Election 2012

Tammy Baldwin: Overturn ‘Citizens United’

Tammy Baldwin: Overturn ‘Citizens United’ Tammy Baldwin: Overturn ‘Citizens United’

The Wisconsin senate candidate rejects the idea of corporate personhood.

Oct 18, 2012 / The Nation Video

My Country, My Choice [Video] My Country, My Choice [Video]

“If you don't trust me with my body, why should I trust you with my country?”

Oct 18, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Todd Akin’s Shrinking Campaign

Todd Akin’s Shrinking Campaign Todd Akin’s Shrinking Campaign

It seems less like Akin is running for Senate, and more like he’s setting up a post-political career as an evangelical martyr. 

Oct 18, 2012 / George Zornick

Progressives and the Election: A Nation Panel Conversation Progressives and the Election: A Nation Panel Conversation

How can progressives balance support for the Democrats with the need to mobilize grassroots support for social and economic causes?

Oct 18, 2012 / The Nation Video and Free Speech TV

Greg Palast: Mitt Romney Made Millions From the Auto Bailout Greg Palast: Mitt Romney Made Millions From the Auto Bailout

The Romneys invested millions in a hedge fund that bought GM’s autoparts division, and it paid off big-time.

Oct 18, 2012 / Press Room

Just How Hard Is It for a Navajo Elder to Get Voter ID? [VIDEO] Just How Hard Is It for a Navajo Elder to Get Voter ID? [VIDEO]

Although many people think it’s relatively easy to get a state issued ID, one Navajo elder would disagree.

Oct 18, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Hillary Abe, and Voting Rights Watch

Democracy in ‘Suspense’: Why Arizona’s Native Voters Are in Peril

Democracy in ‘Suspense’: Why Arizona’s Native Voters Are in Peril Democracy in ‘Suspense’: Why Arizona’s Native Voters Are in Peril

From voter ID laws to inaccessible polling stations, Native voters in Arizona face a cascading series of hurdles to participating in the November election.

Oct 18, 2012 / Aura Bogado

The Election Protection Coalition Gears Up for Battle The Election Protection Coalition Gears Up for Battle

It will be resisting not only voter-suppression laws in key swing states but also harassment from the Tea Party group True the Vote.

Oct 17, 2012 / Ari Berman

Why Should the Left Support Obama?

Why Should the Left Support Obama? Why Should the Left Support Obama?

I wish, just once, an endorsement of a Democratic presidential candidate would mull over some serious structural issues that are at stake.

Oct 17, 2012 / Doug Henwood

Why Romney Is Losing the Meme Election Why Romney Is Losing the Meme Election

The explosion of online mockery over Mitt Romney’s binder comment at the debate reveals a bigger problem.

Oct 17, 2012 / Ari Melber

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