Court Cases Continue to Decide the Future of Voting Rights Court Cases Continue to Decide the Future of Voting Rights
This week’s updates on early voting, voter ID and the power of marginalized voters.
Aug 17, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
What’s Ahead in the ‘Voting Wars’? Certainly Not Peace What’s Ahead in the ‘Voting Wars’? Certainly Not Peace
A conversation with election law expert Richard Hasen on the true scope of voter fraud, the power of the ACORN myth and John Roberts’s scary interest in the Voting Rights Act...
Aug 17, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Rage Against Paul Ryan Rage Against Paul Ryan
The VP candidate may love Rage Against the Machine’s music. But Rage guitarist Tom Morello says: “Paul Ryan is the embodiment of the machine our music rages agains...
Aug 17, 2012 / John Nichols
How Paul Ryan Makes It Easier for Republicans to Steal the Election How Paul Ryan Makes It Easier for Republicans to Steal the Election
Ryan is the GOP’s best bet that a Romney win made possible by voter suppression will be greeted with a national shrug.
Aug 16, 2012 / Leslie Savan
Paul Ryan Proposes a Return to George W. Bush’s Foreign Policy Paul Ryan Proposes a Return to George W. Bush’s Foreign Policy
Rep. Ryan talks a good game about cutting spending and protecting freedom. But he wants to increase military spending and expand government surveillance.
Aug 16, 2012 / Ben Adler
Robert Reich: Mitt Romney’s Casino Capitalism Robert Reich: Mitt Romney’s Casino Capitalism
Romney and his kind turned much of our economy into a betting parlor—how did he ever become a serious candidate for the presidency?
Aug 16, 2012 / The Nation
Paul Ryan Doesn’t Follow Ayn Rand on Civil Liberties Paul Ryan Doesn’t Follow Ayn Rand on Civil Liberties
For all his talk of being guided by the libertarian philosopher, his record is weak on individual freedom.
Aug 15, 2012 / Ben Adler
The GOP’s Will to Fantasy The GOP’s Will to Fantasy
Romney’s choice of Paul Ryan as running mate is another development in a long-term party trend: the triumph of ideology over reality.
Aug 15, 2012 / Jonathan Schell
In Wake of Voter ID Ruling, Pennsylvania Rep Pushes Myth of Voter Fraud In Wake of Voter ID Ruling, Pennsylvania Rep Pushes Myth of Voter Fraud
After a judge upheld Pennsylvania's voter ID law, Representative Mike Turzai, who stated that the law would “allow Governor Romney to win the state,” again claimed that...
Aug 15, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Will the Threat Ryan Poses to Rural America Swing Swing States? Yes Will the Threat Ryan Poses to Rural America Swing Swing States? Yes
In farm country, Paul Ryan won’t talk farm issues. Why? His budget is a direct assault on the rural Americans who decide how battleground states vote.
Aug 15, 2012 / John Nichols