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Election Countdown 2012: The Tampa Bay Times Declares Obama’s DNC Speech “Surprisingly Predictable” and More
Both the Republican and Democratic Nation Conventions are over. Election Countdown has reactions from all around the country.
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A Tale of Two Conventions
From Tampa to Charlotte Republicans and Democrats have done their best to inspire the American people. It seems, however, that Obama supporters have won the challenge of enthusiasm.
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Saving Obama, Saving Ourselves
Tom Hayden: The threat of a Romney-Ryan regime should be enough to convince a majority to vote for Obama.
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When Did Dissent Become a Crime? America’s Police State on Steroids at the Conventions
Protests in Tampa and Charlotte have been swarmed by police and enveloped in surveillance as new technology including drones threatens the lives of protesters.
Outing ACT: Test-and-Punish Doesn’t Educate, but It’s Profitable for Testing Companies
The testing fox is in the education henhouse and it is having a wonderful time. Take the mandated high-stakes tests, fall below an arbitrary cut score set by a …
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“It’s Arithmetic”: The Best of Bill Clinton’s DNC Speech, in One Infographic
Just in case you missed one of the most important points of Clinton's DNC speech on Wednesday, this infographic explains it all.
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Cartoon Killers for Romney
As soon as Citizens came down, billionaires pulled out their debit cards and went on a shopping spree.
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Seven Ways to End the Deficit (Without Throwing Grandma Under the Bus)
A new study suggests that ending the deficit doesnu2019t have to hurt; John Cavanagh finds seven places where budget cuts can create a more just, more secure, and more …
Democracy: Is a Continent Too Big?
Is it really feasible - in systemic and foundational terms - to sustain equality, liberty, and democracy in a very large-scale, centrally governed continental system that spans almost three …
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How a Republican Appeals Court Just Made Citizens United Even Worse
Republican appeal court in Minnesota challenges a the Supreme Court's decisions that corporations are in fact subject to disclosure laws.