by Robert Borosage | Nov 7, 2012 | Blog
“The one word description of this election is spelled J-E-E-P,” said a friend early Tuesday evening. “This proves you can’t keep giving the finger to the American people and be elected president,” he said, with evident relief.True enough, in the final days of the...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 7, 2012 | Blog
More than 50 years since the Civil Rights Movement and conservatives are still fighting to keep "the wrong kind of people" from voting. A 97-year-old in Georgia -- who has voted in every single election since she was old enough to vote -- is denied her right to vote....
by Dave Johnson | Nov 7, 2012 | Blog
Today Bain Capital's Sensata is laying off all of its workers and moving all of the jobs to China. The workers asked Mitt Romney to help, and he refused. Did Bain Capital choose the day before the election to say "Ha Ha" to the country and our jobs? Are they setting...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 7, 2012 | Blog
Wow, an entire campaign based on lies… Often they were simply ridiculous lies. (Remember when Romney said Obama will take God off our coins"?) The campaign even used doctored audio and video in ads to make people think Obama had said things he never said. So...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 6, 2012 | Blog
Some people I respect are agonizing over their Presidential vote. Others are voting third-party, or not at all. Speaking only for myself, my choice wasn't made lightly: I'll be voting to re-elect a President whose Administration I've often criticized over the last...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 5, 2012 | Blog
At least seven toss-up races in the House that will be decided Tuesday feature strong progressive challengers trying to unseat Republican incumbents who received zeros in this year's TheMiddleClass.org Voter Guide. Victories by progressives in these races will help...
