GOP Candidates Feeling Pressure From NRSC’s Flirtation With Akin GOP Candidates Feeling Pressure From NRSC’s Flirtation With Akin
Senators who raised money for the national party will be in tough spot should it back Todd Akin again.
Sep 27, 2012 / George Zornick
Another Victory for Resistance: Restaurant Workers Win Settlement From Star Chef Another Victory for Resistance: Restaurant Workers Win Settlement From Star Chef
Score another victory for resistance. After thirty-one workers sued his acclaimed restaurant Del Posto, celebrity chef Mario Batali has agreed to a $1.15 million settlement.
Sep 27, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Mitt’s New ‘I Care’ Message Makes a Pretty Good Case… for Obamacare Mitt’s New ‘I Care’ Message Makes a Pretty Good Case… for Obamacare
How does Romney argue that his efforts to expand healthcare in Massachusetts show “empathy” while ripping Affordable Care Act?
Sep 27, 2012 / John Nichols
It’s Over: The NFL’s Union Referees Return to Work in Style It’s Over: The NFL’s Union Referees Return to Work in Style
The collective scorn finally punctured the owners' magical mental space, bringing them to the negotiating table to settle.
Sep 27, 2012 / Dave Zirin
GOP Quietly Hires Firm Tied to Voter Fraud Scandal for Work in Battleground States GOP Quietly Hires Firm Tied to Voter Fraud Scandal for Work in Battleground States
Nathan Sproul, a consultant tied to widespread efforts to suppress Democratic votes through destroying voter registration forms, appears to have been hired again in swing states.&n...
Sep 27, 2012 / Lee Fang
GOP Unlikely to Help Akin—Will It Matter? GOP Unlikely to Help Akin—Will It Matter?
The national party isn’t likely to come back, leaving Akin with a coalition of hard-right funders.
Sep 26, 2012 / George Zornick
Romney on Teachers and Their Unions: Silence Them! Romney on Teachers and Their Unions: Silence Them!
The man who owes his GOP nomination to billionaires and Super PACs wants to prevent teachers from pooling small donations to have a voice in politics.
Sep 26, 2012 / John Nichols
After DADT Repeal: Choosing Our Battles After DADT Repeal: Choosing Our Battles
A year ago, the repeal of “don't ask, don't tell” was a great step for LGB rights, but it did not nearly go far enough.
Sep 26, 2012 / Timothy Patrick McCarthy
Mitt Romney Embraces Campaign Finance Reform Mitt Romney Embraces Campaign Finance Reform
Today at the Education Nation forum, Mitt Romney finally admitted that money distorts our democracy by improperly influencing politicians, and causing them to ignore their constituents in favor of powerful donors. He even called for action to end this problem, saying it’s “the wrong way for us to go.” Alas, the “powerful donors” that distressed Romney were teachers. His remarks, via Raw Story: “We simply can’t have a setup where the teachers unions can contribute tens of millions of dollars to the campaigns of politicians and then those politicians, when elected, stand across from them at the bargaining table, supposedly to represent the interests of the kids. I think it’s a mistake. I think we’ve got to get the money out of the teachers unions going into campaigns. It’s the wrong way for us to go. We’ve got to separate that.” By saying massive donations can skew political priorities, and saying “we’ve got to get the money out,” Romney is essentially endorsing the intellectual framework of opposition to Citizens United, which allowed corporations to spend unlimited amounts influencing elections. Strange, because he has called Citizens United the “correct decision,” and even thinks corporations should be able to write unlimited checks to his campaign instead of bothering with outside groups. Apparently, it’s just the pernicious influence of educators Romney is worried about—not corporations. (Note that the AFT and NEA engage in relatively paltry outside spending, and also disclose their donors). For more on Mitt Romney’s disingenuity, read Ben Adler’s check on the candidate’s miserly donations to charity.
Sep 25, 2012 / George Zornick
Where Crazy Conservative Memes Are Invented Where Crazy Conservative Memes Are Invented
The parallel universe of right-wing conspiracy e-mail smears.
Sep 25, 2012 / Ben Adler