Special Guest: Mo Rocca
Mo Rocca is a comedian, news commentator, and the host of Bravo’s Things I Hate About You. He’ll be a correspondent for Larry King during CNN’s coverage of the Democratic Convention in Boston. His...
View ArticleDesign for the Real World: 2-Sizes-Fits-All Graphic Design Matrix
After a divided election like 2004, it’s tempting to think that we live in an extremely polarized country comprised of red states and blue states. Graphic design is supposed to simplify complex issues...
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Spawn of Gerrymander
It seems like a crazy way to run a democracy: the party in power can tinker with district lines to concentrate the votes that support them, and dilute the ones that don't. They’re called Gerrymandered...
View ArticleA Midterm Prediction as The Clock Ticks Down
Election Day is almost upon us, and voters from around the United States will hit the polls tomorrow.With the polls still favoring the Republicans, some wonder what's in store for not just President...
View ArticleVoting Rights Lament
Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, discusses the state of voting rights on Election Day. This year, the LDF's 28th Annual National Equal...
View Article5 Things To Watch the Day After the Election
Here are five things to look for the morning after Election Day:SENATE RACES TO WATCHRepublicans marched steadily toward their goal of picking up six seats for control of the Senate, with a handful of...
View ArticleWith Republicans in Control, What's Next for the Economy?
Voters went to the polls this week thinking about the economy and decided that Republicans were a better bet. The GOP's success means the party will control both houses of Congress come January.With...
View ArticleToday's Takeaways: An Epic Space Chase, a Global Migrant Crisis, and a Fight...
1. After an Epic 4-Billion Mile Chase, We Finally Landed on a Comet | 2. China, U.S. Reach Landmark Climate Deal | 3. Will the GOP Take on Immigration Reform? | 4. Migrant Crisis Escalates Worldwide |...
View ArticleSen. Ted Cruz Announces Bid For President
Texas Senator Ted Cruz is running for president. The conservative junior senator from the Lone Star State is a Constitutional law expert who graduated from Princeton University and earned a law degree...
View ArticleThe Denialist Mystique
The first two official candidates for president - senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz - are on-the-record climate change deniers. So as election season kicks off, when a presidential candidate harbors...
View ArticleI Hereby Dub Thee...
Though the 2016 election is a year and a half away, the media have already decided how to define the emerging candidates. New York Magazine's Jaime Fuller has been cataloging journalists' favorite...
View Article2016 Election: Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina Enter Crowded GOP Field
Dr. Ben Carson is a retired neurosurgeon made famous by a YouTube clip of his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast two years ago. Carson sharply criticized President Obama's polices with President...
View ArticleYour Guide to the 2016 GOP Candidates
Ohio is the ultimate swing state, so the GOP settled on Cleveland for its 2016 Convention. As of now, it looks like convention organizers are going to have to build a two-story, Hollywood Squares-style...
View ArticleThis Gabfest Is On Background Edition
Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss upcoming First Amendment cases at the Supreme Court, Hillary Clinton's relationship with reporters, and Caitlyn Jenner's debut on the cover of...
View ArticleOhio Gov. John Kasich Enters Race for 2016
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.Ohio Governor John Kasich is entering the 2016 presidential race. He’s the 16th Republican officially running for president.Kasich is a fiscal...
View ArticleThe Schumers Tackle Gun Control; When Do 'All Lives Matter'?; Campus Mental...
New York Senator Chuck Schumer and stand-up comedienne Amy Schumer are not only cousins – they’re also gun control advocates. Hear the details of the legislation being proposed by the Schumers. Plus:...
View ArticleGovernors Ball: The GOP Candidates That Came From the Statehouse
Ten candidates for the White House - Jeb Bush, Rick Perry, John Kasich, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki, Scott Walker, Mike Huckabee, Martin O'Malley, Lincoln Chafee and Chris Christie - are running on...
View Article50 Years Later, Voting Rights Act Faces Challenges
Click on the audio player above to hear this story.On August 6th, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. But a number of legal cases across the country continue to pose...
View ArticlePost-Debate Glow and Glum
Eli Stokols, national political reporter for POLITICO, discusses some of the developing topics that came out of the recent GOP presidential debate, including Donald Trump's claim that he was asked...
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