Campaigns and Elections

John Nichols: Will Herman Cain’s Fundraising Scandal Undermine His Campaign? John Nichols: Will Herman Cain’s Fundraising Scandal Undermine His Campaign?

Cain’s campaign has been accused of accepting nearly $40,000 in campaign donations from Prosperity USA, a Wisconsin, a nonprofit co-founded by Cain's chief of staff, Mark Blo...

Nov 2, 2011 / Press Room

Rick Perry, God and Me: When I Got the Call

Rick Perry, God and Me: When I Got the Call Rick Perry, God and Me: When I Got the Call

God called me one night and asked me to run for president. He almost talked me into it.

Nov 2, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt

How Wall Street Occupied America

How Wall Street Occupied America How Wall Street Occupied America

Why the rich keep getting richer and our democracy is getting poorer.

Nov 2, 2011 / Feature / Bill Moyers

Herman Cain, David Koch, Scott Walker, Paul Ryan & the Smoking Man Herman Cain, David Koch, Scott Walker, Paul Ryan & the Smoking Man

Mark Block helped elect Scott Walker and promoted Paul Ryan’s assault on seniors. Now his own history of political wrongdoing is being exposed.

Nov 2, 2011 / John Nichols

Santorum Campaigns on His Disabled Daughter but Opposes Disability Rights Santorum Campaigns on His Disabled Daughter but Opposes Disability Rights

Rick Santorum, father of a disabled child, would be a terrible president for people with disabilities. 

Nov 2, 2011 / Ben Adler

Herman Cain’s Next Scandal: His Smoking Campaign Manager Herman Cain’s Next Scandal: His Smoking Campaign Manager

Mark Block, who is all over the media defending his boss against allegations of sexual harassment, has his own scandal-plagued past.

Nov 1, 2011 / John Nichols

Conservative Media Say the Sexual Harassment Claim Against Cain Is an Attack From the Left Conservative Media Say the Sexual Harassment Claim Against Cain Is an Attack From the Left

What happens when a nonpartisan newspaper reveals unflattering information about a Republican?

Nov 1, 2011 / Ben Adler

Ari Berman: Paul Ryan Is a ‘Class Warrior for the Wealthy’ Ari Berman: Paul Ryan Is a ‘Class Warrior for the Wealthy’

Paul Ryan doesn't have his facts straight when it comes to our nation's widening class divide.

Oct 31, 2011 / Press Room

What Should Be Done About Campaign Finance? What Should Be Done About Campaign Finance?

Restricting the flow of money doesn't work. So what comes next? 

Oct 28, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

Katrina vanden Heuvel: End Corporate Personhood Katrina vanden Heuvel: End Corporate Personhood

A very specific and concrete proposal has caught on like wildfire in Occupy encampments across the nation: Amend the Constitution to end corporate personhood.

Oct 28, 2011 / Press Room

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