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  • September 14, 2012
    An excerpt from Craig Unger's new book, framing Karl Rove as Republican Party kingmaker.
  • September 2, 2012
    Earlier this week, while the rest of the country’s politicos chattered about the RNC, President Obama hung out online with the technorati.
  • August 29, 2012
    A look at several advertisements put out by nonprofits that reported no election spending during the same time period.
  • August 23, 2012
    The Internal Revenue Service, the Federal Elections Commission and Congress have all played a role in the emergence of undisclosed contributions in the 2012 elections.
  • August 20, 2012
    An investigation by our friends at ProPublica of the tax-exempt organizations that have become the "primary conduit for anonymous big-money contributions" in the 2012 election.
  • August 15, 2012
    Two conservative nonprofits, Crossroads GPS and Americans for Prosperity, have poured almost $60 million into TV ads to influence the presidential race so far, new spending estimates show.
  • August 7, 2012
    The for-profit college industry promises new skills, training and career paths, but the reality is far more sinister.
  • July 30, 2012
    Federal attempts to regulate guns are essentially in deep freeze thanks to the deep pockets and strong arm of the National Rifle Association.
  • July 27, 2012
    The novelist and Vietnam veteran chooses books that tell the 'numbing, confusing, occasionally thrilling' truth about combat.
  • July 21, 2012
    If you're hoping Congress will fight climate change, don't hold your breath.