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McCaskill’s First Debate Tars Akin As Extreme McCaskill’s First Debate Tars Akin As Extreme

 The incumbent Democrat used the "legitimate rape" comments to paint a broader picture of Akin's views. 

Sep 21, 2012 / George Zornick

Elizabeth Warren Wins the ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Debate Elizabeth Warren Wins the ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Debate

Elizabeth Warren knocked Scott Brown out with a one-two punch: “Mitt Romney“ and a “Republican-controlled Senate.”

Sep 21, 2012 / John Nichols

Neoconjobs Neoconjobs

The Obama administration's quiet reponse to a 2010 bombing in Georgia contrasts with the macho foreign policy vision Mitt demonstrated with his response to riots in the Arab world ...

Sep 13, 2012 / Eric Alterman

The Roberts Court and Wall Street The Roberts Court and Wall Street

The Court’s next project: saving Wall Street from Dodd-Frank.

Sep 13, 2012 / Feature / Michael Greenberger

Katrina vanden Heuvel: A Supreme Court for the 1 Percent Katrina vanden Heuvel: A Supreme Court for the 1 Percent

Whose interest does the highest court in the country have in mind?

Sep 13, 2012 / Press Room

A Promise Obama Can Keep Before the Election: Make Trade Transparent A Promise Obama Can Keep Before the Election: Make Trade Transparent

A sweeping new “Trans-Pacific Partnership” agreement is being negotiated in or name but without our informed consent. Obama should remove the cloak of secrecy.

Sep 9, 2012 / John Nichols

The Racial Politics Behind the Right Wing’s Poll-Watching The Racial Politics Behind the Right Wing’s Poll-Watching

A new report from the Brennan Center for Justice spells out the hyper-partisan and racially charged impact of efforts to police the polls in November.

Sep 6, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch and Brentin Mock

Progressives Want a Stronger Focus on Protecting the Safety Net Progressives Want a Stronger Focus on Protecting the Safety Net

In Charlotte, progressives wish the party was making stronger promises not to cut Medicare and Social Security.  

Sep 5, 2012 / George Zornick

Never Mind Super PACs: How Big Business Is Buying the Election

Never Mind Super PACs: How Big Business Is Buying the Election Never Mind Super PACs: How Big Business Is Buying the Election

Thanks to Citizens United, US and foreign corporations can secretly spend millions on political campaigns under the cover of trade associations.

Aug 29, 2012 / Feature / Lee Fang

The US Chamber of Commerce’s Multimillion-Dollar Attack Plan

The US Chamber of Commerce’s Multimillion-Dollar Attack Plan The US Chamber of Commerce’s Multimillion-Dollar Attack Plan

The nation’s top business lobby has built up a huge war chest for conservatives. But has it crossed the legal line?

Aug 29, 2012 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

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