Bill Moyers: For Campaign Cash, TV Gives Back Nothing Bill Moyers: For Campaign Cash, TV Gives Back Nothing
The campaign season earns local television stations enormous sums of money. What should they give back?
Aug 14, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Paul Ryan and the Social Contract Paul Ryan and the Social Contract
Paul Ryan twists Jefferson’s words to fit his own reactionary ideology.
Aug 13, 2012 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry
Paul Ryan’s Budget Deals a Body Blow to Women’s Bottom Line Paul Ryan’s Budget Deals a Body Blow to Women’s Bottom Line
Where Mitt Romney has been vague, Paul Ryan has long been very specific about his support for policies that take a disproportionate toll on women.
Aug 13, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert
John Nichols: The Complex Tale of Paul Ryan and Ayn Rand John Nichols: The Complex Tale of Paul Ryan and Ayn Rand
Why Paul Ryan wants to cut $5 trillion in federal spending over the next decade.
Aug 13, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Paul Ryan’s Got a Great Big Problem With Progressivism Paul Ryan’s Got a Great Big Problem With Progressivism
The Republican contender for vice president is outspoken and specific when it comes to condemning progressive ideals and values.
Aug 13, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
The Republican Right Gets What it Wanted: A Ryan-Romney Ticket The Republican Right Gets What it Wanted: A Ryan-Romney Ticket
Mitt Romney tops the ticket, officially, But Paul Ryan is now its defining figure. Right-wingers are delighted. And so are Democrats.
Aug 11, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Voting Suppression Schemes and How They’re Being Challenged Voting Suppression Schemes and How They’re Being Challenged
Voters are turned away because of confusion in Michigan, purges take hold in New Mexico and Iowa, and Voter ID is challenged in Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
Aug 10, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
Talk About Poverty (#TalkPoverty): Peter Edelman’s Questions for Obama and Romney Talk About Poverty (#TalkPoverty): Peter Edelman’s Questions for Obama and Romney
We’ve got questions about poverty, and it’s time for the presidential candidates to give us some answers. Peter Edelman kicks off a new series at TheNation.com.
Aug 10, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Ari Berman: Can Obama Win in North Carolina, Again? Ari Berman: Can Obama Win in North Carolina, Again?
The state that Obama won in 2008 is far from a sure thing this time around.
Aug 9, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds
John Nichols: Could Paul Ryan Be the Next Dick Cheney? John Nichols: Could Paul Ryan Be the Next Dick Cheney?
Picking Ryan for VP would mean signing over the presidency to another puppet master.
Aug 9, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room