Politics

Scott Walker Goes All In for NRA/ALEC ‘Shoot First’ Agenda Scott Walker Goes All In for NRA/ALEC ‘Shoot First’ Agenda

Forget Mitt Romney. Wisconsin’s governor gets a hero’s welcome at the NRA convention, with a gun-talk laden speech that claims his critics “want to take me o...

Apr 16, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

Participatory Budgeting Hits New York City

Participatory Budgeting Hits New York City Participatory Budgeting Hits New York City

Residents in four New York City districts had the chance to allocate funding for community improvement themselves. Can participatory budgeting make American democracy less lonely?

Apr 16, 2012 / Elizabeth Whitman

How Gender Identity May Determine the Right to Vote in 2012

How Gender Identity May Determine the Right to Vote in 2012 How Gender Identity May Determine the Right to Vote in 2012

Thanks to strict, new voter ID laws that have swept through states, transgender citizens and others whose gender identities don’t match the state’s declaration of it ma...

Apr 16, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock

This Week: Was Hilary Rosen Right? PLUS: Voting Rights Watch 2012 This Week: Was Hilary Rosen Right? PLUS: Voting Rights Watch 2012

This week, we discuss the Hilary Rosen and Ann Romney dust-up. Plus, a new joint project with Colorlines.com reporting on voter suppression throught the 2012 election season. And T...

Apr 14, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

John Nichols: The Power of Symbolism

John Nichols: The Power of Symbolism John Nichols: The Power of Symbolism

Governor Scott Walker attempted to pit Wisconsin workers against each other. But the effect was the opposite of what he had intended.

Apr 13, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds

The Language of the Hilary Rosen/Ann Romney Phony Feud

The Language of the Hilary Rosen/Ann Romney Phony Feud The Language of the Hilary Rosen/Ann Romney Phony Feud

The phrase “never worked a day in her life” immediately creates an Us vs. Them—and the media loves it.

Apr 13, 2012 / Blog / Leslie Savan

The Real Hilary Rosen Scandal

The Real Hilary Rosen Scandal The Real Hilary Rosen Scandal

Her firm, SKD Knickerbocker, sells its perceived access to the White House, while lobbying for corporate tax breaks and for-profit colleges.

Apr 13, 2012 / Lee Fang

Hillary Boys: The New Obama Girl? Hillary Boys: The New Obama Girl?

The texting, globe-trotting secretary of state has become the Post-Teen Choice Favorite. But memification carries its own pitfalls.

Apr 13, 2012 / Amy Schiller

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Hilary Rosen and the Debate Around Women’s Work Katrina vanden Heuvel: Hilary Rosen and the Debate Around Women’s Work

What point was Hilary Rosen really trying to make?

Apr 13, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Romney’s Female Surrogates Oppose Women’s Rights Romney’s Female Surrogates Oppose Women’s Rights

The female Republican politicians attacking Obama’s record on women in the economy don't support fair pay, contraception access or abortion rights.

Apr 13, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

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