Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/20/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/20/12)
Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Jul 20, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Study Links ‘Racial Resentment’ and Voter ID Support Study Links ‘Racial Resentment’ and Voter ID Support
Race and racism continue to determine your attitudes towards voter ID—and whether you can even get one.
Jul 20, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
Presidential Debates Respond to Campaign for Women Moderators Presidential Debates Respond to Campaign for Women Moderators
A few high school students organizing online are helping push women’s equality back into the conversation about the presidential debates.
Jul 20, 2012 / Ari Melber
Romney ‘Goes for the Gold’ in London’s Libor Village Romney ‘Goes for the Gold’ in London’s Libor Village
Mitt is using the Olympic opening to collect cash from bankers who are at the center of an international rate-fixing scandal.
Jul 20, 2012 / John Nichols
Romney Mishandles Tax Returns Romney Mishandles Tax Returns
Even Republicans think Romney should release his taxes. He is making a political problem worse by dragging out the process.
Jul 19, 2012 / Ben Adler
Prominent Romney Defender Has Lobbying Ties to Bain Prominent Romney Defender Has Lobbying Ties to Bain
Former SEC Chair Harvey Pitt has led the defense of Mitt’s non-departure from Bain. But Pitt has Bain ties of his own.
Jul 19, 2012 / Lee Fang
Solyndra and the Republican Outrage Machine Solyndra and the Republican Outrage Machine
Trying to lurch focus away from Romney’s Bain debacle, the GOP is manufacturing a scandal from the ashes of the failed solar start-up.
Jul 19, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Wisconsin Recalls Finally Check and Balance Scott Walker Wisconsin Recalls Finally Check and Balance Scott Walker
With the formal shift of control of the Wisconsin state Senate to Democratic control, America’s leading anti-labor governor can no longer govern at whim.
Jul 18, 2012 / John Nichols
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Why Won’t Romney Release His Tax Returns? Katrina vanden Heuvel: Why Won’t Romney Release His Tax Returns?
With the country in the midst of a debate about tax fairness, Mitt has lost control of the dialogue entirely.
Jul 18, 2012 / Press Room
Are Republicans Secretly Anxious About Opposing Campaign Finance Reform? Are Republicans Secretly Anxious About Opposing Campaign Finance Reform?
Democratic Senators say they’re hearing angst from the other side of the aisle about the party line on donor disclosure.
Jul 18, 2012 / George Zornick