Elections

Florida’s Menacing Moves to Restrict Voting Florida’s Menacing Moves to Restrict Voting

Changes to Florida’s voting rules target people of color, and not those who have done anything wrong. Our newest community journalists reports what’s happening on the g...

Aug 22, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch

Paul Ryan, Class Warrior for the Rich Paul Ryan, Class Warrior for the Rich

The jobs are gone in his hometown, but he’s sitting pretty in his mansion on the hill, a perfect metaphor for what a Romney-Ryan America would be like.

Aug 22, 2012 / John Nichols

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 22, 2012 / Jonathan Schell

How the Gun Industry Got Rich Stoking Fear About Obama

How the Gun Industry Got Rich Stoking Fear About Obama How the Gun Industry Got Rich Stoking Fear About Obama

The NRA’s dire warnings that the president is a threat to the Second Amendment are bogus—but profitable.

Aug 22, 2012 / Feature / Jarrett Murphy

Paul Ryan: The Man Who Wasn’t There

Paul Ryan: The Man Who Wasn’t There Paul Ryan: The Man Who Wasn’t There

How the pundit class is turning a right-wing ideologue into a bold intellectual—and framing the election.

Aug 22, 2012 / Column / Eric Alterman

Paul Ryan Goddam! Paul Ryan Goddam!

It’s time to update Nina Simone's iconic song title—the GOP veep candidate is just as extreme on women’s health and rights as he is on economics.

Aug 22, 2012 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

GOP Convention Will Formally Endorse the Todd Akin Platform GOP Convention Will Formally Endorse the Todd Akin Platform

Will Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan distance themselves from the new Republican platform, as they have from Akin?

Aug 22, 2012 / John Nichols

Paul Ryan’s False Premise Paul Ryan’s False Premise

For years, he's justified his austerity budgets with premonitions of a spike in inflation and interest rates. Problem is it hasn't happened.

Aug 21, 2012 / Ben Adler

Akin Fiasco Gets Rove to Admit, Again, Why Crossroads Exists

Akin Fiasco Gets Rove to Admit, Again, Why Crossroads Exists Akin Fiasco Gets Rove to Admit, Again, Why Crossroads Exists

Crossroads GPS ads are supposed to simply be educational—so why are they suddenly being pulled in Missouri?

Aug 21, 2012 / George Zornick

Does ‘Ryan’ Rhyme With ‘Suppression’? Does ‘Ryan’ Rhyme With ‘Suppression’?

Voter ID resurfaces in Wisconsin.

Aug 21, 2012 / John Nichols

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