Politics
That Awkward Moment When ThinkProgress Has to Explain Market Competition to the Romney Campaign
Not every small business failure is due to the economy
Formerly Democratic Navajo Nation Switches Parties Over Coal
They endorse the GOP Senate candidate in New Mexico
Sex, Drugs, and Union Rolls: 2012 Ballot Initiatives Mark the Real Battles
There's more to the political season than analyzing every utterance by Obama and Romney.
Carmona's Arizona Senate Ad May Actually Benefit Flake
Ad shows GOP senators praising Dem. Carmona when he was surgeon general, but then campaign attacks them
Green Party Presidential Candidate Arrested at Keystone XL Blockade
Was attempting to deliver supplies to protesters blocking pipeline construction
Absentee Ballot Deadlines Extended in New York
Assuming people can still find their absentee ballots
Argentina Lowers Voting Age to 16
Skeptics say move is for president to court youth vote
New Jersey Storm Update: Gas Shortages, Power Still Out For Hundreds of Thousands
Gas shortages expected to last days and power could remain out for seven to ten for nearly a million homes
Romney Uses BBQ Restaurant Closures to Attack Obama
But was it really an issue of competition, not the economy?
Department of Cronyism
Politicians' decisions rest on political pressures. So how could a Department of Business be a good idea?
Janet Napolitano Uses Sandy to Stoke Fears of Cyberattack
What would DHS do if they weren't encouraging people to be in constant fear?
The Candidates' Trade Nonsense
Both candidates indulge the superstition that while exports are good, imports and outsourcing are bad.
Birth Rate Hits All-Time Low, 40 Percent of Births to Single Moms
Birth rate at 40.7 percent
Jay Leno Jokes: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Back for Benghazi
So now the scandal's been mentioned more by Leno than some news personalities
Senator Dianne Feinstein: I've Got Nothing to Debate With Opponent
California's new top-two election system was apparently not restricting enough of opinion for the incumbent Democrat
Claim: Senator Bob Menendez Paid For Sex in Dominican Republic
Two women also claim he stiffed them on the price
Should You Vote for President?
As long as your vote is consistent with your conscience, it is impossible to waste your vote.
GOP House Candidate: No Abortion Exception for "the Rape Thing"
Comments made at a fundraiser come out
Gay Rights Group Files FCC Complaint over Mysterious Anti-Obama Texts
Unsolicited messages warned recipients that Obama wants to force gay marriage onto the states
Biden Says Romney and Putin Are "Best Buddies"
Nobody even knows what he's talking about anymore
Obama, Christie Go on Disaster Tour Together
Dear media: "Bipartisan" and "non-political" are not synonyms.