The African-American Swing State

The African-American Swing State

| Jul 23, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyThe list of 2012 swing states includes Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida, Nevada, Iowa, Virginia, North Carolina, and Colorado. Whichever candidate carries these “battlegrounds,” where neither presidential candidate currently has a clear lead, will...

Romney Passes the Buck

| Jul 20, 2012 | Economy / BusinessBecause Bain Capital did things between 1999 and 2002 that Mitt Romney doesn’t want to defend — such as exporting American jobs — Romney claims that its outsourcing program wasn’t his doing. He says he played no “active role” in...
Year of the Gaffe

Year of the Gaffe

| Jul 9, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyMaybe you think the presidential election will come down to the issues. That would mean looking at how Barack Obama and Mitt Romney differ on important matters — or, in many cases, how they don’t. Or perhaps the election might be all about money, and the...
Running for Magician-in-Chief

Running for Magician-in-Chief

| Jun 18, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyOur long national nightmare is over. Mitt Romney has won the Republican nomination for president. Let the etch-a-sketching begin. Romney was officially put over the top by the Texas primary last month, although in truth his victory had been a foregone conclusion ever...