Election 2012

Delusions of Third-Party Candidates Delusions of Third-Party Candidates

The “Third Party Presidential Debate” demonstrates the foolishness of their reasons for running. 

Nov 5, 2012 / Ben Adler

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Dark Money Drowns Out the Voice of the People Katrina vanden Heuvel: Dark Money Drowns Out the Voice of the People

“Social welfare groups” don’t have to disclose their donors, even though they’re giving millions to campaigns.

Nov 5, 2012 / Press Room

The Rise of 99Rise

The Rise of 99Rise The Rise of 99Rise

A new youth group plans direct action to challenge the influence of money on politics. 

Nov 5, 2012 / StudentNation / Isabelle Nastasia

Why Does Mitt Romney Want to Bomb Iran? Why Does Mitt Romney Want to Bomb Iran?

The one key way in which Romney's foreign policy differs from Obama's.

Nov 5, 2012 / Jeremiah Goulka

Foreign Policy: What’s at Stake Foreign Policy: What’s at Stake

Despite the list of Obama's foreign policy failures, there's no question that Romney's cabinet of neconservative war hawks would be even worse. 

Nov 5, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Vote for the ‘B Minus’: The Case for Obama Vote for the ‘B Minus’: The Case for Obama

A vote for Obama in a swing state is a no-brainer, because, on a host of issues, there is a vast partisan difference that should not be ignored.

Nov 5, 2012 / Robert Scheer

My Chat With Mayor Bloomberg My Chat With Mayor Bloomberg

Mayor Mike said he would bet 25 cents on Obama winning, but not 50.

Nov 5, 2012 / Katha Pollitt

Lies, Damned Lies and Paul Ryan Lies

Lies, Damned Lies and Paul Ryan Lies Lies, Damned Lies and Paul Ryan Lies

Not to be outdone by Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan tells the biggest lie of the 2012 campaign.

Nov 5, 2012 / John Nichols

The Electoral Storm The Electoral Storm

The plot twists of this election are near mythic.

Nov 4, 2012 / Leslie Savan

Eleventh-Hour GOP Voter Suppression Could Swing Ohio

Eleventh-Hour GOP Voter Suppression Could Swing Ohio Eleventh-Hour GOP Voter Suppression Could Swing Ohio

A last-minute directive by the Ohio Secretary of State could discard thousands of provisional ballots, delay the election, and hand the Buckeye State to Mitt Romney.

Nov 4, 2012 / Ari Berman

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