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#TalkPoverty: Tim Casey and Lisalyn Jacobs’s Questions for Obama and Romney #TalkPoverty: Tim Casey and Lisalyn Jacobs’s Questions for Obama and Romney

Antipoverty activists are asking both candidates to speak up about growing poverty in the United States. 

Sep 21, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Wanna Protect Your Vote? There’s an App for That Wanna Protect Your Vote? There’s an App for That

Looking to find out how to register your vote? These social media apps can help. 

Sep 21, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Voting Rights Watch, and Maegan E. Ortiz

Interns’ Favorite Reads of the Week (9/21/2012) Interns’ Favorite Reads of the Week (9/21/2012)

This week: Michigan labor laws, riots in China and much more.

Sep 21, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Elizabeth Warren Wins the ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Debate Elizabeth Warren Wins the ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Debate

Elizabeth Warren knocked Scott Brown out with a one-two punch: “Mitt Romney“ and a “Republican-controlled Senate.”

Sep 21, 2012 / John Nichols

Why Obama Is Right About Change, but Wrong About the Outside Game Why Obama Is Right About Change, but Wrong About the Outside Game

Healthcare reform was not the outside game Obama says it was.

Sep 21, 2012 / Ari Melber

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi: Free Pussy Riot Myanmar’s Suu Kyi: Free Pussy Riot

The pro-democracy leader called for the release of the popular Russian resistance rockers. 

Sep 20, 2012 / George Zornick

Laura Flanders: What Is the Legacy of Occupy? Laura Flanders: What Is the Legacy of Occupy?

Organizers are thinking critically about how to increase impact in Occupy’s second year. 

Sep 20, 2012 / Press Room

Tim Kaine Provides a Cautionary Tale for Mitt Romney in the Debates Tim Kaine Provides a Cautionary Tale for Mitt Romney in the Debates

Being unable to offer policy specifics is potentially catastrophic for candidates—as the Virginia Democrat showed today. 

Sep 20, 2012 / George Zornick

Did Quebec’s Election End the Student Movement? Did Quebec’s Election End the Student Movement?

The real victory in Quebec may be students realizing their own power in organizing.  

Sep 20, 2012 / StudentNation / Zachary A. Bell

Pedro Noguera: Beyond the Chicago Teachers Union Strike

Pedro Noguera: Beyond the Chicago Teachers Union Strike Pedro Noguera: Beyond the Chicago Teachers Union Strike

Unions need to be at the forefront of improving public education across the country.

Sep 20, 2012 / The Nation

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