The Meaning of a Do-Nothing Election The Meaning of a Do-Nothing Election
What does this election mean for the future of the country? Are electoral politics really a mechanism for change?
Nov 13, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
This Week in Poverty: Janitors in the Queen City This Week in Poverty: Janitors in the Queen City
Thirteen corporations in Cincinnati earned nearly $17 billion in profits in 2011, but the janitors cleaning their offices still are paid poverty wages.
Nov 13, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Grand Bargain Is the Wrong Solution Grand Bargain Is the Wrong Solution
As Congress nears the so-called "fiscal cliff," they should listen to voters: austerity cuts are unacceptable.
Nov 13, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The GOP’s Very Own Reality The GOP’s Very Own Reality
Will the Republican fantasy bubble ever burst?
Nov 13, 2012 / Tom Tomorrow
Turns Out Romney Is the 47 Percent Candidate Turns Out Romney Is the 47 Percent Candidate
The irony of the final count from the 2012 election is that the GOP nominee will finish with 47 percent. Perhaps he shouldn’t have tried to divide and conquer.
Nov 13, 2012 / John Nichols
Conservative Explanations for Romney’s Loss Conservative Explanations for Romney’s Loss
Right-wing pundits are pointing fingers at Romney's "moderate" positions, the 47 percent, the media and even Hurricane Sandy—but never at the conservative movem...
Nov 13, 2012 / Ben Adler
The GOP’s Cultivated Prejudices The GOP’s Cultivated Prejudices
Republicans’ pandering to white voters—at the exclusion of American minorities—killed their chances in the 2012 election.
Nov 12, 2012 / Chris Hayes
What Mandate Did Voters Give Obama? What Mandate Did Voters Give Obama?
Last week was a big win for President Obama. So what are American voters trying to tell the president about their hopes for his second term?
Nov 12, 2012 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
New voting restrictions prove why the Voting Rights Act is as relevant as it ever was.
Nov 12, 2012 / Ari Berman
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Joblessness Is the Problem—Not the Deficit Katrina vanden Heuvel: Joblessness Is the Problem—Not the Deficit
A “grand bargain” would enact spending cuts that would hurt investment and growth.
Nov 12, 2012 / Press Room