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Disenfranchising Voters is Un-American

by William A. Collins

You may not realize just what depths the Republican Party has been plumbing to regain the presidency next year.

The Lineup: Week of Dec. 26, 2011- Jan. 1, 2012

by Emily Schwartz Greco

In this week’s editorial package, Wenonah Hauter explains why you should resolve to avoid genetically engineered foods in 2012, Jim Hightower cheers the reappearance of New York’s state bug, and Donald Kaul sums up the evidence against the Iowa caucuses serving as an electoral weathervane.

Two Cold War Milestones

by John Feffer

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il consolidated communist rule. Czech leader Vaclav fought against corrupt communists. Yet they had some things in common, besides dying a week before Christmas. They both abandoned careers in the arts to become reluctant politicians, and they stabilized their respective countries during difficult times.

Defending the Ballot Box

by Leslie Watson Malachi

The 2008 election was a hopeful one for African Americans in our democracy — not because of who was elected, but because of who turned out to vote. We voted at a nearly identical rate to our white neighbors for the first time in U.S. history. In fact, African-American women had the highest turnout rate of any group of any race.

Resolve to Keep Science Experiments off Your Dinner Table in 2012

by Wenonah Hauter

Here’s one resolution for all you consumers hoping to improve your health and the environment: Starting in 2012, avoid genetically engineered foods.

New Iran Sanctions Would Do More Harm than Good

by Andrew Carpenter

Led by Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Congress moved recently to place new sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran.

Reading Frog Entrails

by Donald Kaul

The Iowa caucuses may be over by the time you read this. But it doesn’t matter. The caucuses are the second-most fraudulent event on the nation’s political calendar.