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Paul Ryan Doesn’t Follow Ayn Rand on Civil Liberties Paul Ryan Doesn’t Follow Ayn Rand on Civil Liberties

For all his talk of being guided by the libertarian philosopher, his record is weak on individual freedom. 

Aug 15, 2012 / Ben Adler

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 15, 2012 / Jonathan Schell

Chilean Students Occupy High Schools Chilean Students Occupy High Schools

Chilean student activists have taken control of at least seven schools in the country’s capital, following street protests that saw 75 arrested and three city buses burned.

Aug 15, 2012 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston

Occupy Wall Street: Year One Occupy Wall Street: Year One

On September 15, the movement will re-assemble where it was born for three days of education, celebration and renewed resistance to economic injustice with permitted convergences ...

Aug 15, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

Partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Wrongly Upheld by Court

Partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Wrongly Upheld by Court Partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Wrongly Upheld by Court

A Pennsylvania Republican judge refuses to block the state's unjust, unnecessary and discriminatory voter ID law.

Aug 15, 2012 / Ari Berman

In Wake of Voter ID Ruling, Pennsylvania Rep Pushes Myth of Voter Fraud In Wake of Voter ID Ruling, Pennsylvania Rep Pushes Myth of Voter Fraud

After a judge upheld Pennsylvania's voter ID law, Representative Mike Turzai, who stated that the law would “allow Governor Romney to win the state,” again claimed that...

Aug 15, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch

Will the Threat Ryan Poses to Rural America Swing Swing States? Yes Will the Threat Ryan Poses to Rural America Swing Swing States? Yes

In farm country, Paul Ryan won’t talk farm issues. Why? His budget is a direct assault on the rural Americans who decide how battleground states vote.

Aug 15, 2012 / John Nichols

John Nichols: Paul Ryan, Classic Business Republican John Nichols: Paul Ryan, Classic Business Republican

Paul Ryan isn’t a Tea Party crusader. He’s just your run-of-the-mill Republican, looking out for the 1 percent.

Aug 15, 2012 / Press Room

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Gender Wage Gap Yes, Virginia, There Is a Gender Wage Gap

If only the gender wage gap weren’t caused by discrimination. But the data says otherwise.

Aug 15, 2012 / Bryce Covert

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: On the Ground in Syria Sharif Abdel Kouddous: On the Ground in Syria

A glimpse into Zabadani, a Syrian town under seige. 

Aug 14, 2012 / Press Room

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