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Limbaugh Wants to Extend Vote Suppression to Women Limbaugh Wants to Extend Vote Suppression to Women

Rush says, “When women got the right to vote is when it all went downhill.” No wonder he supports voter ID laws.

Jul 9, 2012 / Ben Adler

By Dumping on Mitt, Is the GOP Making a Steal Plausible? By Dumping on Mitt, Is the GOP Making a Steal Plausible?

Voter suppression could wipe out 758,000 votes in Pennsylvania alone.

Jul 7, 2012 / Leslie Savan

No Child Left Behind Lives On

No Child Left Behind Lives On No Child Left Behind Lives On

The New York Times asks whether the law has been “nullified.” It hasn’t been.

Jul 6, 2012 / Dana Goldstein

June Jobs Report: The Slump Is Real

June Jobs Report: The Slump Is Real June Jobs Report: The Slump Is Real

The economy has settled into a slow growth pattern after some strong gains earlier this year, and a true recovery remains elusive. 

Jul 6, 2012 / George Zornick

Citizens United: The Sequel Citizens United: The Sequel

 Eric on the royal Internet "we" and Reed on this summer of political sequels. 

Jul 6, 2012 / Eric Alterman

This Week in Poverty: The Soul Sisters

This Week in Poverty: The Soul Sisters This Week in Poverty: The Soul Sisters

Sister Simone Campbell talks about the Nuns on the Bus and their work to address poverty in America.

Jul 6, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Vetoing Voter ID Is the (Historically) Republican Thing to Do Vetoing Voter ID Is the (Historically) Republican Thing to Do

Michigan's Republican governor blocked a voter suppression measure, harkening back to a GOP of yore. 

Jul 6, 2012 / John Nichols

‘Shut Down San Onofre’: The New Front Line in the Fight Against Nuclear Power ‘Shut Down San Onofre’: The New Front Line in the Fight Against Nuclear Power

What kind of people would want to put an end to SONGS?

Jul 5, 2012 / Jon Wiener

Banks Release Weak Living Wills Banks Release Weak Living Wills

Too-big-to-fail banks don’t appear to have solid dissolution plans in the event of a crisis—which would leave taxpayers on the hook again. 

Jul 5, 2012 / George Zornick

Steve Nash to the Lakers: The Political Impact Steve Nash to the Lakers: The Political Impact

Will this bravest of athletes continue to speak out now that he's playing for Kobe Bryant’s Lakers? 

Jul 5, 2012 / Dave Zirin

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