Politics

The Big, Bad Business of Fighting Guest Worker Rights The Big, Bad Business of Fighting Guest Worker Rights

Industry leaders and their Senate allies are trying to kill reforms protecting immigrant workers.

Jul 3, 2012 / Gabriel Thompson

Florida Voter Purge Is Unlikely to Resume Florida Voter Purge Is Unlikely to Resume

The state’s elections supervisors continue to oppose the campaign initiated by Governor Rick Scott.

Jul 3, 2012 / Ari Berman

What’s in Romney’s Offshore Accounts?

What’s in Romney’s Offshore Accounts? What’s in Romney’s Offshore Accounts?

Why has Mitt opened foreign bank accounts, and why is he still being paid by Bain Capital?

Jul 3, 2012 / Ben Adler

Romney Adviser Contradicts a GOP Talking Point Romney Adviser Contradicts a GOP Talking Point

If President Obama raised taxes through healthcare reform, so did Mitt Romney. 

Jul 2, 2012 / Ben Adler

How Many Lawyers Does It Take to Screw an Election? How Many Lawyers Does It Take to Screw an Election?

Minnesota lawmakers claim ignorance over violating ethics in the voter ID suit that stands to discriminate against voters of color.

Jul 2, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch

Pushing the Democrats to the Left Pushing the Democrats to the Left

Some Democrats are not attending their national convention. Where’s the unity?

Jul 2, 2012 / Melissa Harris-Perry

Islamophobia: A Bipartisan Project Islamophobia: A Bipartisan Project

While Peter King’s hearings on Muslim “radicalization” were controversial, they draw on a long history of US policy that has demonized Islam, under Republicans an...

Jul 2, 2012 / Deepa Kumar

Tea Party Govs Say ‘No’ to Medicaid Expansion

Tea Party Govs Say ‘No’ to Medicaid Expansion Tea Party Govs Say ‘No’ to Medicaid Expansion

More than a million people will be denied medical coverage if Florida and South Carolina opt out, but the battle is far from over. 

Jul 2, 2012 / George Zornick

The Biggest Tax Increase in the World That Isn’t The Biggest Tax Increase in the World That Isn’t

Conservatives’ claim that “Obamacare” is the largest tax increase in history is entirely false, but that doesn’t seem to matter.

Jul 2, 2012 / Ben Adler

This Week: A Beginning to the End of America’s Healthcare Crisis This Week: A Beginning to the End of America’s Healthcare Crisis

The Nation's all-star team of reporters and writers were front and center with reaction and analysis on all the week’s Supreme Court decisions. Plus, editor-at-large Chris Ha...

Jun 30, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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