Last June, Ohio’s Republican state legislators sought to pass an extremely strict voter ID law, with deeply disturbing implications for minority voters. It would have been among the strictest in the nation, requiring voters to show a government-issued ID with virtually no recourse for those lacking the necessary documents. But the opposition came from an […]
Election 2012
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Jerusalem Syndrome
The campaign flap about the city’s status is an American political hallucination.
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America Loves Bill Clinton
And they really didn’t like the last Republican president.
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Holy Rollers
The Nuns on the Bus are just one example of progressive dissidents 
challenging the hierarchy of the Catholic Church.
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Big Dog, Unleashed
How the former president took down the Romney campaign.
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Clinton Resurrects the Party’s Universalism
In his Democratic National Convention speech, the former president mounted a defense of Obama’s economic record that even the administration had been unable to make.
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Warren the Big Shot
In her speech last night, the Massachusetts Senate candidate drove home the point that she’s been making since her campaign started: We build it together.
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A Conversation with a DNC Anti-Abortion Protester
“We’re hoping for the right reaction, often we get the wrong reaction.”
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First Night of the DNC: A TV & Twitter Review
It was a fiery night and electrifying television.Â
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Democrats Answer the “Better Off” Question
Attendees at the Democratic National Convention respond to the GOP’s favorite new refrain.Â
