The Recusal: Roger Goodell Just Had a Great Fall The Recusal: Roger Goodell Just Had a Great Fall
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s effort to be Rudyard Kipling spliced with Gordon Gekko looks like it’s on the road to failure.
Oct 22, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Dream Defenders Will Address School-to-Prison Pipeline During the Last Presidential Debate Dream Defenders Will Address School-to-Prison Pipeline During the Last Presidential Debate
A coalition of students, youth and alumni, who organized in the wake of Trayvon Martin’s murder, have planned a protest in Boca Raton, Florida, to coincide with the last pres...
Oct 22, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
‘National Review’ Falsely Accuses Obama of Vote-Buying ‘National Review’ Falsely Accuses Obama of Vote-Buying
An article by Lawrence Kudlow in NR suggests the president is trying to “buy the election” because welfare expenditures have increased.
Oct 22, 2012 / Ben Adler
John Lennon and George McGovern: Another Side of the 1972 Campaign John Lennon and George McGovern: Another Side of the 1972 Campaign
The McGovern campaign marked a turning point in many lives, including John Lennon’s.
Oct 22, 2012 / Jon Wiener
Report: In the Debates, Romney Broke the Rules More Than Obama Report: In the Debates, Romney Broke the Rules More Than Obama
A new report shows Romney broke more rules than Obama during the debates—but if the rules are flawed, should it even matter?
Oct 21, 2012 / Ari Melber
George McGovern: Touchstone of Liberalism George McGovern: Touchstone of Liberalism
Dead at age 90, the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee embraced and inspired the struggle for peace and economic and social justice.
Oct 21, 2012 / John Nichols
This Week: Romney’s Bailout Bonanza. Plus: The Nation Builders. This Week: Romney’s Bailout Bonanza. Plus: The Nation Builders.
Voting Rights Watch 2012, post-debate analysis and a welcome to cartoonist Tom Tomorrow.
Oct 20, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is Your Boss Going to ‘Mine’ Your Vote? More Corporations Step Up Coercion Is Your Boss Going to ‘Mine’ Your Vote? More Corporations Step Up Coercion
Lobbyists for mining companies and hundreds of other businesses are taking advantage of the Citizens United decision to pressure employees into voting Republican.
Oct 19, 2012 / Lee Fang
Herman Cain’s Nationwide Worker Intimidation Tour Herman Cain’s Nationwide Worker Intimidation Tour
The former GOP presidential candidate has met with hundreds of business owners in swing states, urging them to influence their employees to vote Republican.
Oct 19, 2012 / George Zornick
Did Mitt Romney Just Endorse Affirmative Action? Did Mitt Romney Just Endorse Affirmative Action?
Romney’s now-infamous “binders full of women” show how little the Republican candidate knows about overcoming structural inequality.
Oct 19, 2012 / Patricia J. Williams