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What Can Labor Win if It Backs Obama's Re-Election?

Amy Dean, TruthOut.org. May 27, 2012.

If unions are going to be involved in electoral politics this year, what can they expect to win? And is Washington even relevant to progressive organizing efforts?

5 Reasons Why Obama's Attack on Bain Is Good For America

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. May 22, 2012.

Even if the Obama campaign's anti-Bain offensive is nothing more than a bid to ensure a win for its candidate, in the long run, the campaign is doing America a service.

Cory Booker Falls Victim to Disease of False Equivalence

Ilyse Hogue, The Nation. May 21, 2012.

In an effort to appear objective in a political climate anything but, talking heads now feel the need to utter a Democratic offense in the same breath as a Republican offense.

Why Obama and Romney Will Compete to be Cheerleaders for U.S. Imperial Dominance

William Astore, TomDispatch.com. May 15, 2012.

Clearly, come November, whoever wins or loses, the national security state will be the true victor in the presidential sweepstakes.

What We Learn from Mitt Romney's Disgusting Teenage Bullying

Michael Cohen, Comment Is Free. May 13, 2012.

That a teenage Romney abused classmates perceived as "effeminate" tells us a lot about the candidate--as does his reaction to the revelation of this part of his past.

Everything You Need to Know About Mormonism

Alex Pareene, Salon. May 6, 2012.

Pundits still haven't figured out how to talk about Romney's Mormon religion. Here's everything you need to know.

Does Ron Paul Plan to Turn the GOP Convention into a Food Fight?

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. May 4, 2012.

The Ron Paul campaign's latest hijinks have Mitt Romney operatives in a tizzy.

Mitt Romney's Dangerous Foreign Policy Team: Nostalgic for Bush, Hellbent on War with Iran

Alex Kane, AlterNet. May 2, 2012.

The candidate's foreign policy team features the usual belligerence, mixed with some serious nostalgia for a thoroughly discredited foreign policy framework.

10 Constituent Groups Mitt Romney Would Screw Over

Mark Howard, AlterNet. April 25, 2012.

Romney's policies, if enacted, will punish a broad spectrum of Americans from almost every possible constituent group.

Why Is Mitt Romney So Incredibly Weird?

Alex Pareene, Salon. April 24, 2012.

Everything you need to know about Willard Mitt Romney. An excerpt from Salon's new e-book, "The Rude Guide to Mitt"

How Long Can Romney Keep Quiet About His Mormonism While He Panders to Evangelicals?

Sarah Posner, Salon. April 19, 2012.

Mitt Romney has been wooing evangelical voters for months. Will he now connect these issues to his own faith?

The Corporate Media's Outrageous Double Standard on Romney and Ted Nugent

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. April 18, 2012.

Mitt Romney's campaign welcomed the endorsement of a washed-up rock-n-roller who said President Obama could "suck on my machine gun." Where's the outrage?

Romney Celebrates with Trump as Working New Yorkers Rally Against Rich Tax Dodgers

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. April 17, 2012.

Mitt Romney's wife held a tax day fundraiser in New York--and found a day of protest from working people angry at the Romneys and their 1% friends' low tax rates.

What Romney Really Says to His Base When He Thinks Reporters Aren't Listening

Steve Kornacki, Salon. April 17, 2012.

At a fundraiser he thought was private, Romney outlines specific cuts and brags about the "gift" of Hilary Rosen.

Mitt Romney's Plan to Woo Female Voters: Pretend Women Are Very Stupid

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. April 12, 2012.

Romney seems to assume that women don't care about sexual rights. But reproductive issues impact almost all women.

Did Religious Right Leaders Spike Santorum's Campaign?

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. April 10, 2012.

Romney and Santorum huddled with religious-right leaders over Easter week. Did those meetings determine Santorum's fate?

Mitt Romney's America: Five Pictures From the Future

RJ Eskow, Campaign for America's Future. April 10, 2012.

Romney's endorsement of the Ryan budget paints a chilling picture of where he plans to take America

Why Poorer States Aren't Buying What Romney's Selling

Walter Dean Burnham, Thomas Ferguson, AlterNet. April 10, 2012.

The Republican party appears to be increasingly divided among class lines.

How Psychiatry Stigmatizes Depression Sufferers

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. April 9, 2012.

Viewing depression as a "brain defect" has resulted in the glorification of insipid happiness, particularly among our politicians.

Why the Right's Zombie Lie About Gas Prices Is Wrong But They'll Never Let it Die

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. March 27, 2012.

The lie that Obama is responsible for high gas prices will become another un-killable "zombie lie" in our political discourse.

Republican Party Is Rotted and Collapsing from Within -- And We Can Thank Super PACs for Exposing It

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. March 26, 2012.

Super PACs are an affront to the democratic process, but they are hastening the Republican Party's fall.

Romney Banks on Voters' Stupidity After Illinois Win

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. March 20, 2012.

Santorum celebrated his defeat by denying climate change. Romney celebrated his win with a lightbulb lie. And a prominent pollster said voters are stupid. Pattern?

Is the Media Ready to Stop Letting Politicians Lie?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. March 20, 2012.

In a new revision of the news organization's 2003 code of ethics, NPR commits itself not just to finding “balance” in its stories, but to prioritizing truth.

Birthers, Racists, Sexists and Homophobes: 13 Toxic Endorsers of GOP Presidential Candidates

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. March 18, 2012.

What's stunning about this year's crop of endorsers is the torrent of venom, mendacity and absurdity that spills from their mouths and pens.

Does the Right Really Want to Beat Obama? Maybe Not

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. March 6, 2012.

With the outcome of Super Tuesday a jumbled mess, why haven't the sugar daddies of the right come together to anoint an opponent to Obama?

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