Politics

Voting’s Outcasts: Why One in Five Blacks in Kentucky Can’t Cast a Ballot Voting’s Outcasts: Why One in Five Blacks in Kentucky Can’t Cast a Ballot

Kentucky makes it nearly impossible for former felons to vote, but a grassroots group is fighting back.

Sep 18, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Meta Mendel-Reyes, and Voting Rights Watch

Isn’t Mitt Romney a Member of the 47 Percent? Isn’t Mitt Romney a Member of the 47 Percent?

Romney should not be so dismissive of the tax-avoiding class. After all, he's one of them.

Sep 18, 2012 / John Nichols

Why Progressives Should Vote for Obama Why Progressives Should Vote for Obama

President Obama and the Democrats are not the “lesser of two evils.” On the contrary, they are the far superior—and more progressive—choice in 2012.

Sep 18, 2012 / Timothy Patrick McCarthy

Do Romney’s Campaign Stumbles Matter? Do Romney’s Campaign Stumbles Matter?

Outside the Beltway, voters care more about Romney's poor policies than his political missteps. 

Sep 17, 2012 / Ben Adler

How Occupy Has Changed the Conversation on Class How Occupy Has Changed the Conversation on Class

The year-old movement doesn’t need its own candidate to influence politics. 

Sep 17, 2012 / Melissa Harris-Perry

After 225 Years, It’s Time to Respect the Constitutional Rights of Workers After 225 Years, It’s Time to Respect the Constitutional Rights of Workers

The overturn of Scott Walker’s anti-labor law reminds us that workers and their unions have a right to equal protection under the law.

Sep 17, 2012 / John Nichols

Predistribution: A Big, New Idea Predistribution: A Big, New Idea

As the income gap widens, British Labour leaders say a “tax and spend” approach isn't enough. 

Sep 17, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Supreme Court Works for Corporate Power Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Supreme Court Works for Corporate Power

The Citizens United decision of the “most powerful branch in government” demonstrates that it’s a Court for the 1 percent.

Sep 17, 2012 / Press Room

Paul Ryan’s Myth of Volunteerism Paul Ryan’s Myth of Volunteerism

If Ryan thinks rescuing missing children is a good thing, why does he hate the entity that does it?

Sep 17, 2012 / Ben Adler

Wisconsin Judge Rules Walker’s Anti-Labor Law ‘Null and Void’ Wisconsin Judge Rules Walker’s Anti-Labor Law ‘Null and Void’

“Collective bargaining has been restored for teachers across Wisconsin, for municipal employees across Wisconsin,” says a key union leader.

Sep 15, 2012 / John Nichols

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