Minnesota Voter ID Amendment Draws Youth Activists Minnesota Voter ID Amendment Draws Youth Activists
Minnesota’s voter ID is creating a new generation of activists fighting for social justice. Miracle Randle is one of them.
Jul 18, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
Romney’s Doomed ‘I Am Rubber, You Are Glue’ Defense Romney’s Doomed ‘I Am Rubber, You Are Glue’ Defense
Romney’s recent strategy appears less Rove and more schoolyard whine, serving not to attack the president’s strength but to hold a mirror up to his own weaknesses. ...
Jul 18, 2012 / Blog / Ilyse Hogue
VIDEO: GOP Senators Give Impassioned Speeches for Campaign Disclosure—Ten Years Ago VIDEO: GOP Senators Give Impassioned Speeches for Campaign Disclosure—Ten Years Ago
The party has changed drastically in the past decade, and now the GOP and its allies are now vowing to defeat the DISCLOSE Act by any means necessary.
Chris Hayes: How the Powerful Rig the System, From Penn State to Wall Street Chris Hayes: How the Powerful Rig the System, From Penn State to Wall Street
Protection of the elites by the elites has compromised our most important institutions.
Jul 17, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Nurses Union Will Keep Fighting for Medicare for All Nurses Union Will Keep Fighting for Medicare for All
Let’s acknowledge that the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act is a good thing without pretending that our nation’s healthcare crisis is over.
Jul 17, 2012 / RoseAnn DeMoro
Will Britain’s Libor Scandal Finally Force Real Bank Reform in the US? Will Britain’s Libor Scandal Finally Force Real Bank Reform in the US?
The head of the Bank of England now says bankers’ lies about interest rates “meet my definition of fraud.” Will US officials finally crack down?
Jul 17, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
The Incredible Thinness of John McCain’s Opposition to the Disclose Act The Incredible Thinness of John McCain’s Opposition to the Disclose Act
Why can't the maverick from Arizona clearly explain why he opposes the latest campaign finance reform?
Jul 17, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
How Mitt Romney’s Father Would Have Left Bain Capital How Mitt Romney’s Father Would Have Left Bain Capital
George Romney’s record as a businessman and politician show just how different Mitt’s approach to public service really is.
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting Back in the Age of the Super PACs Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting Back in the Age of the Super PACs
In an election landscape where corporate power is virtually unchecked, some local governments are taking matters into their own hands.
Jul 16, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Republicans Poised to Block Campaign Finance Disclosure Bill Republicans Poised to Block Campaign Finance Disclosure Bill
Republicans are likely to kill an important bill that would shine light on dark money in federal elections.
Jul 16, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick