Melissa Harris-Perry: President Obama’s Bold Recess Appointment Melissa Harris-Perry: President Obama’s Bold Recess Appointment
President Obama gets bold in the election year.
Jan 6, 2012 / Press Room
No Ideals or Ideas From Romney, Just a ‘Well-Designed Corporate Strategy’ No Ideals or Ideas From Romney, Just a ‘Well-Designed Corporate Strategy’
The paper that knows Romney best, the Boston Globe, dismisses him as a blank slate who is “merely checking boxes on the GOP playlist.”
Jan 6, 2012 / John Nichols
Santorum’s Empty Rhetoric of Economic Populism Santorum’s Empty Rhetoric of Economic Populism
Liberals should not fall for Rick Santorum’s phony presentation as someone who cares about—or would do anything for—working-class Americans.
Jan 5, 2012 / Ben Adler
Cordray Expands CFPB Oversight and Promises A Tough Approach Cordray Expands CFPB Oversight and Promises A Tough Approach
On his first day on the job, Richard Cordray expanded the scope of the CFPB’s regulations to include many highly predatory financial outfits.
Jan 5, 2012 / George Zornick
Santorum Secret: A Jobs and Manufacturing Focus Wins Votes Santorum Secret: A Jobs and Manufacturing Focus Wins Votes
In Iowa, Santorum ran unexpectedly well in factory and union towns. To a far greater extent than the other GOP candidates, he talked about renewing US industries. Now he propo...
Jan 5, 2012 / John Nichols
Arms Dealer Obama Will Win by Default Arms Dealer Obama Will Win by Default
How much are the Democrats counting on the profits and jobs generated by arming the world in the coming election?
Jan 5, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Buying Congress in 2012 Buying Congress in 2012
Time to stop being cynical about corporate money in politics and start being angry.
Jan 5, 2012 / Bill McKibben
Rick Santorum Is Not a ‘Working-Class Candidate’ Rick Santorum Is Not a ‘Working-Class Candidate’
Conservative commenators and mainstream reporters describing Santorum as an advocate of the working class based solely on his rhetoric, when his actual policies are plutocratic.&nb...
Jan 5, 2012 / Ben Adler
Kai Wright: Poverty Is Not a Personal Choice Kai Wright: Poverty Is Not a Personal Choice
Is poverty a culture issue or a policy issue?
Jan 4, 2012 / Press Room
Meet Rick Santorum, Big-Spending Bush Republican Meet Rick Santorum, Big-Spending Bush Republican
Is Santorum the doctrinaire conservative alternative to Romney? Nope. On the size and cost of government, Santorum is a sell-out.
Jan 4, 2012 / Ben Adler