Snow Mitt and the Huntsman: A Tale from the Dark Forest of Republicanism Snow Mitt and the Huntsman: A Tale from the Dark Forest of Republicanism
Jon Huntsman’s decision to skip the GOP convention says a lot about how narrow the party of Lincoln, and even Reagan, has become.
Jul 9, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
The GOP’s Attack on Voters The GOP’s Attack on Voters
The GOP admits that it believes voter ID laws will win Romney the election.
Jul 9, 2012 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry
Activists Protest Romney’s ‘Koch Problem’ Activists Protest Romney’s ‘Koch Problem’
Hundreds of activists show up at a Mitt Romney Southampton fundraiser to protest billionaires’ money in politics.
Jul 9, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Remember Iraq? Still A Mess, but the US Needs to Stay Out Remember Iraq? Still A Mess, but the US Needs to Stay Out
Violence is rising, but the United States knows little or nothing about what’s really happening.
Jul 9, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Krugman’s Manifesto for Economic Common Sense Krugman’s Manifesto for Economic Common Sense
A new manifesto for economic sense from Paul Krugman and Richard Layard is by no means radical. But it’s rational, which these days is saying a lot.
Jul 9, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Limbaugh Wants to Extend Vote Suppression to Women Limbaugh Wants to Extend Vote Suppression to Women
Rush says, “When women got the right to vote is when it all went downhill.” No wonder he supports voter ID laws.
How to Disenfranchise 18 Percent of Philadelphia’s Electorate How to Disenfranchise 18 Percent of Philadelphia’s Electorate
Forty-four percent of Philly’s population is African-American—and nearly 20 percent of voters there may lose the right to cast a ballot this fall.
Jul 6, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
This Week in Poverty: The Soul Sisters This Week in Poverty: The Soul Sisters
Sister Simone Campbell talks about the Nuns on the Bus and their work to address poverty in America.
Jul 6, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Vetoing Voter ID Is the (Historically) Republican Thing to Do Vetoing Voter ID Is the (Historically) Republican Thing to Do
Michigan's Republican governor blocked a voter suppression measure, harkening back to a GOP of yore.
Jul 6, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Banks Release Weak Living Wills Banks Release Weak Living Wills
Too-big-to-fail banks don’t appear to have solid dissolution plans in the event of a crisis—which would leave taxpayers on the hook again.
Jul 5, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick