Mitt Romney’s NAACP Speech: Will He Condemn Voter Suppression? Mitt Romney’s NAACP Speech: Will He Condemn Voter Suppression?
The question that Romney must answer Wednesday is simple: Which side is he on?
Jul 10, 2012 / John Nichols
Vetoing Voter ID Is the (Historically) Republican Thing to Do Vetoing Voter ID Is the (Historically) Republican Thing to Do
Michigan's Republican governor blocked a voter suppression measure, harkening back to a GOP of yore.
Jul 6, 2012 / John Nichols
GOP’s Rejection of Medicaid Funds Is One More Ideologically Driven Bad Idea GOP’s Rejection of Medicaid Funds Is One More Ideologically Driven Bad Idea
Republican governors are again planning to reject federal money that would help their states.
Jul 5, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Florida Voter Purge Is Unlikely to Resume Florida Voter Purge Is Unlikely to Resume
The state’s elections supervisors continue to oppose the campaign initiated by Governor Rick Scott.
Jul 3, 2012 / Ari Berman
This Week in Poverty: 89,000 Children in Pennsylvania Lose Medicaid This Week in Poverty: 89,000 Children in Pennsylvania Lose Medicaid
In Pennsylvania, 89,000 children have been dropped from Medicaid, including many with life-threatening illnesses who were mistakenly deemed ineligible.
Jun 29, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Bernie Sanders, Nurses: We Still Need ‘Medicare for All’ Bernie Sanders, Nurses: We Still Need ‘Medicare for All’
Senator and key union recognize that today's health care ruling is vital, but ultimately they say it's not enough.
Jun 28, 2012 / John Nichols
Arizona’s Immigrants Under ‘Reasonable Suspicion’ Arizona’s Immigrants Under ‘Reasonable Suspicion’
Far from a slam dunk for immigrants, the Supreme Court ruling allows Juan Crow to stand as the law of the land.
Jun 26, 2012 / Roberto Lovato
Media Quiz: Is the Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona’s Immigration Law a Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Media Quiz: Is the Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona’s Immigration Law a Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
It depends on which cable news channel you glanced at this morning.
Jun 25, 2012 / Leslie Savan
What Would Tim Pawlenty Bring to the GOP Ticket? What Would Tim Pawlenty Bring to the GOP Ticket?
With different backgrounds but matching policies, the former Minnesota governor is on Mitt’s short list for running mate.
Jun 18, 2012 / Ben Adler
Romney’s Latino Problem Romney’s Latino Problem
The president’s new immigration policy leaves Mitt with an impossible task: appealing to Latinos while appeasing his base.
Jun 18, 2012 / Ben Adler