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OpinionNation: Labor’s Bad Recall? OpinionNation: Labor’s Bad Recall?

Unions invested heavily in the campaign to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Was that a huge mistake?

Jun 15, 2012 / Gordon Lafer, Doug Henwood, Jane McAlevey, Bill Fletcher Jr., Mike Elk, and Adolph Reed Jr.

Fannie Lou Who? Why Voting Rights Still Matter Fannie Lou Who? Why Voting Rights Still Matter

What does reporting on voting rights mean at a time when a person's race, gender and class still determines if they'll be targeted for voter suppression?

Jun 15, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch

The New York Photo League’s Radical Camera The New York Photo League’s Radical Camera

The esthetic of American social realism, especially when it was fueled by Marxist fires, may have had it right all along.

Jun 15, 2012 / Lee Siegel

What the Beltway Gets Wrong About the Economy What the Beltway Gets Wrong About the Economy

Our debt isn’t the problem. 

Jun 15, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie

Obama’s New Deportation Policy: Maybe Too Late, but Not Too Little

Obama’s New Deportation Policy: Maybe Too Late, but Not Too Little Obama’s New Deportation Policy: Maybe Too Late, but Not Too Little

While the new policy is clearly politically motivated, it still has the potential to help hundreds of thousands of undocumented young people. 

Jun 15, 2012 / George Zornick

Vagina, Vagina, Vagina Vagina, Vagina, Vagina

How can Republicans legislate something they’re too afraid to say?

Jun 15, 2012 / Jessica Valenti

Republican Spending on Dishonest Ads Increases Republican Spending on Dishonest Ads Increases

Ads that lie about Democrats will be the product of recent major donations to Mitt Romney, brought to us by billionares and Wall Street.

Jun 15, 2012 / Ben Adler

No Sex Please, They’re British No Sex Please, They’re British

David Cameron has shown himself eager to do Rupert Murdoch’s bidding. But a sex scandal, this is not.

Jun 15, 2012 / D.D. Guttenplan

The Crisis in Egypt The Crisis in Egypt

Let’s hope the US stays out.

Jun 15, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Can Mitt Romney Cut It on Sunday Morning TV? Can Mitt Romney Cut It on Sunday Morning TV?

The Republican soon-to-be nominee has steered clear of the traditional vetting grounds for candidates, but this weekend he’ll face the cameras. Can he avoid the bumbles and o...

Jun 15, 2012 / John Nichols

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