US Elections & Politics
Romney wins Florida Republican primary
By Patrick Martin, February 1, 2012
The multimillionaire former governor of Massachusetts won with an all-out advertising blitz while voter participation in the primary declined.
Republican presidential candidate Romney reports income of $21 million a year
By Patrick Martin, January 25, 2012
The Republican presidential candidate collected as much in a single day as the average American family makes in a full year.
Infighting in South Carolina presidential primary
By Patrick Martin, January 21, 2012
The campaign for the Republican presidential nomination reached a new low this week, with candidates appealing to racism, anti-immigrant prejudice and religious bigotry.
Mitt Romney, Bain Capital and American capitalism
By Patrick Martin, January 12, 2012
The attacks on Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney over his role as the CEO of the private equity firm Bain Capital have produced a remarkable backlash in right-wing Republican circles and the corporate-controlled media.
Romney wins New Hampshire Republican primary
By Patrick Martin, January 11, 2012
The former Massachusetts governor won despite a last-minute attack from Republican rivals on his predatory record as CEO of the private equity firm Bain Capital.
The Republican primary campaign
By Jerry White, January 10, 2012
The Republican Party primary campaign illustrates the decayed character of the entire US two-party system.
Theater of the absurd in Republican presidential debates
By Patrick Martin, January 9, 2012
The back-to-back debates over the weekend in New Hampshire showed the right-wing trajectory of the entire US political establishment.
The rise and fall of Herman Cain
By Patrick Martin, December 8, 2011
The withdrawal of businessman and lobbyist Herman Cain from the Republican presidential contest is a stark demonstration of the way in which the American ruling elite makes use of scandals, particularly involving sex, to regulate its political affairs.
US off-year balloting shows mass opposition to right-wing policies
By Patrick Martin, November 10, 2011
The results of Tuesday’s off-year elections and referendum votes scattered across the United States showed mass popular opposition to the right-wing agenda of the Republican Party, but little enthusiasm for the Democratic Party.
Obama promotes token jobs plan in campaign-style tour of North Carolina, Virginia
By Barry Grey, October 19, 2011
President Barack Obama completes his three-day campaign-style bus tour of North Carolina and Virginia today with a speech at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia.
Obama fundraising drive targets the wealthy
By Patrick Martin, September 30, 2011
The Obama reelection campaign is expected to raise and spend more than one billion dollars.
Corporate media promotes Republican ultra-right
By Patrick Martin, September 16, 2011
CNN decided to co-sponsor a Republican debate with the Tea Party Express.
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