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The Meaning of a Do-Nothing Election

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 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

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