It’s Bigger Than Texas: Voting Rights News Roundup It’s Bigger Than Texas: Voting Rights News Roundup
Voters stand up for themselves in Texas; purge-fest spreads beyond Florida; and ALEC’s exodus continues. This and more in our voting rights news roundup.
Jul 13, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
This Week in Poverty: Houston Janitors’ Strike Goes Citywide This Week in Poverty: Houston Janitors’ Strike Goes Citywide
Alice McAfee, a janitor for thirty years in Houston, talks about her work and the latest developments in the citywide strike.
Jul 13, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
What DC Could Teach Capitol Hill What DC Could Teach Capitol Hill
The state of affairs on the Hill may be abysmal, but an initiative in the capital to put campaign finance reform on the local ballot gives reason for hope.
Jul 13, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Activists to Pressure Obama Campaign for Mortgage Fraud Investigation Funding Activists to Pressure Obama Campaign for Mortgage Fraud Investigation Funding
Can Obama credibly criticize Mitt Romney as a protector of Wall Street while the RMBS group is starved of resources?
Jul 12, 2012 / George Zornick
Offshoring the Olympics: Why It Matters Where Uniforms Are Made Offshoring the Olympics: Why It Matters Where Uniforms Are Made
Bernie Sanders is right: The US Olympic Committee's decision to have uniforms manufactured outside the United States is “symbolic of a disastrous trade policy.”
Jul 12, 2012 / John Nichols
Nikki Haley Slashes Support for Violence Victims Just When They Need It Most Nikki Haley Slashes Support for Violence Victims Just When They Need It Most
Domestic violence rates have skyrocketed in the aftermath of the recession, but governors are cutting funds for victims.
Jul 12, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/12/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/12/12)
Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Jul 12, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
George Zornick: Ten Top Romney Donors Hold Billions Offshore George Zornick: Ten Top Romney Donors Hold Billions Offshore
Ten out of Mitt's top eleven donors also find ways to stash money in low- or no-tax countries.
Jul 12, 2012 / Press Room
Texas’ Road To Victory in Its Decades-Long Fight Against Voting Rights Texas’ Road To Victory in Its Decades-Long Fight Against Voting Rights
A landmark 1944 Supreme Court decision over Texas’ Jim Crow laws changed the arc of voting history. This week, a case that’s expected to change things again began its t...
Jul 12, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Tom Engelhardt: The Costs of Defense Tom Engelhardt: The Costs of Defense
America's military and intelligence infrastructures are about protecting people from terrorism, and little else.
Jul 12, 2012 / Francis Reynolds