Politics

Romney’s Flip-Flop to Center Continues With Foreign Policy Romney’s Flip-Flop to Center Continues With Foreign Policy

On Monday, Mitt Romney contradicted his own stated positions on foreign policy issues. That’s because he cares only about politices, not policy.

Oct 8, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

#TalkPoverty: After the Debate, More Questions from Families for Obama and Romney #TalkPoverty: After the Debate, More Questions from Families for Obama and Romney

In the first presidential debate, not a single question about poverty and neither candidate showed the slightest inclination to talk about it either.

Oct 8, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

Are True the Vote’s Poll Watching Activities Illegal? Are True the Vote’s Poll Watching Activities Illegal?

Representative Elijah Cummings and law experts say if they are targeting people of color, a court could find True the Vote operations unlawful.

Oct 8, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch

Stopped-and-Frisked: ‘For Being a F**king Mutt’ [VIDEO]

Stopped-and-Frisked: ‘For Being a F**king Mutt’ [VIDEO] Stopped-and-Frisked: ‘For Being a F**king Mutt’ [VIDEO]

A recording of a stop-and-frisk in action shows the racist reality of a prevalent police practice in New York City.

Oct 8, 2012 / From the Archive / Ross Tuttle and Quinn Rose Schneider

Bernie Sanders: Obama and Biden Need to Get Specific About Social Security Bernie Sanders: Obama and Biden Need to Get Specific About Social Security

Do vague statements on Social Security now set the stage for “grand compromises” in the future?

Oct 8, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

Mitt Romney Declares War on Big Bird Mitt Romney Declares War on Big Bird

Mitt Romney has never been a champion of the Little Guy but in the first Presidential debate last week the former Massachusetts governor showed his true colors.

Oct 8, 2012 / Blog / Timothy Patrick McCarthy

Ed Miliband’s New Left Populism Ed Miliband’s New Left Populism

As mood music, Miliband’s invocation of “One Nation Labour” is already a hit.

Oct 8, 2012 / Blog / D.D. Guttenplan

Why Mitt Likes to Say ‘I Like’ Why Mitt Likes to Say ‘I Like’

Since Romney claims to like so many things—grits, firing people, lakes, Big Bird—you have to wonder what he’s really saying.

Oct 7, 2012 / Blog / Leslie Savan

Another Voting Rights Victory, This Time in Ohio Another Voting Rights Victory, This Time in Ohio

A court blocks Ohio from cutting off its early voting hours, ensuring that  black voters can participate ahead of Election Day.

Oct 5, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Voting Rights Watch and Voting Rights Watch

The Attack on Voting Rights Isn’t Racist—Just Ask Artur Davis The Attack on Voting Rights Isn’t Racist—Just Ask Artur Davis

The former black congressman became a star among tea partiers after coming out in support of Voter ID laws.

Oct 5, 2012 / Brentin Mock

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