Giving Dennis Kucinich His Due Giving Dennis Kucinich His Due
Losing Kucinich is a loss for America.
Mar 13, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist in Prison in Yemen? Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist in Prison in Yemen?
After supporters protested his “sham” trial, Abdulelah Haider Shaye would have been pardoned. Then Obama intervened.
Mar 13, 2012 / From the Archive / Jeremy Scahill
African-American Vote in GOP Race Falls Below Measurable Levels African-American Vote in GOP Race Falls Below Measurable Levels
African-Americans make up 37 percent of all Mississippians. In today's primary, they could count for less than 1 percent of the vote.
Mar 13, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
DOJ Texas Voter ID Ruling Is No Surprise Given State’s Faulty ‘Colorblind’ Policies DOJ Texas Voter ID Ruling Is No Surprise Given State’s Faulty ‘Colorblind’ Policies
Yesterday’s DOJ ruling was not a surprise to Texas. They sued the federal government last year in anticipation of it. Nonetheless, Texas Republicans were appalled yesterday.
Mar 13, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock
Progressives Mount Major Campaign to Intimidate Corporate Election Donors Progressives Mount Major Campaign to Intimidate Corporate Election Donors
By forcing secret donors into the light, progressives hope to scare them away from election giving.
Mar 12, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
War as the President’s Private Preserve War as the President’s Private Preserve
Obama breaks new ground when it comes to war with Iran.
Mar 12, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Americans to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan Americans to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan
New polling shows steep declines in American support for the war and President Obama's handling of the situation.
Mar 12, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
Swing State Strategy? Pennsylvania May Be Next to Restrict Voting Rights Swing State Strategy? Pennsylvania May Be Next to Restrict Voting Rights
A glance at other legislation pushed by the bill’s sponsor this session reveals a flock of efforts to curtail rights of minorities: an “illegal immigration” bil...
Mar 12, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock
Why Bill Maher Is Wrong About Rush Limbaugh Why Bill Maher Is Wrong About Rush Limbaugh
In defending Limbaugh, Maher tried to rob Americans of a fundamental instrument of power—voting with our pocketbooks.
Mar 12, 2012 / Blog / Ilyse Hogue
Will the Courts Protect Voting Rights? Will the Courts Protect Voting Rights?
A pair of rulings suggest there is some hope, but not too much, that courts will prevent disenfranchisement.