“Election 2012” is the place to find original insight and analysis on this year’s presidential election. As Mitt Romney and Barack Obama battle it out on the national stage, Truthout chronicles the facts, the gaffes and the political questions and public response. Corporate influence in a post-Citizens United era is quickly changing the landscape of our democracy, and we’ll be publishing a wide range of news and progressive opinion in the lead-up to that big day in November.
By Melvin A. Goodman, Consortium News | Op-Ed
Obama as Commander-in-Chief, Romney as Banal Bully
By Robert Reich, Robert Reich’s Blog | Op-Ed
A Festival of Gibberish
By William Rivers Pitt, Truthout | Op-Ed
Presidential Debate Number Two: No Serious Solutions Offered
By Paul Jay, The Real News Network | Interview and Video
By Connie Schultz, Truthout | Report
By Lambert Strether, Naked Capitalism | News Analysis
By Lee Fang, The Nation | Report
By Lambert Strether, Naked Capitalism | News Analysis
By Ben Armbruster, ThinkProgress | News Analysis
By Trita Parsi, Truthout | Op-Ed
By Gerry Bello and Bob Fitrakis, The Free Press | Report
By Geoffrey Dunn, Metro Silicon Valley | News Analysis
By Lambert Strether, Naked Capitalism | Report
By Lambert Strether, Naked Capitalism | News Analysis
By Michael I Niman, ArtVoice | Op-Ed
By Gerry Bello, Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman, The Free Press | Report
Obama Is Back
By Robert Reich, Robert Reich’s Blog | Op-Ed
William Rivers Pitt: When the President Comes to Town
By William Rivers Pitt, Truthout | Op-Ed
By Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co. | Op-Ed
By Robert Reich, Robert Reich’s Blog | Op-Ed
By Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post Writers Group | Op-Ed
By Gar Alperovitz, Democracy Collaborative | Video
Biden to the Rescue
By Eugene Robinson, Washington Post Writers Group | Op-Ed
Know Your Rights: Voter ID Laws Threaten Transgender Voters
By Mike Ludwig, Truthout | Report
Biden Puts Ryan on the Defensive
By EJ Dionne Jr, Washington Post Writers Group | Op-Ed
At the Vice Presidential Debate: Ryan Told 24 Myths in 40 Minutes
By Igor Volsky, ThinkProgress | News Analysis
Hey, Joe
By William Rivers Pitt, Truthout | Op-Ed
What Everyone Needs to Know Before Watching the VP Debate
By Annie-Rose Strasser, ThinkProgress | Report
By William Rivers Pitt, Truthout | Op-Ed
Memo to Joe, Re: Debate
By Robert Reich, Robert Reich’s Blog | Op-Ed
Sherrod Brown’s Lessons for Obama
By E.J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post Writers Group | Op-Ed
Romney’s $2-Trillion Defense Increase Won’t Buy More Defense, Just More Waste
By Dina Rasor, Truthout | Solutions
Don’t Ask and Don’t Tell: Six Critical Foreign Policy Questions That Won’t Be Raised in the Presidential Debates
By Peter Van Buren, Tom Dispatch | Op-Ed
Ghost of the New Deal Haunts Democrats’ Agenda, but It’s Time to Summon FDR
By Richard D Wolff, Truthout | News Analysis
“Class” Used to Be a Dirty Word: Elections Point to New Paradigm
By Roger Baker, The Rag Blog | Op-Ed
Robert Reich: The Politics of Fear and the Party of Non-Voters
By Robert Reich, Robert Reich’s Blog | Op-Ed
The Definitive Timeline of Romney’s Ever-Evolving Tax Plan
By Travis Waldron, ThinkProgress | News Analysis
The US Electoral College Explained: Why We Don’t Vote Directly for a President
By Harry J. Enten, The Guardian | Video Report
Romney’s “47 Percent” Blunder Reveals the Hidden Heart of His Agenda
By Charles Derber and Yale Magrass, Truthout | News Analysis
At Least Five Pennsylvania Counties Still Falsely Tell Voters They Need ID
By Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress | Report
Election Countdown 2012: New York Residents Block Construction on Proposed Pipeline, and More
By Lambert Strether, Naked Capitalism | News Analysis
Social Security: President Obama’s Biggest Failure in Last Week’s Debate
By Dean Baker, Truthout | Op-Ed
Election Countdown 2012: Elizabeth Warren Still Ahead of Scott Brown in Poll of Likely Voters, and More
By Lambert Strether, Naked Capitalism | News Report
Best Line of the Debate
By Dave Johnson, Our Future | Op-Ed
Robert Reich: The First Presidential Debate
By Robert Reich, Robert Reich’s Blog | Op-Ed
Noam Chomsky: Issues That Obama and Romney Avoid
By Noam Chomsky, Truthout | Op-Ed
The Media Can Now Get the Electoral Horse Race It Wants
By Matt Stoller, Naked Capitalism | Report
Media Ignore Republican Disdain for Basic Human Rights
By Michael I Niman, ArtVoice | Op-Ed
Did Romney “Win” the Debate?
