Paul Ryan? Seriously? Paul Ryan? Seriously?
Could Mitt Romney really be foolish enough to pick as his running mate a bailout-backing, budget-busting hypocrite whose fiscal fantasies threaten Medicare, Medicaid and Socia...
Aug 8, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
It’s Still Party Time at National Conventions It’s Still Party Time at National Conventions
The House has narrowly interpreted a 2007 ethics law in a way that will allow lobbyist-funded parties for lawmakers at the nominating conventions.
Aug 7, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
Ari Berman: Harry Reid’s Jedi Mind Tricks Ari Berman: Harry Reid’s Jedi Mind Tricks
All the appalled commentary about Reid’s so-called ethical lapse has crowed out the real question: What was he trying to achieve?
Aug 7, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Romney’s Incredible Extremes Romney’s Incredible Extremes
Mitt’s policy plans enjoy impunity for their sheer lack of believability.
Aug 7, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
After Temple Shooting, Bloomberg Campaigns Against Intolerance and Gun Violence, and for… After Temple Shooting, Bloomberg Campaigns Against Intolerance and Gun Violence, and for…
Bloomberg has stirred presidential buzz before. He’s not running this year. But he is campaigning on some of the biggest issues of the moment.
Aug 7, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Undocumented Immigrants Ride Through the South, Headed for a DNC Coming Out Undocumented Immigrants Ride Through the South, Headed for a DNC Coming Out
Why would a group of people who are ineligible to vote engage in electoral politics? We talk to a rider on the “UndocuBus” to find out.
Aug 7, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
Media Help Advance Romney’s Lies About Ohio Early Voting Media Help Advance Romney’s Lies About Ohio Early Voting
The Obama campaign is not trying to restrict military voting rights in Ohio, so why do some reporters repeat that claim?
Aug 6, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
Avraham Burg, the ‘Times’ and ‘Anti-Zionism’ Avraham Burg, the ‘Times’ and ‘Anti-Zionism’
The writer lacerates Israel in an op-ed, but that doesn’t make the paper a bastion of anti-Zionism.
Aug 6, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Congress Fiddles While the Post Office Burns Congress Fiddles While the Post Office Burns
On Wednesday, the USPS went into default. It’s time to elect a legislature that will defend our postal service.
Aug 3, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
What Mitt Romney’s Body Language Is Trying to Tell Us What Mitt Romney’s Body Language Is Trying to Tell Us
Whether or not Romney stands for something, he usually stands awkwardly and as passively as possible.
Aug 3, 2012 / Blog / Leslie Savan