With millions of Americans tuning into the London games, the candidates have latched on, hoping some of that Olympic gold will rub off.

Estimates of total election costs jump significantly, and other news, in this week's roundup from Mother Jones.

Morgan Freeman, Sheldon Adelson, the first Mormons, that laid-off steelworker from the Obama ad, and more, in this week's roundup from Mother Jones.

Voters aren’t just passively watching the Obama campaign’s ads attacking Mitt Romney’s career at Bain Capital.

New bank debacles, including the Barclays Bank scandal, create a terrible unfairness across the country.

What do you get when you combine Mitt Romney, expensive horseflesh, fancy dinners and a financial scandal in the City of London?

Romney and friends raise big bucks in wake of Obamacare decision, and more, in this week's roundup from Mother Jones.

Are "picked-on" mega-donors just doing their part for democracy?

Insight on political ads and tax fairness with Kathleen Hall Jamieson and RoseAnn DeMoro.

Kathleen Hall Jamieson takes a closer look at the role misinformation will play in the Obama vs. Romney TV ad slugfest.