Re-Elect the President Re-Elect the President
Whatever disappointments progressives have with Obama's first term, we have a profound interest in the popular rejection of the Romney/Ryan ticket.
Oct 3, 2012 / Editorial / The Editors
What Race Has to Do With It What Race Has to Do With It
This election has posed a challenge of self-control for Republicans raised on a diet of welfare queens and Willie Horton.
Oct 3, 2012 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
There Is No Debate: Mitt Romney Would Raise Taxes There Is No Debate: Mitt Romney Would Raise Taxes
Everyone's talking about how Romney won’t name the tax deductions he will reduce—but he’s named three.
Oct 3, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
Dave Zirin: ‘Two Sets of Rules’ for Players and Owners When It Comes to Political Speech Dave Zirin: ‘Two Sets of Rules’ for Players and Owners When It Comes to Political Speech
While owners and team executives openly throw their cash and endorsements in the political arena, players are often kept silenced through their contracts and team policies.
Oct 3, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Pennsylvania GOP Leader Insists Voter ID Opposition Is About ‘Lazy’ Voters Pennsylvania GOP Leader Insists Voter ID Opposition Is About ‘Lazy’ Voters
Representative Daryl Metcalfe says judge who blocked state’s voter ID law yesterday enables the “entitlement mentality” and people who live off others’ labo...
Oct 3, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Voting Rights Watch
GOP Seizes on Biden Gaffe GOP Seizes on Biden Gaffe
Republicans think Joe Biden’s admission that “the middle class that has been buried the last four years” presents an opportunity. Not if the American people ...
These Debates Could Use Some Jill Stein and Gary Johnson These Debates Could Use Some Jill Stein and Gary Johnson
Third-party candidates would force Obama and Romney to break from their scripted speeches and give some real answers.
Oct 3, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Go for the Jugular Go for the Jugular
What a principled counterattack campaign against the GOP would look like.
Oct 2, 2012 / Feature / Dorian T. Warren
Movements Need Politicians—and Vice Versa Movements Need Politicians—and Vice Versa
Where their interests overlap, progressive politics can thrive.
Oct 2, 2012 / Feature / Frances Fox Piven and Lorraine C. Minnite