Politics

Coca-Cola and Pepsi Drop ALEC Coca-Cola and Pepsi Drop ALEC

Thanks to pressure over "Stand Your Ground" laws, Coca-Cola and Pepsi have dropped their ALEC memberships.

Apr 5, 2012 / Suzanne Merkelson

Wisconsin County’s Election-Count Meltdown Raises Concerns For Recall Wisconsin County’s Election-Count Meltdown Raises Concerns For Recall

Wisconsin's largest newspaper calls for a top election official to step down after the latest vote-counting mess in state's third-largest county.

Apr 5, 2012 / John Nichols

Payola for the Most Profitable Corporations in History Payola for the Most Profitable Corporations in History

How we subsidize energy giants to wreck the planet, and what we can do about it.

Apr 5, 2012 / Bill McKibben

Obama by Default Obama by Default

The Republicans are a sick joke, and their narrow ideological stupidity has left rational voters no choice in the coming presidential election but Barack Obama.

Apr 5, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Is Scott Walker Avoiding GOP Presidential Candidates? Is Scott Walker Avoiding GOP Presidential Candidates?

On Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and the recall election, Romney's drastic move to the right and the possibility of a Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan ticket.

Apr 4, 2012 / Press Room

House Poised to Gut Derivative Reforms

House Poised to Gut Derivative Reforms House Poised to Gut Derivative Reforms

The Dodd-Frank reforms made major strides in regulating dangerous derivative trades, but Wall Street seeks to undo them. 

Apr 4, 2012 / George Zornick

The ‘Voter Fraud’ Fraud The ‘Voter Fraud’ Fraud

A new Fox News report about voter fraud proves how rare the phememenon really is.

Apr 4, 2012 / Ari Berman

Obamacare: Not Dead Yet Obamacare: Not Dead Yet

Court watchers are pronouncing the death of healthcare reform. But a closer look at Justice Kennedy's questions suggests there's hope yet.

Apr 4, 2012 / David Cole

Noted. Noted.

John Nichols on a new anti-ALEC coalition, Jeremy Scahill on WikiLeaks, Syria and Libya, Liliana Segura on The Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice, Ebtihal Mubarak on Saudi pol...

Apr 4, 2012 / Various Contributors

Why the Affordable Care Act Does Not Put Your Freedom At Risk Why the Affordable Care Act Does Not Put Your Freedom At Risk

Congress could impose the same mandate simply by calling it a tax instead.

Apr 4, 2012 / Aziz Huq

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