Controversy Over Charter Schools Lands on State Ballots Controversy Over Charter Schools Lands on State Ballots
If pro-charter proposals in Washington State or Georgia pass this November, that will mark the first time charter schools have won at the ballot box.
Nov 1, 2012 / Elizabeth Whitman
Why Vote? Because You Can Shift Power in the United States Why Vote? Because You Can Shift Power in the United States
For some people of color, voting in 2012 may be a matter of life and death.
Nov 1, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch, Maegan E. Ortiz, and Voting Rights Watch
Through the Back Door, a Late Money Surge for Akin Through the Back Door, a Late Money Surge for Akin
Groups that swore not to back the controversial candidate now are—but it probably won’t matter.
Nov 1, 2012 / George Zornick
#TalkPoverty: The Obama Campaign Responds #TalkPoverty: The Obama Campaign Responds
For three months TheNation.com has pushed for a substantive conversation about poverty in the presidential campaign. Today the Obama campaign responds.
Nov 1, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Progressives to Chamber: Show Us the Money! Progressives to Chamber: Show Us the Money!
The US Chamber of Commerce is likely going to spend $100 million on the election, but where is the money coming from?
Oct 31, 2012 / George Zornick
On FEMA, Inequality and the Need for Better Government On FEMA, Inequality and the Need for Better Government
The To-FEMA-Or-Not-To-FEMA belies a bigger problem with the political priorities of this country.
Oct 31, 2012 / Michelle Dean
The Amazing Mittdrake, the Magician The Amazing Mittdrake, the Magician
A real magician never reveals his secrets.
Oct 31, 2012 / Tom Tomorrow
Romney’s Public Disservice Romney’s Public Disservice
Like the hurricane itself, slash-and-burn government hurts the most vulnerable the most, but it threatens all of us eventually.
Oct 31, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How Does Bernie Sanders Do It? How Does Bernie Sanders Do It?
No TV ads, no fancy consultants. The staunchly progressive Vermont senator is coasting toward re-election by talking about real issues, listening to voters and organizing.
Oct 31, 2012 / John Nichols
Where Elections End and Politics Begins Where Elections End and Politics Begins
The disaffection across the country goes way beyond an “enthusiasm gap.”
Oct 30, 2012 / Column / Gary Younge