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August 17, 2012
What’s Ahead in the ‘Voting Wars’? Certainly Not Peace
A conversation with election law expert Richard Hasen on the true scope of voter fraud, the power of the ACORN myth and John Roberts’s scary interest in the Voting Rights Act.
Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
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December 13, 2010
Ten Years After ‘Bush v. Gore’, Five Unfinished Election Reforms
The United States still has an unstable and unequal election system that is ripe for gaming by political insiders.
John Nichols
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July 31, 2008
Rethinking the Veepstakes
The process of picking a Vice President needn't be the craven political exercise it is today. Do we even need one?
John Nichols
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May 29, 2008
Recount: A Nightmare Revisited
HBO's Recount will bring back bad memories, which is precisely why you should see it.
Adam Howard
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January 3, 2008
Pakistan’s Plight
A multidimensional charade is taking place in Pakistan, and it is not an edifying sight.
Tariq Ali
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November 1, 2007
The Great Debate of 2008
The time is right for a Great Debate on America's purpose and place in the world. But neither Republicans nor Democrats seem up to the task.
Jerry W. Sanders
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November 1, 2007
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April 13, 2005
John Bolton vs. Democracy
"I'm with the Bush-Cheney team, and I'm here to stop the count." Those were the words John Bolton yelled as he burst into a Tallahassee library on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000, where local election workers were recounting ballots cast in Florida's disputed presidential race between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Bolton was one of the pack of lawyers for the Republican presidential ticket who repeatedly sought to shut down recounts of the ballots from Florida counties before those counts revealed that Gore had actually won the state's electoral votes and the presidency.
John Nichols
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October 14, 2004
Roe = Dred
Many viewers were puzzled when, toward the end of the second debate, George W. Bush answered a question about Supreme Court nominees by referring to the Dred Scott case.
Katha Pollitt
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September 30, 2004
Kerry’s Trade Winds
Senator John Kerry has promised a revision of Clinton-era trade policies to insure that future agreements contain stronger, enforceable labor and environmental standards.
Tom Hayden and Lori Wallach