This Week: RNC Roundup. PLUS: How Big Business Is Buying the Election. This Week: RNC Roundup. PLUS: How Big Business Is Buying the Election.
Citizens United and foreign spending. Plus: a people’s convention.
Sep 1, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Paul Ryan’s Labor Day Promise to American Workers: Candy and a Sports Schedule Paul Ryan’s Labor Day Promise to American Workers: Candy and a Sports Schedule
On Labor Day, 2001, the congressman was asked what he would do to help the unemployed. He replied, “C’mon, we’re all here to have a good time.”
Sep 1, 2012 / John Nichols
The Clint Eastwood Convention The Clint Eastwood Convention
Eastwood’s weird, ambiguous performance was actually perfect for this most fake of conventions.
Aug 31, 2012 / Leslie Savan
Anatomy of a Meme: #Eastwooding Anatomy of a Meme: #Eastwooding
It requires a perfect alignment of many cultural stars to create a meme, and last night at the RNC, Clint Eastwood gave us just that.
Aug 31, 2012 / Ilyse Hogue
Big Oil Throws Big Bash After RNC Big Oil Throws Big Bash After RNC
The oil industry’s big party was the talk of Tampa following the Republican convention.
Aug 31, 2012 / George Zornick
‘Post Truth Politics,’ Continued ‘Post Truth Politics,’ Continued
Eric on the living, the lying, and the Dead, and Reed on media bias.
Aug 31, 2012 / Eric Alterman
Talk About Poverty (#TalkPoverty): Jessica Bartholow’s Questions for Obama and Romney Talk About Poverty (#TalkPoverty): Jessica Bartholow’s Questions for Obama and Romney
Jessica Bartholow grew up in a working poor family dealing with hunger, housing insecurity and no affordable healthcare. Now she's trying to make sure other people don't suffer thr...
Aug 31, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Marco Rubio Stars in GOP Diversity Convention Marco Rubio Stars in GOP Diversity Convention
The Florida senator frames conservatism as uplifting to immigrants and the poor. It’s clever, but lacking in substance.
Aug 31, 2012 / Ben Adler
Mitt Romney: His Party Is the Problem Mitt Romney: His Party Is the Problem
The Republican nominee claims he wanted Obama to succeed. That’s not how his party played it over the past three and a half years.
Aug 31, 2012 / John Nichols
The Bushwomen. They’re Back. The Bushwomen. They’re Back.
Condoleezza Rice is at the RNC, Christine Todd Whitman is in the New York Times. GOP women have a long history of cynicism.
Aug 30, 2012 / Laura Flanders