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John Nichols on Ohio Voters v. John Kasich, Jin Zhao on Steve Jobs’s Legacy in China, Dana Frank on Wikileaks Honduras

Oct 26, 2011 / Various Contributors

The GOP Plan That Could Cost Obama the Election

The GOP Plan That Could Cost Obama the Election The GOP Plan That Could Cost Obama the Election

A Republican proposal in Pennsylvania would change the way electoral votes are counted—and the results could spell Obama's defeat in 2012.

Oct 26, 2011 / Rob Richie

Cornel West: Creating a Progressive America Cornel West: Creating a Progressive America

We are losing the war that has been waged by plutocrats against the poor over the past thirty years as wealth has been systematically flowing from the poor to the wealthy.

Oct 26, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

Supercommittee Democrats Offer Major Capitulation Supercommittee Democrats Offer Major Capitulation

The supercommittee is now on a strong rightward trajectory, thanks to Senator Max Baucus and other Democrats on the panel. 

Oct 26, 2011 / George Zornick

Paul Ryan: Class Warrior for the Wealthy Paul Ryan: Class Warrior for the Wealthy

Paul Ryan's latest outlandish attack on President Obama proves he's a first-rate demagogue and phony deficit hawk. 

Oct 26, 2011 / Ari Berman

Occupy Wall Street and the Pope Agree: It’s Time to Tax Speculators Occupy Wall Street and the Pope Agree: It’s Time to Tax Speculators

On the streets, at the Vatican, at the G-20, in Congress and in front of the US Treasury building: The call is rising for a financial transactions tax. It will get a lot louder in ...

Oct 26, 2011 / John Nichols

Is Rick Perry’s Iowa Ad for Voters or Donors? Is Rick Perry’s Iowa Ad for Voters or Donors?

Perry's first television commercial is all about his favorite topic: unleashing the energy industry. 

Oct 26, 2011 / Ben Adler

Memo to Lawrence Lessig: The Tea Party Is No Answer for Occupy USA Memo to Lawrence Lessig: The Tea Party Is No Answer for Occupy USA

Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig is trying to get Occupy USA to build alliances with the Tea Party. He's wrong.

Oct 26, 2011 / Dave Zirin

The Republicans’ War on Science and Reason The Republicans’ War on Science and Reason

Saying that Republicans want to repeal the twentieth century is too kind.

Oct 25, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Karl Rove’s 2011 Election Priority: Busting Public-Sector Unions in Ohio Karl Rove’s 2011 Election Priority: Busting Public-Sector Unions in Ohio

The former White House political czar, who pulls so many Republican and conservative strings, is all over the fight to defend Ohio Governor John Kasich’s anti-union law....

Oct 25, 2011 / John Nichols

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