Labor Day Message: We Can’t Labor Without Our Lives Labor Day Message: We Can’t Labor Without Our Lives
More work, less pay, longer hours, slimmer chances to advance; the message is coming up: the place of struggle is the workplace, but it’s also everywhere else.
Sep 3, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Undocumented Immigrants Take On the DNC Undocumented Immigrants Take On the DNC
The Undocubus activists are calling for the immigration reform that President Obama promised when he first ran for office.
Sep 3, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds
The RNC’s Final Insult to Women The RNC’s Final Insult to Women
On Thursday, anti–abortion rights women spoke outside the convention and Romney patronized women in his acceptance speech.
Former Democratic Strategists Now Boost the GOP Former Democratic Strategists Now Boost the GOP
The 2008 producer of the DNC convention is among the many Democratic strategists now working for the GOP.
Paul Ryan’s Labor Day Promise to American Workers: Candy and a Sports Schedule Paul Ryan’s Labor Day Promise to American Workers: Candy and a Sports Schedule
On Labor Day, 2001, the congressman was asked what he would do to help the unemployed. He replied, “C’mon, we’re all here to have a good time.”
Sep 1, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
‘Undocumented and Unfraid’: UndocuBus Riders Lead by Example ‘Undocumented and Unfraid’: UndocuBus Riders Lead by Example
In their final stop before arriving to Charlotte for the DNC, UndocuBus riders continue to inspire others to come out of the shadows in North Carolina.
Aug 31, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Voting Rights Watch and Aura Bogado
The Clint Eastwood Convention The Clint Eastwood Convention
Eastwood’s weird, ambiguous performance was actually perfect for this most fake of conventions.
Aug 31, 2012 / Blog / Leslie Savan
Anatomy of a Meme: #Eastwooding Anatomy of a Meme: #Eastwooding
It requires a perfect alignment of many cultural stars to create a meme, and last night at the RNC, Clint Eastwood gave us just that.
Aug 31, 2012 / Blog / Ilyse Hogue
Ari Berman: Big Win for Voting Rights Advocates Ari Berman: Big Win for Voting Rights Advocates
Thursday’s federal court ruling was a major victory for voing rights advocates, but the campaign against voting rights continues nationwide.
Aug 31, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
John Nichols: Paul Ryan’s ‘Major Deceptions’ John Nichols: Paul Ryan’s ‘Major Deceptions’
"Facts" from the acceptance speech of Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan crumble under scrutiny.
Aug 31, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room