Election 2012

John Nichols: Paul Ryan, Classic Business Republican John Nichols: Paul Ryan, Classic Business Republican

Paul Ryan isn’t a Tea Party crusader. He’s just your run-of-the-mill Republican, looking out for the 1 percent.

Aug 15, 2012 / Press Room

Paul Ryan: Cruel, Not Courageous Paul Ryan: Cruel, Not Courageous

The extremism of the vice presidential candidate’s blueprint for the GOP makes him the farthest thing from brave.

Aug 14, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bill Moyers: For Campaign Cash, TV Gives Back Nothing Bill Moyers: For Campaign Cash, TV Gives Back Nothing

The campaign season earns local television stations enormous sums of money. What should they give back?

Aug 14, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Laura Flanders

Paul Ryan and the Social Contract Paul Ryan and the Social Contract

Paul Ryan twists Jefferson’s words to fit his own reactionary ideology.

Aug 13, 2012 / Melissa Harris-Perry

Paul Ryan’s Got a Great Big Problem With Progressivism Paul Ryan’s Got a Great Big Problem With Progressivism

The Republican contender for vice president is outspoken and specific when it comes to condemning progressive ideals and values.

Aug 13, 2012 / John Nichols

The Republican Right Gets What it Wanted: A Ryan-Romney Ticket

The Republican Right Gets What it Wanted: A Ryan-Romney Ticket The Republican Right Gets What it Wanted: A Ryan-Romney Ticket

Mitt Romney tops the ticket, officially, But Paul Ryan is now its defining figure. Right-wingers are delighted. And so are Democrats.

Aug 11, 2012 / John Nichols

Voting Suppression Schemes and How They’re Being Challenged Voting Suppression Schemes and How They’re Being Challenged

Voters are turned away because of confusion in Michigan, purges take hold in New Mexico and Iowa, and Voter ID is challenged in Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

Aug 10, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch

Talk About Poverty (#TalkPoverty): Peter Edelman’s Questions for Obama and Romney Talk About Poverty (#TalkPoverty): Peter Edelman’s Questions for Obama and Romney

We’ve got questions about poverty, and it’s time for the presidential candidates to give us some answers. Peter Edelman kicks off a new series at TheNation.com.

Aug 10, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Ari Berman: Can Obama Win in North Carolina, Again?

Ari Berman: Can Obama Win in North Carolina, Again? Ari Berman: Can Obama Win in North Carolina, Again?

The state that Obama won in 2008 is far from a sure thing this time around.

Aug 9, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

John Nichols: Could Paul Ryan Be the Next Dick Cheney? John Nichols: Could Paul Ryan Be the Next Dick Cheney?

Picking Ryan for VP would mean signing over the presidency to another puppet master.

Aug 9, 2012 / Press Room

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