By Robert Parry, Consortium News | Op-Ed
Romney’s Personality Shift
By EJ Dionne Jr, The Washington Post Writers Group| Op-Ed
Romney Passes the Torch to Taxpayers
By Jim Hightower, Other Words | Op-Ed
Tough Talk for America: A Guide to the Presidential Debates You Won’t Hear
By Mattea Kramer, TomDispatch | News Analysis
Will Students Vote in November? Perspectives on Elections at the National Student Power Convergence
By Zachary Bell, Truthout | Report and Video
As Election Day Looms, Voter ID Law Critics Seek Out the Unregistered
By Tony Pugh, McClatchy Newspapers | Report
The Day After the Election, What Happens To Sensata-Style Workers?
By Dave Johnson, Campaign for America’s Future | News Analysis
Suspicious Voter Forms Found in Florida – Again
By Lizette Alvarez, The New York Times News Service | Report
Illinois Ballot Amendment Attacks Public Employee Pensions By Attacking Democracy
By Zaid Jilani, Bold Progressives | Report
Mitt Romney Invests in Global-Tech Sweatshop in China
By Staff, Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights | Report
Romney Versus Realonomy: A Peek Inside the Bubble
By Salvatore Babones, Truthout | News Analysis
Bill Moyers: Election Expert Richard Hasen on Voter Fraud and Disenfranchisement
By Lauren Feeney, Moyers & Company | Interview
GOP vs. Democrats: The Failure to Communicate
By Ira Chernus, History News Network | Op-Ed
Romney’s Goal for the Companies Bain Acquired: “Harvest Them at Significant Profit”
By Robert Reich, Robert Reich’s Blog | Op-Ed and Video
Obama Versus Romney: Everything You Need to Know About Where the Candidates Stand on Energy Policy
By Daniel J. Weiss and Jackie Weidman, ThinkProgress | News Analysis
Florida GOP Fired Romney Consultant’s Voter Registration Firm After Fraudulent Forms Reported in Palm Beach
By Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog | Report
Repackaging Mitt as a Compassionate Conservative? It’s Too Late
By Robert Reich, Robert Reich’s Blog | Op-Ed
After Making a Mess of Iraq, Bush Advisers Join Team Romney
By Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co. | Op-Ed
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama’s Lead Over Romney Is Growing in Key Battleground States, and More
By Thom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann Program | Video Report
Five Facts About Voting in America for National Voter Registration Day
By Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress| Op-Ed
Election Countdown 2012: Selma City Council Votes to Stop Monument to KKK Leader, and More
By Lambert Strether, Naked Capitalism | News Analysis
All Eyes on Ohio
By Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co. | Op-Ed
A Voting Issue That Isn’t
By Eugene Robinson, Washington Post Writers Group | Op-Ed
Romney Energy Plan: Hot Cow Manure on Planet’s Open Wounds
By Dr Brian Moench, Truthout | Op-Ed
Of the Two Major Views on Why Romney Is Losing, One Is More Convincing
By Robert Reich, Robert Reich’s Blog | News Analysis
The 1% and the 47%
By Paul Street, ZCommunications | Op-Ed
Obama Against the World: Forget Mitt Romney, Can the President Make It to November 7?
By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch | Op-Ed
Robert Reich: Four Reasons Why Romney Might Still Win
By Robert Reich, Robert Reich’s Blog | Op-Ed
Romney’s Class Warfare
By Eugene Robinson, Washington Post Writers Group | Op-Ed
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