The GOP’s Will to Fantasy The GOP’s Will to Fantasy
Romney’s choice of Paul Ryan as running mate is another development in a long-term party trend: the triumph of ideology over reality.
Aug 15, 2012 / Jonathan Schell
Partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Wrongly Upheld by Court Partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Wrongly Upheld by Court
A Pennsylvania Republican judge refuses to block the state's unjust, unnecessary and discriminatory voter ID law.
Aug 15, 2012 / Blog / Ari Berman
In Wake of Voter ID Ruling, Pennsylvania Rep Pushes Myth of Voter Fraud In Wake of Voter ID Ruling, Pennsylvania Rep Pushes Myth of Voter Fraud
After a judge upheld Pennsylvania's voter ID law, Representative Mike Turzai, who stated that the law would “allow Governor Romney to win the state,” again claimed that...
Aug 15, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Will the Threat Ryan Poses to Rural America Swing Swing States? Yes Will the Threat Ryan Poses to Rural America Swing Swing States? Yes
In farm country, Paul Ryan won’t talk farm issues. Why? His budget is a direct assault on the rural Americans who decide how battleground states vote.
Aug 15, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
John Nichols: Paul Ryan, Classic Business Republican John Nichols: Paul Ryan, Classic Business Republican
Paul Ryan isn’t a Tea Party crusader. He’s just your run-of-the-mill Republican, looking out for the 1 percent.
Aug 15, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
The Top 5 Myths About the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act The Top 5 Myths About the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act
Our country’s energy bill is actually a big oil wish list.
Aug 14, 2012 / Soumya Karlamangla
Paul Ryan: Cruel, Not Courageous Paul Ryan: Cruel, Not Courageous
The extremism of the vice presidential candidate’s blueprint for the GOP makes him the farthest thing from brave.
Aug 14, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Regime Change in Syria: Part II Regime Change in Syria: Part II
Who died and made America boss?
Aug 14, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
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