Obama Outsources Romney Obama Outsources Romney
A dramatically more aggressive president called his challenger out again and again in a decade that saw Obama tell Toledo Romney’s “the last person who’s going to...
Oct 17, 2012 / John Nichols
What Obama Should Have Said in the Debate About Pay Equity What Obama Should Have Said in the Debate About Pay Equity
The president missed a chance to highlight his support for workplace equality for women, in contrast to Republican opposition.
Oct 17, 2012 / Ben Adler
Greg Kaufmann: Why Are Politicians Ignoring Poverty? Greg Kaufmann: Why Are Politicians Ignoring Poverty?
American voters care about rising inequality in the US. So why don’t presidential candidates seem to?
Oct 16, 2012 / Press Room
#TalkPoverty: Fifteen Questions for the Second Presidential Debate #TalkPoverty: Fifteen Questions for the Second Presidential Debate
There were no questions asked about poverty in the first presidential debate. Here are fifteen suggestions for tonight.
Oct 16, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
How Romney’s Extreme Policies Insult Us All How Romney’s Extreme Policies Insult Us All
Tonight's debate is the perfect opportunity to call out Romney’s campaign dishonesty.
Oct 16, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Richard Milhous Ryan: No Specifics, Just a ‘Secret Plan’ Richard Milhous Ryan: No Specifics, Just a ‘Secret Plan’
Confronted on central premise of GOP campaign—cutting taxes and balancing budgets—Ryan asks voters to “fill in the details” after the election. That’s...
Oct 12, 2012 / John Nichols
Six Critical Foreign Policy Questions That Won’t Be Raised in the Presidential Debates Six Critical Foreign Policy Questions That Won’t Be Raised in the Presidential Debates
Don’t expect either Obama or Romney to ask any of these questions.
Oct 11, 2012 / Peter Van Buren
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
#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
The Gang That Couldn’t Bomb Straight The Gang That Couldn’t Bomb Straight
With the economy showing faint signs of life, the leading Republican candidates have returned to the elixir of warmongering to once again sway the gullible masses.
Feb 23, 2012 / Robert Scheer