The Right

Unions Beat GOP Candidates as New Hampshire Blocks Anti-Labor Law Unions Beat GOP Candidates as New Hampshire Blocks Anti-Labor Law

Even as Republican presidential contenders stake out extreme anti-labor positions in New Hampshire, unions in that state have succeeded in blocking an anti-union “Right-to-Wo...

Nov 30, 2011 / John Nichols

Anti-‘Too Big to Fail’ Jon Huntsman Nails Romney as Wall Street’s Man Anti-‘Too Big to Fail’ Jon Huntsman Nails Romney as Wall Street’s Man

Taking the position of former Senator Russ Feingold, former Utah governor positions himself as the anti-bankster candidate -- and a serious alternative to over-the-top corporatism ...

Nov 30, 2011 / John Nichols

Is Obama ‘Abandoning’ the White Working Class?

Is Obama ‘Abandoning’ the White Working Class? Is Obama ‘Abandoning’ the White Working Class?

Conservatives are completely misrepresenting a study of the electorate. 

Nov 30, 2011 / Ben Adler

Newt Gingrich

Why Conservatives Like Newt Gingrich Why Conservatives Like Newt Gingrich

It’s more than just their distaste for Mitt Romney. Gingrich appeals to conservatives with his extreme denunciations of liberals.

Nov 29, 2011 / Ben Adler

Gingrich and Romney Endorsements Are Based on False Assumptions Gingrich and Romney Endorsements Are Based on False Assumptions

Newspaper editorial boards from Wall Street to Manchester, NH, have started backing leading Republicans—but their underlying facts are wrong.

Nov 28, 2011 / Ben Adler

Republican Campaign Commercials Misquote Obama Republican Campaign Commercials Misquote Obama

Romney and Perry have put out television ads that take President Obama wildly out of context.

Nov 23, 2011 / Ben Adler

Newt’s Cruelest Campaign: Replace School Janitors With Child Labor Newt’s Cruelest Campaign: Replace School Janitors With Child Labor

The former House Speaker wants to fire school janitors who make $28,000 a year.

Nov 23, 2011 / John Nichols

The 10 Best Moments in the CNN Republican National Security Debate The 10 Best Moments in the CNN Republican National Security Debate

There were some surprising bright spots in the GOP foreign policy forum. 

Nov 23, 2011 / Ben Adler

Next Stop on the GOP Crazy Train: ‘Newtsville’

Next Stop on the GOP Crazy Train: ‘Newtsville’ Next Stop on the GOP Crazy Train: ‘Newtsville’

Ever notice that anytime anyone tells the truth in the contest for the Republican nomination, a new scandal erupts?

Nov 22, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman

Michele Bachmann Addresses the Zionist Organization of America Michele Bachmann Addresses the Zionist Organization of America

Extreme Israel hawks are increasingly just another part of the right-wing coalition. 

Nov 22, 2011 / Ben Adler

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