Nine Questions for Herman Cain Nine Questions for Herman Cain
It’s time we took Herman Cain seriously and interrogated his unserious plans and assertions.
Oct 27, 2011 / Ben Adler
Who Is Funding the Wildest School Board Election in the Country? Who Is Funding the Wildest School Board Election in the Country?
Why are conservative interest groups—including representatives of the oil and gas industry—taking sides in a local Denver school board election?
Oct 26, 2011 / Press Room
The GOP Plan That Could Cost Obama the Election The GOP Plan That Could Cost Obama the Election
A Republican proposal in Pennsylvania would change the way electoral votes are counted—and the results could spell Obama's defeat in 2012.
Oct 26, 2011 / Rob Richie
Is Rick Perry’s Iowa Ad for Voters or Donors? Is Rick Perry’s Iowa Ad for Voters or Donors?
Perry's first television commercial is all about his favorite topic: unleashing the energy industry.
Oct 26, 2011 / Ben Adler
Karl Rove’s 2011 Election Priority: Busting Public-Sector Unions in Ohio Karl Rove’s 2011 Election Priority: Busting Public-Sector Unions in Ohio
The former White House political czar, who pulls so many Republican and conservative strings, is all over the fight to defend Ohio Governor John Kasich’s anti-union law....
Oct 25, 2011 / John Nichols
Why is George Bush Wading Into Denver’s Education Debate on the Eve of Critical School Board Elections? Why is George Bush Wading Into Denver’s Education Debate on the Eve of Critical School Board Elections?
What's the “No Child Left Behind” president doing in Denver barely a week before a critical school board election? Helping the fake “reformers” make th...
Oct 24, 2011 / John Nichols
Big Money, Bad Media, Secret Agendas: Welcome to America’s Wildest School Board Race Big Money, Bad Media, Secret Agendas: Welcome to America’s Wildest School Board Race
Denver's contest for local school board seats has already cost $600,000, as big-money backers of school privatization, charters and “choice” try to buy control of educa...
Oct 21, 2011 / John Nichols
Class Warfare Works! Class Warfare Works!
President Obama should double-down on his push for higher taxes on the wealthy.
Oct 21, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie
Replace Biden on 2012 Ticket? No, VP’s Populism is Obama’s Best Hope Replace Biden on 2012 Ticket? No, VP’s Populism is Obama’s Best Hope
The vice president actually "gets it." He likes unions and working people. He's on message and the rest of the Obama administration should recognize just how necessary th...
Oct 20, 2011 / John Nichols
The Democratic Plan to Recapture the West The Democratic Plan to Recapture the West
At the Project New West Summit, Democrats and progressive leaders debated electoral strategies for the pivotal Western region.
Oct 19, 2011 / Sasha Abramsky