Politics

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s ‘Retro-Culture Wars’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s ‘Retro-Culture Wars’

Why is the Republican party resorting to hypocritical attempts to dictate American values?

Feb 23, 2012 / Press Room

The Gang That Couldn’t Bomb Straight The Gang That Couldn’t Bomb Straight

With the economy showing faint signs of life, the leading Republican candidates have returned to the elixir of warmongering to once again sway the gullible masses.

Feb 23, 2012 / Robert Scheer

GOP Debate to Rape Victims: Drop Dead GOP Debate to Rape Victims: Drop Dead

At the CNN Republican debate in Arizona, candidates vied to be the most stridently opposed to contraception, even for rape victims. 

Feb 23, 2012 / Ben Adler

The Buying of the President 2012: Meet the Super PAC Mega-Donors The Buying of the President 2012: Meet the Super PAC Mega-Donors

Fewer than 200 donors, equal to .000063 percent of the electorate, are deciding the 2012 campaign.

Feb 22, 2012 / Ari Berman

How Tuesday’s Primaries Could End It for Romney

How Tuesday’s Primaries Could End It for Romney How Tuesday’s Primaries Could End It for Romney

If Romney loses Michigan and Arizona, it's the beginning of the end of his candidacy.

Feb 22, 2012 / John Nichols

Senate Democrats Pressure FEC on Super PACs Senate Democrats Pressure FEC on Super PACs

There’s mounting pressure from the Hill to crack down on outside money in politics.

Feb 22, 2012 / George Zornick

The Failure of Austerity Politics The Failure of Austerity Politics

Austerians won the day in Europe—and now the people are paying the price. 

Feb 21, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

‘Gerrymandering at Its Worst’ ‘Gerrymandering at Its Worst’

Ari Berman and Ari Melber on Southern states’ redistricting maps—what critics call “gerrymandering at its worst”—and the future of US democracy.

Feb 21, 2012 / Press Room

Scoring the Global War on Terror Scoring the Global War on Terror

From liberation to assassination, in three quick rounds.

Feb 21, 2012 / Andrew J. Bacevich

The Conservative War on Women’s Sexuality

The Conservative War on Women’s Sexuality The Conservative War on Women’s Sexuality

Recent commentary demonstrates why Rick Santorum’s backward sexual politics are so appealing to Republicans.

Feb 21, 2012 / Ben Adler

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