Tag Archive: The Nation

Papantonio: Inside the GOP’s Block The Vote Machine

Most Americans are under the correct assumption that the right to vote is a guarantee for every legal US citizen. But as we’ve noted during this show, the GOP is working tirelessly to prevent minorities, the elderly, and young people from being able to cast a vote in next year’s presidential election. That’s because these…

Papantonio: Justice Department Must Get Tough on Voter Suppression

The DOJ recently intervened and prevented some voter suppression tactics from being used in South Carolina, but there is still much work to be done before the 2012 elections and very little time to do it. Mike Papantonio discusses what must be done to insure that all Americans are allowed to vote with Ben Adler…

Sam Seder: Republicans Win Economic Arguments With Loser Ideas

Republicans love to say that you can’t spend your way out of a recession, and yet every credible economist who has analyzed the financial crisis in America has said that the country needs to spend MORE in order to prevent an all out meltdown. But in Washington, politics reigns supreme, and the supply-side Republicans have…