Politics

Should Journalists Use ‘Illegal Immigrant?’ Should Journalists Use ‘Illegal Immigrant?’

 Language matters, but to what extent does it affect political progress?

Oct 9, 2012 / Blog / Chris Hayes

Mitt Romney’s Twentieth-Century Worldview Mitt Romney’s Twentieth-Century Worldview

The GOP candidate’s necon foreign policy would move America backwards. 

Oct 9, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

More NAFTA Anyone? Romney Positions as Free-Trade ‘Champion’ More NAFTA Anyone? Romney Positions as Free-Trade ‘Champion’

The GOP nominee is all-in for low-road trade policies that cut wages and benefits in the US and abroad.

Oct 9, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

Nevada Disenfranchises Its Poor Electorate Nevada Disenfranchises Its Poor Electorate

Despite a federal obligation to do so, the swing state’s public service agencies are accused of not providing their clients with voter registration forms.

Oct 9, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado, Kate Sedinger, and Voting Rights Watch

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

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