Politics

How the Paycheck Fairness Act Can Help Democrats Win Elections for Years to Come

How the Paycheck Fairness Act Can Help Democrats Win Elections for Years to Come How the Paycheck Fairness Act Can Help Democrats Win Elections for Years to Come

More money in women’s pockets will mean more spending power in political campaigns.

Jun 4, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert

The Planet Wreckers The Planet Wreckers

Climate-change deniers are on the ropes—but so is the planet.

Jun 4, 2012 / Bill McKibben

This Week: Amazon & the Conquest of Publishing. PLUS: Scahill on Drone Warfare This Week: Amazon & the Conquest of Publishing. PLUS: Scahill on Drone Warfare

Amazon and the Conquest of Publishing. PLUS: Scahill on the history of drones, and Nichols on Wisconsin.

Jun 2, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Romney Campaign’s Jewish Test for Mormon Coverage The Romney Campaign’s Jewish Test for Mormon Coverage

“Our test,” explains a Romney aide, “is to substitute ‘Jew’ or ‘Jewish’ ” for articles about a candidate's religion.

Jun 1, 2012 / Blog / Ari Melber

Never Drone Alone… Never Drone Alone…

Eric with more from The Cause and Reed on drones.

Jun 1, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman

Jobs Numbers Reveal Two Crises

Jobs Numbers Reveal Two Crises Jobs Numbers Reveal Two Crises

Not only is there a jobs crisis in America but a political one as well. 

Jun 1, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick

Jobs Report Shows How Romneynomics Would Hurt the Recovery Jobs Report Shows How Romneynomics Would Hurt the Recovery

Today’s numbers are a reminder that public sector layoffs are keeping the economy down.

Jun 1, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert

Federal Judge Overturns Draconian Voter Registration Rules in Florida Federal Judge Overturns Draconian Voter Registration Rules in Florida

The Republican Party of Florida believes its voting practices are “easy” to comply with. Civil rights organizations, the Department of Justice and a federal judge all a...

Jun 1, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock

DOJ Purges Florida’s Voter Purging Initiative DOJ Purges Florida’s Voter Purging Initiative

Say goodbye to Florida’s forty-eight-hour deadline rule for groups handing in voter registration applications.

Jun 1, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock

This Week in Poverty: Will Janitors Strike in Houston? This Week in Poverty: Will Janitors Strike in Houston?

They clean the offices of some of the biggest corporations in the world for less than $9,000 per year. Now janitors in Houston are deciding whether to strike.

Jun 1, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

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