‘Politico’ Is Right (and Wrong) About the Edgiest Electoral Test of 2012 ‘Politico’ Is Right (and Wrong) About the Edgiest Electoral Test of 2012
It is true that the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall is a fundamental contest. But the issues at stake run deeper than the narrow Democratic and Republican partisanship that so fas...
Dec 26, 2011 / John Nichols
The Justice Department Stops South Carolina’s Assault on Voting Rights The Justice Department Stops South Carolina’s Assault on Voting Rights
DOJ denied pre-clearance to a requirement that South Carolina voters show photo ID. But it doesn’t have the same power over every state.
Dec 26, 2011 / Ben Adler
Top Ten Christmas Songs Top Ten Christmas Songs
An alternative Christmas playlist.
Dec 25, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
A Conservative Christmas Carol of Scrooge, Marley, Gingrich and Romney A Conservative Christmas Carol of Scrooge, Marley, Gingrich and Romney
There is something positively Dickensian about the Republican debate. Perhaps the contenders shall require visits by the spirits of Christmases past, present and future.
Dec 24, 2011 / John Nichols
1968 Olympian Lee Evans Has a Brain Tumor and No Health Insurance 1968 Olympian Lee Evans Has a Brain Tumor and No Health Insurance
Lee Evans has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He needs our help.
Dec 24, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Jeremy Scahill: How US Foreign Policy Has Lurched Rightward Jeremy Scahill: How US Foreign Policy Has Lurched Rightward
When voters go to the booth next year, how will they vote on foreign policy? What options do they have?
Dec 22, 2011 / Francis Reynolds
Facts Are Stupid Things Facts Are Stupid Things
Reed on fact-checking in the new, old-fashioned way, and the mail.
Dec 22, 2011 / Eric Alterman
The Tea Party in 2011: From Lions to Lambs The Tea Party in 2011: From Lions to Lambs
The Tea Party has had a terrific year, but the payroll tax cut fiasco is weakening their hold on Washington.
Dec 22, 2011 / George Zornick
Access Blocked to Bradley Manning’s Hearing Access Blocked to Bradley Manning’s Hearing
Bans on recording devices and Internet access and other arbitrary rules are preventing the public from witnessing this historic trial.
Dec 22, 2011 / Rainey Reitman
Unlawful Detention on US Soil Unlawful Detention on US Soil
Communication Management Units, the highly restrictive prisons holding mostly Arab and Muslim men, continue to operate outside the law, with no oversight.
Dec 22, 2011 / Alia Malek