Elections

Obama’s Legacy Is Our Leverage Obama’s Legacy Is Our Leverage

If he wins, he must use his platform and powers to tackle issues from global warming to nuclear arms control.

Oct 2, 2012 / Feature / Tom Hayden

A Politics of Love A Politics of Love

In this election and after, we need to write a new story for our changing nation that places care and connection at the center.

Oct 2, 2012 / Feature / Ai-jen Poo

Re-elect Obama—but Reject His Austerity Re-elect Obama—but Reject His Austerity

In the contest that comes after November, Obama will be on the wrong team.

Oct 2, 2012 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage

Time to Rewire Time to Rewire

A Romney presidency would rob progressive movements of the oxygen required to grow deeper and broader roots.

Oct 2, 2012 / Feature / Ilyse Hogue

Why the Native American Vote Could Win the Senate for Democrats Why the Native American Vote Could Win the Senate for Democrats

In four close Western races, the tribal population could tip the balance.

Oct 2, 2012 / Feature / David Sarasohn

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Romney-Ryan Campaign Is Defined by ‘Dodge, Duck and Cover’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: Romney-Ryan Campaign Is Defined by ‘Dodge, Duck and Cover’

Mitt Romney’s lack of specificity in public comes from an understanding that many of his proposals are widely unpopular.

Oct 2, 2012 / Press Room

#TalkPoverty: Thirteen Questions for the First Presidential Debate #TalkPoverty: Thirteen Questions for the First Presidential Debate

If Obama and Romney answered these questions, voters would have a deeper understanding of poverty in this country and the next president’s vision for taking it on.

Oct 2, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Courts Block GOP Voter Suppression Laws Courts Block GOP Voter Suppression Laws

Pennsylvania’s voter ID law is one of eleven voter suppression laws invalidated by state or federal courts in the past year.

Oct 2, 2012 / Ari Berman

Minnesota Voters Raise Their Diverse Voices for Voting Rights Minnesota Voters Raise Their Diverse Voices for Voting Rights

Minnesota’s communities of color are changing the narrative about the state’s voter ID amendment.

Oct 2, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch, Voting Rights Watch, and Lolla Mohammed Nur

Nan Aron: Romney Would ‘Turn the Clock Back’ on Supreme Court Nan Aron: Romney Would ‘Turn the Clock Back’ on Supreme Court

The current Supreme Court session will decide important cases on affirmative action, voting rights and same-sex marriage.

Oct 2, 2012 / Press Room

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