Politics

Do Republicans Think They Can Win Without Women? Do Republicans Think They Can Win Without Women?

If they believe that in exercising control over women's reproductive functions, they will also control women's voices, they are wrong.

Mar 28, 2012 / Carol Gilligan

Noted. Noted.

Zoƫ Carpenter on a community radio victory, Dana Frank on the White House support for Honduras, James Murphy on Ireland's Can't Pay Won't Pay Movement, Eric Alterman on Mike Daisey...

Mar 28, 2012 / Various Contributors

Texas Has to Chill With War on Voting Rights Act Texas Has to Chill With War on Voting Rights Act

In Texas, protectors of voting rights are concerned about the "chill effect" when it comes to voter ID law.

Mar 28, 2012 / Brentin Mock

A Budget For Wall Street Versus A Budget For Main Street A Budget For Wall Street Versus A Budget For Main Street

Members of the US House will, in a series of votes Thursday, have an opportunity to offer their views not just on the Obama budget and Paul Ryan's budget, but also on the Congres...

Mar 28, 2012 / John Nichols

Ryan Budget Takes Aim at Resolution Authority

Ryan Budget Takes Aim at Resolution Authority Ryan Budget Takes Aim at Resolution Authority

Republicans are fighting Dodd-Frank's mechanism for dismantling failing financial firms.

Mar 28, 2012 / Pat Garofalo

John Nichols: Fighting Back Against Austerity

John Nichols: Fighting Back Against Austerity John Nichols: Fighting Back Against Austerity

Why America is not so different from other countries that are facing austerity.

Mar 27, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Conservative Media Smears Trayvon Martin

Conservative Media Smears Trayvon Martin Conservative Media Smears Trayvon Martin

Right wing commentators are seizing on irrelevant details of Martin's life to justify his death.

Mar 27, 2012 / Ben Adler

Supreme Court Wrangling Aside, We Still Need ‘Medicare for All’ Supreme Court Wrangling Aside, We Still Need ‘Medicare for All’

What if the justices scrap healthcare reform as the Obama administration imagines it? What if they don't? Nurses say the healthcare crisis will still demand real reform.

Mar 27, 2012 / John Nichols

If the Mandate Fails, Single Payer Awaits

If the Mandate Fails, Single Payer Awaits If the Mandate Fails, Single Payer Awaits

Might the downfall of Obamacare pave the way for a single-payer system?

Mar 27, 2012 / George Zornick

Barney Frank: Press Obama on Defense Cuts Barney Frank: Press Obama on Defense Cuts

The noted advocate for reducing military spending doesn't like the defense sequester—but with qualifications.

Mar 27, 2012 / George Zornick

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