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Linda McMahon’s WWE Record Should Disqualify Her From Public Office Linda McMahon’s WWE Record Should Disqualify Her From Public Office

The Republican senate candidate has made a fortune from an overtly misogynistic and homophobic organization.

Oct 3, 2012 / Dave Zirin

GOP Seizes on Biden Gaffe GOP Seizes on Biden Gaffe

Republicans think Joe Biden’s admission that “the middle class that has been buried the last four years” presents an opportunity. Not if the American people ...

Oct 3, 2012 / Ben Adler

These Debates Could Use Some Jill Stein and Gary Johnson These Debates Could Use Some Jill Stein and Gary Johnson

Third-party candidates would force Obama and Romney to break from their scripted speeches and give some real answers. 

Oct 3, 2012 / John Nichols

A New ‘Year of the Woman’? A New ‘Year of the Woman’?

 The GOP's War on Women has spurred another women-led movement to reclaim their rights. 

Oct 2, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Dear Hanna Rosin: I’m Doing Fine! Love, the Patriarchy Dear Hanna Rosin: I’m Doing Fine! Love, the Patriarchy

The End of Men’s prediction of an American matriarchy fails to define what that would actually entail.

Oct 2, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Bryce Covert

#TalkPoverty: Thirteen Questions for the First Presidential Debate #TalkPoverty: Thirteen Questions for the First Presidential Debate

If Obama and Romney answered these questions, voters would have a deeper understanding of poverty in this country and the next president’s vision for taking it on.

Oct 2, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Bob Dylan’s ‘Tempest’: A Q&A with Greil Marcus Bob Dylan’s ‘Tempest’: A Q&A with Greil Marcus

The long-time Dylan historian sounds off on the Bard’s thirty-fifth studio album.

Oct 2, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

Courts Block GOP Voter Suppression Laws Courts Block GOP Voter Suppression Laws

Pennsylvania’s voter ID law is one of eleven voter suppression laws invalidated by state or federal courts in the past year.

Oct 2, 2012 / Ari Berman

Mortgage Fraud Task Force Takes On JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Fraud Task Force Takes On JPMorgan Chase

A new civil filing in New York alleges that the bank’s subsidiaries engaged in widespread securities fraud before the financial collapse. 

Oct 2, 2012 / George Zornick

Riot Police Arrest Peaceful Protesters at Rally for Striking Walmart Workers Riot Police Arrest Peaceful Protesters at Rally for Striking Walmart Workers

Illinois activists were taken into custody after staging a nonviolent protest against Walmart's cruel working conditions. 

Oct 2, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

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