Rights and Democracy
The Lineup: Week of Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2012
Peter Hart casts a spotlight on the big-money effort underway to bypass the electoral system altogether, and Timothy Karr says the broadcast media should balance its quadrennial avalanche of election-year ads with solid coverage of the candidates and their issues.
The 1 Percent Candidate
Think big money and Wall Street have too much influence over national politics? Not to worry: A third-party presidential candidate bankrolled by hedge funds will fix all of that.
The Hottest TV Drama in 2012
There’s a drama playing out on American TV screens. It features villains and heroes, as well as big bucks and political intrigue. There may even be a happy ending by the time we see the turbulent finale.
Destroy Our Future
Newt Gingrich has a Super PAC called “Winning Our Future.” Mitt Romney’s is called “Restore Our Future.”
Buying Our Future
Already, four of the top GOP presidential contenders have dropped out. Michele Bachmann went first, because she was too wacky, followed by Jon Huntsman, because he was too sane. Herman Cain gave up because he was too exposed, and Rick Perry because he was too dim-witted.
USS Super PAC
Interview with Roe v. Wade Lawyer Sarah Weddington
January 22 marks the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States. That ruling has been called the most significant of the 20th century. Certainly it was the most significant for women.
Animal-Rights Activists Like Me Aren’t Terrorists
I was three weeks away from taking the Law School Admissions Test in 2004 when I was arrested and charged with domestic terrorism.
South Carolina on my Mind
Yet another Republican ABM (Anybody But Mitt) candidate has experienced failure to launch. The Newt Gingrich rocket that seemed oh-so-formidable just a few weeks ago didn’t survive an avalanche of negative ads financed by stealth Romney money in Iowa. It crashed and burned on takeoff.
Organize in 2012
It’s a new year, at last. I say “at last” because 2011 was a rough ride, politically.
