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Katrina vanden Heuvel on subsidized CEOs, Marisa Carroll on Obamacare and transgender people, Brett Warnke on the US and South Korea

Aug 29, 2012 / Various Contributors

Dispatches From Tampa Dispatches From Tampa

At the RNC, Nation reporters find a hard-right party that’s cozy with lobbyists and interested in dealing with major storms only when they threaten their convention.

Aug 29, 2012 / John Nichols and George Zornick

Women Who Love Republicans Who Hate Them

Women Who Love Republicans Who Hate Them Women Who Love Republicans Who Hate Them

What's the matter with them? Do they have Stockholm syndrome?

Aug 29, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Chris Christie’s Big Lie Chris Christie’s Big Lie

The RNC keynote address falsely claimed that the GOP is leveling with the American people about how to balance the budget. 

Aug 29, 2012 / Ben Adler

The RNC in Tampa: They Didn’t Build That The RNC in Tampa: They Didn’t Build That

The convention would not have been possible without a massive infusion of public dollars. 

Aug 29, 2012 / George Zornick

Ohio’s Jon Husted, the New Bad Boy on the Voting Rights Block Ohio’s Jon Husted, the New Bad Boy on the Voting Rights Block

In a state already plagued by voting problems, the secretary of state is working hard to close, rather than open access to the polls.      

Aug 29, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch

His Supporters Treated ‘Atrociously,’ Ron Paul Refuses to Back Romney His Supporters Treated ‘Atrociously,’ Ron Paul Refuses to Back Romney

Paul backers were denied the rules vote they wanted and they were dismissed during the roll-call vote.

Aug 29, 2012 / John Nichols

RNC Ladies’ Night: Will It Work? RNC Ladies’ Night: Will It Work?

The opening night of the RNC tried to woo women with condescension instead of substance. And the women delegates don't know how to handle gender issues either. 

Aug 29, 2012 / Ben Adler

Pariahs’ Progress: On Isolationism

Pariahs’ Progress: On Isolationism Pariahs’ Progress: On Isolationism

For Christopher McKnight Nichols, isolationists were cultural cosmopolitans who distrusted the impact of empire.

Aug 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Jackson Lears

John Nichols: Mitt Romney Versus the Tea Party

John Nichols: Mitt Romney Versus the Tea Party John Nichols: Mitt Romney Versus the Tea Party

While they were authorizing the ultra-right platform, the Romney team has been working to change the GOP's own internal rules to make Romney less vulnerable from a primary challeng...

Aug 29, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

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