Politics

A Gaffe Is When a Republican Tells the Truth A Gaffe Is When a Republican Tells the Truth

This campaign season has been extremely instructional—about what the Republican Party really thinks.

Sep 25, 2012 / Bryce Covert

Obama at the UN: No Vision, Lots of Whoppers Obama at the UN: No Vision, Lots of Whoppers

The president kowtows to GOP criticism on foreign policy.

Sep 25, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Massachusetts Senate Race Gets Ugly, Fast The Massachusetts Senate Race Gets Ugly, Fast

Video surfaced of Brown staffers firing up supporters by making "war whoops" and "tomahawk chops."

Sep 25, 2012 / George Zornick

The Ballot and the Bible: How Voting Can Be a Sacred Act The Ballot and the Bible: How Voting Can Be a Sacred Act

People across the country are organizing their religious communities ahead of this year's presidential election. Here’s one story from Nelson Pierce Jr., a community journali...

Sep 25, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Nelson Pierce Jr., and Voting Rights Watch

Top GOP Senate Candidate Just Says It: ‘Do Away With Medicare, Medicaid’ Top GOP Senate Candidate Just Says It: ‘Do Away With Medicare, Medicaid’

Paul Ryan is still peddling the fantasy that he only wants to “reform” Medicare and Medicaid. But one of his closest allies is bragging about finishing off entitlemen...

Sep 25, 2012 / John Nichols

Romney’s ’47 Percent’ Claim Shows Weak Class Analysis Romney’s ’47 Percent’ Claim Shows Weak Class Analysis

The candidate’s false division of Americans into “makers and takers” could be politically catastrophic.

Sep 24, 2012 / Chris Hayes

Feminism’s War on Penises Feminism’s War on Penises

Yes, Rush Limbaugh has uncovered feminism's true agenda: a small dick on every man.

Sep 24, 2012 / Jessica Valenti

Obama Against the World Obama Against the World

Forget Mitt Romney. With the foreign policy crisis in the Middle East, can the president make it to November 7?

Sep 24, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt

False Prophecy and Real History in the Mideast False Prophecy and Real History in the Mideast

Benjamin Netanyahu’s denunciations of US restraint regarding Iran have raised many questions about US-Israeli relations—and about the politics of American Jews.

Sep 24, 2012 / Norman Birnbaum

Study: Romney Fact-Checked for Falsehoods at Double the Rate of Obama Study: Romney Fact-Checked for Falsehoods at Double the Rate of Obama

Fact-checking is a hot topic in this year’s presidential campaign, and a new academic study is adding fuel to the fire.

Sep 24, 2012 / Ari Melber

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