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Why the Voting Rights Act Likely Won’t Survive Supreme Court Review Why the Voting Rights Act Likely Won’t Survive Supreme Court Review

The Voting Rights Act is, in some ways, living on borrowed time. 

Nov 14, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch

Paul Ryan’s Rapid Rewrite of Election History Paul Ryan’s Rapid Rewrite of Election History

Ryan: “I don’t think we lost it on those budget issues, especially on Medicare.” Yes they did. 

Nov 14, 2012 / John Nichols

Letters Letters

Now let’s move forward; bottom line: he's gone; a plague on both their houses; weapons of mass terror; clear the air with Russia on Syria; Swank Filer, where are you?

Nov 14, 2012 / Our Readers

Puzzle No. 3261 Puzzle No. 3261

And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.

Nov 14, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Called to Work During Superstorm Sandy, Tribeca Parking Attendant Drowned

Called to Work During Superstorm Sandy, Tribeca Parking Attendant Drowned Called to Work During Superstorm Sandy, Tribeca Parking Attendant Drowned

Anthony Nahr, a Ghanaian immigrant, died in a garage adjoining a celebrity-filled luxury apartment building in Tribeca.

Nov 13, 2012 / Lizzy Ratner

Exclusive: Lee Atwater’s Infamous 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy

Exclusive: Lee Atwater’s Infamous 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy Exclusive: Lee Atwater’s Infamous 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy

The forty-two-minute recording, acquired by James Carter IV, confirms Atwater’s incendiary remarks and places them in context.

Nov 13, 2012 / Rick Perlstein

Beyond Ballots: When Communities Are the Real Candidates Beyond Ballots: When Communities Are the Real Candidates

One week after Obama’s re-election, the work of social and economic justice movements is as clear as ever. 

Nov 13, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Noni M. Grant, and Voting Rights Watch

Climate Activists Hit Hard With ‘Do the Math’ National Tour

Climate Activists Hit Hard With ‘Do the Math’ National Tour Climate Activists Hit Hard With ‘Do the Math’ National Tour

350.org’s caravan heads to Washington, DC, to push President Obama to address climate change in his second term.

Nov 13, 2012 / Tom Hayden

Greg Kaufmann: Expanding Our Definition of Poverty Greg Kaufmann: Expanding Our Definition of Poverty

As more and more Americans struggle to get by with low-wage and part-time jobs, it’s time we stop conflating poverty with unemployment. 

Nov 13, 2012 / Press Room

Alleging a New Wave of Retaliation, Walmart Warehouse Workers Will Strike a Day Early Alleging a New Wave of Retaliation, Walmart Warehouse Workers Will Strike a Day Early

Thursday, warehouse workers will launch a one-day walk-out which could spread further, including to Walmart stores.

Nov 13, 2012 / Josh Eidelson

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