Mitt Romney, Affirmative Action, and Binders Full of… What?

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Is Mitt Romney actually a proponent of Affirmative Action? Do Romney’s ‘Binders Full of Women’ actually help make gender a non-issue in hiring?

Binders Full of Women, Big Bird and America’s Obsession With Soundbite Politics

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Shawn Maxam believes we need to contextualize statements made by political figures if we really want to understand what is at stake.

Open Thread: 2012 Presidential Debates… Is There a Winner?

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Do debates ever really change a voter’s mind?

Weekly Racism Recap – 2012 Presidential Election Edition

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Shawn Maxam recaps racist stories from this year’s presidential election.

Is the Mitt Romney ‘Big Bird Outrage’ Justified?

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Liam Day adds some much-needed logical thinking to the debate about whether Mitt Romney wants to kill off Big Bird.

Why Mitt Romney Isn’t Wrong

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Mitt Romney let slip the big debate/campaign secret: you can’t win or lose, much less be right or wrong. It’s nothing but a word game on top of a mess of details that will make all the seemingly impossible big points work out in the end.

Is The Mitt Romney ‘Big Bird Outrage’ Justified?

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Liam Day adds some much-needed logical thinking to the debate about whether Mitt Romney wants to kill off Big Bird.

Does President’s Wedding Anniversary Mean Anything in Debate?

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It’s President Obama’s 20th wedding anniversary today. Should we cut him some slack?

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Obama and Zuckerberg are tight, your iPhone is stalking you, and the GOP lets gay candidate Fred Karger debate.