Mitt Romney’s Hypocrisy on Disability Mitt Romney’s Hypocrisy on Disability
A new Romney campaign ad would have you believe healthcare reform was bad for the disabled. Actually, it is Romney’s policies that would put them at risk.
Aug 23, 2012 / Ben Adler
How the Syrian Revolution Became Militarized How the Syrian Revolution Became Militarized
The uprising has evolved into an armed conflict largely because of the brutal government response to what were originally peaceful demonstrations.
Aug 23, 2012 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Mission Accomplished for Big Oil? Mission Accomplished for Big Oil?
How an American disaster paved the way for Big Oil’s rise—and possible fall—in Iraq.
Aug 23, 2012 / Greg Muttitt
Report: Romney Economic Plan Hurts Red States, Helps Wealthy Urbanites, While Obama Boosts Rural Areas Report: Romney Economic Plan Hurts Red States, Helps Wealthy Urbanites, While Obama Boosts Rural Areas
A new ecoomic model maps where the presidential candidates’ plans help and hurt voters—the results may surprise you.
Aug 23, 2012 / Ari Melber
‘Poem about My Rights’: Todd Akin, Meet June Jordan ‘Poem about My Rights’: Todd Akin, Meet June Jordan
Todd Akin, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan all have me thinking of June Jordan’s great “Poem about My Rights.”
Aug 22, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Laura Flanders
Florida’s Menacing Moves to Restrict Voting Florida’s Menacing Moves to Restrict Voting
Changes to Florida’s voting rules target people of color, and not those who have done anything wrong. Our newest community journalists reports what’s happening on the g...
Aug 22, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch
Last Chance for Peace in Syria? Last Chance for Peace in Syria?
The new UN envoy has a near impossible task. But Washington must support it—arming the rebels will only prolong the civil war.
Aug 22, 2012 / The Editors
Under Siege in Syria Under Siege in Syria
As the revolt against the Assad regime becomes more militarized, fighting in the town of Zabadani has given way to daily, indiscriminate shelling.
Aug 22, 2012 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Paul Ryan, Class Warrior for the Rich Paul Ryan, Class Warrior for the Rich
The jobs are gone in his hometown, but he’s sitting pretty in his mansion on the hill, a perfect metaphor for what a Romney-Ryan America would be like.
Aug 22, 2012 / John Nichols
The GOP’s Will to Fantasy The GOP’s Will to Fantasy
Romney’s choice of Paul Ryan as running mate is another development in a long-term party trend: the triumph of ideology over reality.
Aug 22, 2012 / Jonathan Schell