, Romney misled Americans on a number of crucial issues.
Oct 17, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
Obama Outsources Romney Obama Outsources Romney
A dramatically more aggressive president called his challenger out again and again in a decade that saw Obama tell Toledo Romney’s “the last person who’s going to...
Oct 17, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
What Obama Should Have Said in the Debate About Pay Equity What Obama Should Have Said in the Debate About Pay Equity
The president missed a chance to highlight his support for workplace equality for women, in contrast to Republican opposition.
Group Running Racist ‘Obama Phone’ Ad Has Close Ties to Congressional Republicans Group Running Racist ‘Obama Phone’ Ad Has Close Ties to Congressional Republicans
Staffers from the Prosper Group are trying to distance themselves from the Tea Party Victory Fund.
Greg Kaufmann: Why Are Politicians Ignoring Poverty? Greg Kaufmann: Why Are Politicians Ignoring Poverty?
American voters care about rising inequality in the US. So why don’t presidential candidates seem to?
Oct 16, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
#TalkPoverty: Fifteen Questions for the Second Presidential Debate #TalkPoverty: Fifteen Questions for the Second Presidential Debate
There were no questions asked about poverty in the first presidential debate. Here are fifteen suggestions for tonight.
Oct 16, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Freedom of Beach: Dump ‘Citizens United’ Freedom of Beach: Dump ‘Citizens United’
One thousand San Francisco activists are standing up (by lying down) against the hugely unpopular Supreme Court ruling.
Oct 16, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders