Election 2012

A True Army Responds to True the Vote Threats A True Army Responds to True the Vote Threats

DOJ, Congress, state senators, election protection lawyers and civil rights advocates—all eyes are on True the Vote.

Oct 19, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch

Mitt Romney’s Economic Hitman Mitt Romney’s Economic Hitman

Mark the name of R. Glenn Hubbard, the man who will make your life miserable if Mitt Romney is elected president.

Oct 19, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Won’t You Please Come to Ohio… Won’t You Please Come to Ohio…

To function in a post-truth political environment, the press needs a post-objectivity mindset.

Oct 19, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman

This Week in Poverty: What We Talk About When We Talk About Poverty This Week in Poverty: What We Talk About When We Talk About Poverty

In the second presidential debate, Governor Romney used the word poverty without saying anything of substance about it. President Obama didn’t use the word at all but managed...

Oct 19, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

The Fiscal Cliff X-Factor: The Debt Ceiling The Fiscal Cliff X-Factor: The Debt Ceiling

If Republicans take the debt ceiling hostage again, it could hurt the administration’s leverage for the fiscal cliff. 

Oct 18, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick

Tammy Baldwin: Overturn ‘Citizens United’

Tammy Baldwin: Overturn ‘Citizens United’ Tammy Baldwin: Overturn ‘Citizens United’

The Wisconsin senate candidate rejects the idea of corporate personhood.

Oct 18, 2012 / Video / The Nation Video

My Country, My Choice [Video] My Country, My Choice [Video]

“If you don't trust me with my body, why should I trust you with my country?”

Oct 18, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders

Todd Akin’s Shrinking Campaign

Todd Akin’s Shrinking Campaign Todd Akin’s Shrinking Campaign

It seems less like Akin is running for Senate, and more like he’s setting up a post-political career as an evangelical martyr. 

Oct 18, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick

Progressives and the Election: A Nation Panel Conversation Progressives and the Election: A Nation Panel Conversation

How can progressives balance support for the Democrats with the need to mobilize grassroots support for social and economic causes?

Oct 18, 2012 / Video / The Nation Video and Free Speech TV

Greg Palast: Mitt Romney Made Millions From the Auto Bailout Greg Palast: Mitt Romney Made Millions From the Auto Bailout

The Romneys invested millions in a hedge fund that bought GM’s autoparts division, and it paid off big-time.

Oct 18, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

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