The ‘Lazy’ ’47 Percent’ Vote The ‘Lazy’ ’47 Percent’ Vote
The chief sponsor of Pennsylvania’s voter ID throws in his thoughts on the “47 percent.”
Sep 20, 2012 / Ari Berman
Progressives Must Work to Retake the Supreme Court Progressives Must Work to Retake the Supreme Court
Presidential picks for the Supreme Court bench will be crucial, as many justices move further to the extreme right.
Sep 20, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Brooklyn Book Festival, 2012 Brooklyn Book Festival, 2012
This Sunday's Brooklyn Book Festival is one of the country's most celebrated celebrations of books, reading and independent publishing.
Sep 19, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
Conservative Media Try to Save Romney’s Campaign Conservative Media Try to Save Romney’s Campaign
In a weak attempt to divert attention from the Romney firestorm, Fox News is promoting an old, misleadingly cut quote of Obama.
Sep 19, 2012 / Ben Adler
Scott Brown Should Either Renounce Romney or Admit He’s No Moderate Scott Brown Should Either Renounce Romney or Admit He’s No Moderate
The Massachusetts Republican says he’s an “independent senator.” But shouldn’t he answer the Romney question one way or the other?
Sep 19, 2012 / John Nichols
An Appeals Court Strikes a Blow to Campaign Finance Reform An Appeals Court Strikes a Blow to Campaign Finance Reform
A US court of appeals reversed a lower-court decision that would have potentially forced some outside groups to open their books and reveal dark-money donors.
Sep 19, 2012 / George Zornick
Letters From Rio: Why Carlos Can’t Sleep Letters From Rio: Why Carlos Can’t Sleep
The city of Rio de Janeiro is planning to demolish a precious, hundred-year-old Indigenous Cultural Center for stadium parking spaces.
Sep 19, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Romney’s Strike Four on Foreign Policy Romney’s Strike Four on Foreign Policy
His leaked remarks on Israel and Iran are more than mistakes—they prove Mitt Romney knows nothing about foreign policy.
Sep 19, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Mitt Romney Is the 47 Percent Mitt Romney Is the 47 Percent
Romney has been living off the government's hand-outs for a long time.
Sep 18, 2012 / Steve Brodner
Is Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law Headed for Defeat? Is Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law Headed for Defeat?
Voting rights advocates scored a partial victory today when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court sent the state’s voter ID law back to the lower court for a new hearing.
Sep 18, 2012 / Ari Berman