Politics

Low-Income Americans Are Facing the Real Cliff

Low-Income Americans Are Facing the Real Cliff Low-Income Americans Are Facing the Real Cliff

If Congress can't reach a deal by New Year's, 2.1 million people will be kicked off unemployment benefits.

Dec 11, 2012 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry

The Bipartisan Adventures of Simpson and Bowles The Bipartisan Adventures of Simpson and Bowles

While the house burns, our heroes deal it out in the name of austerity!

Dec 11, 2012 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow

John Boehner Has No Mandate

John Boehner Has No Mandate John Boehner Has No Mandate

Boehner acts as if he has a mandate equal to that Obama and Senate Democrats. But Americans gave Democrats a 1.1 million vote majority in the overall House vote.  

Dec 10, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

The Fact-Checker Follies, Continued The Fact-Checker Follies, Continued

Poltifact misses it big by discluding Mitt Romney's "47 percent" comments from its "Lies of the Year" list.

Dec 10, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman

The GOP’s New Voter Suppression Strategy: Gerrymander the Electoral College The GOP’s New Voter Suppression Strategy: Gerrymander the Electoral College

Republicans are supporting a change to the Electoral College that would’ve put Mitt Romney in the White House.

Dec 10, 2012 / Blog / Ari Berman

Tapping E-mail List, Obama Hammers GOP on Taxes and Discharge Tapping E-mail List, Obama Hammers GOP on Taxes and Discharge

The election is over, but President Obama is already tapping his campaign e-mail list to press Republcans into a tax retreat.

Dec 10, 2012 / Blog / Ari Melber

Dear Conservatives: Your Opposition to Family Planning Comes with a Huge Price Tag

Dear Conservatives: Your Opposition to Family Planning Comes with a Huge Price Tag Dear Conservatives: Your Opposition to Family Planning Comes with a Huge Price Tag

You can save the babies or you can save the budget, but you can’t do both.

Dec 10, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert

‘Lincoln,’ Thaddeus Stevens and Why American Politics Still Needs Radicals

‘Lincoln,’ Thaddeus Stevens and Why American Politics Still Needs Radicals ‘Lincoln,’ Thaddeus Stevens and Why American Politics Still Needs Radicals

Both Lincoln and The Nation’s 1860s editors underestimated radicals’ contributions to abolitionism.

Dec 10, 2012 / From the Archive / Richard Kreitner

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Power Play The Muslim Brotherhood’s Power Play

Anything that Obama does will make it worse.

Dec 10, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

The Election Is Over, but the Voting Rights Fight Is in Full Swing The Election Is Over, but the Voting Rights Fight Is in Full Swing

The biggest challenge voting rights advocates face right now is keeping people engaged without the spotlight of a presidential election.

Dec 10, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch

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