Romney’s Strike Four on Foreign Policy Romney’s Strike Four on Foreign Policy
His leaked remarks on Israel and Iran are more than mistakes—they prove Mitt Romney knows nothing about foreign policy.
Sep 19, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Mitt Romney Is the 47 Percent Mitt Romney Is the 47 Percent
Romney has been living off the government's hand-outs for a long time.
Sep 18, 2012 / Steve Brodner
Is Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law Headed for Defeat? Is Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law Headed for Defeat?
Voting rights advocates scored a partial victory today when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court sent the state’s voter ID law back to the lower court for a new hearing.
Sep 18, 2012 / Ari Berman
GOP Mogul Behind Drug Rehab ‘Torture’ Centers Is Bankrolling Opposition to Pot Legalization in Colorado GOP Mogul Behind Drug Rehab ‘Torture’ Centers Is Bankrolling Opposition to Pot Legalization in Colorado
Mel Sembler, a major fundraiser for Romney, led a drug "treatment” center that was forced to shut down because of allegations of child abuse.
Sep 18, 2012 / Lee Fang
It’s the 1 Percent, Stupid (the Case Against the 47 Percent) It’s the 1 Percent, Stupid (the Case Against the 47 Percent)
This election remains about the genuine struggles and solutions that benefit all but the most privileged in this country.
Sep 18, 2012 / Ilyse Hogue
Voting’s Outcasts: Why One in Five Blacks in Kentucky Can’t Cast a Ballot Voting’s Outcasts: Why One in Five Blacks in Kentucky Can’t Cast a Ballot
Kentucky makes it nearly impossible for former felons to vote, but a grassroots group is fighting back.
Sep 18, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Meta Mendel-Reyes, and Voting Rights Watch
Isn’t Mitt Romney a Member of the 47 Percent? Isn’t Mitt Romney a Member of the 47 Percent?
Romney should not be so dismissive of the tax-avoiding class. After all, he's one of them.
Sep 18, 2012 / John Nichols
Why Progressives Should Vote for Obama Why Progressives Should Vote for Obama
President Obama and the Democrats are not the “lesser of two evils.” On the contrary, they are the far superior—and more progressive—choice in 2012.
Sep 18, 2012 / Timothy Patrick McCarthy
Do Romney’s Campaign Stumbles Matter? Do Romney’s Campaign Stumbles Matter?
Outside the Beltway, voters care more about Romney's poor policies than his political missteps.
Sep 17, 2012 / Ben Adler
How Occupy Has Changed the Conversation on Class How Occupy Has Changed the Conversation on Class
The year-old movement doesn’t need its own candidate to influence politics.
Sep 17, 2012 / Melissa Harris-Perry