Protect Our Elections
-By Ian Millhiser June 22, 2011- As ThinkProgress has chronicled at length, Justice Clarence Thomas is caught in a series of ethics scandals concerning his and his wife’s close relationships…
-by Pamela Powers February 22, 2011- Billionaire Brothers’ Money Plays Role in Wisconsin Dispute from the New York Times may belong in the “duh” category, but I think it worthwhile…
-By Ian Millhiser June 21, 2011- In 2001, a conservative, corporate-aligned think tank called the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) gave Justice Clarence Thomas the gift of a $15,000 bust of…
-By E.J. Dionne, Jr. June 19, 2011- An attack on the right to vote is under way across the country through laws designed to make it more difficult to cast…
-By Ian Millhiser June 19, 2011- Justice Clarence Thomas is an ethics problem in a black robe. Just eight months after ThinkProgress broke the story of Thomas’ attendance at a…
-By Mike McIntire June 18, 2011- Clarence Thomas was here promoting his memoir a few years ago when he bumped into Algernon Varn, whose grandfather once ran a seafood cannery…
-By Brad Freidman, June 17, 2011- Via Oliver Willis: A senior aide and a consultant hired by former Maryland governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) were indicted Thursday in a…
The state's upcoming ballot question on definition of marriage prompts finance board to reconsider keeping donor names secret. -By Eric Roper June 14, 2011- As activists prepare for what is…
-By Bartlett Naylor June 17, 2011- We’ve noticed some floundering in the past few months by conservative lawmakers opposing the new Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. So,…
-By Christina Bellantoni June 16, 2011- MINNEAPOLIS — Ex-Sen. Russ Feingold on Thursday night sharply criticized Democrats for forming super PACs that can take unlimited corporate cash, flatly calling the…
Barbara testifies before Wis. Assembly Committee about a counted poll tape that was dated March 30 for a April 5 election. Go figure
-By Jason Hancock June 19, 2011- Nixon vetoed a bill Friday that could have eventually required voters to provide a government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot. In the closing…
-By Earl Ofari Hutchinson June 16, 2011- Every Democrat from the White House down screamed loudly for New York Representative Anthony Weiner to resign, and he finally did. But it's…