New Scheme to Rig Electoral College: Divide Dem Votes, Winner-Take-All for GOP New Scheme to Rig Electoral College: Divide Dem Votes, Winner-Take-All for GOP
The latest proposal being floated in Pennsylvania for redistributing electoral votes has the same goal as the last plan: allowing a Republican loser to "win" the presidency.
Feb 5, 2013 / John Nichols
Joe Kennedy, Cold War Critic Joe Kennedy, Cold War Critic
The father of Jack and Bobby and Ted saw the world differently from his sons.
Feb 5, 2013 / Jon Wiener
In Whiter New Orleans, There’s a Gray Area In Whiter New Orleans, There’s a Gray Area
New Orleans' gentrification story involves a matrix of race, class and birthplace.
Feb 4, 2013 / Nona Willis Aronowitz
Paying Tribute to Black History Month Paying Tribute to Black History Month
A great way to celebrate Black History Month would be to support the work of these groups.
Feb 4, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
The Real Problem With Brooklyn College’s BDS Forum Was the Backlash The Real Problem With Brooklyn College’s BDS Forum Was the Backlash
There is something disingenuous about cries that the forum does not represent the spectrum of views on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Feb 4, 2013 / Chris Hayes
More Families Suffer Financial Hardship When They Take FMLA Leave More Families Suffer Financial Hardship When They Take FMLA Leave
New data shows families are resorting to ever more drastic measures when faced with unpaid leave.
Feb 4, 2013 / Bryce Covert
To My Male Relatives on Facebook Who ‘Like’ Sexism To My Male Relatives on Facebook Who ‘Like’ Sexism
Don’t click for misogyny!
Feb 4, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
Why a Permanent Democratic Majority Is Not a Demographic Inevitability (Part One: Antecedents) Why a Permanent Democratic Majority Is Not a Demographic Inevitability (Part One: Antecedents)
Be very, very careful about the proliferating arguments that demographics show that Republicans are on their way out for good.
Feb 4, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
McCain, Scarborough and What ‘Everyone Knows’ McCain, Scarborough and What ‘Everyone Knows’
Republicans lose it when challenged on their make-believe consensus.
Feb 4, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Good Riddance to Warmonger Hillary Clinton Good Riddance to Warmonger Hillary Clinton
As secretary of state, Clinton backed the Petraeus-CIA plan to go to war in Syria.
Feb 4, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss