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A short history of the phony political convention
Andrew O'Hehir
The GOP's phony living-room stage is the latest twist in a history of carefully crafted, content-free spectacle
Abortion, a love story
Gila Lyons
Our romance began on Passover and became a lesson in passion, creation and the freedom of choice
Letting Romney off easy
David Sirota
Why was a reporter praised this week for choosing not to ask Mitt Romney hard questions about Todd Akin?
GOP: The anti-woman warriors
Sally Kohn
After Todd Akin exposed their extremism, Republicans are once again trying to blame Democrats for a "war on women"
Punk rock made me a lefty
Sarah Jaffe
I grew up in a conservative household, and political music opened my eyes to the world
Is Ryan going rogue?
Joan Walsh
He admits he still opposes abortion in cases of rape and incest, as the GOP gets ready to rumble in Tampa
Their own private convention
Alex Seitz-Wald
GOP mega-donors get their own convention; Romney's energy giveaway; and other top Friday stories
Bishops: God votes Republican
Sarah Posner
Cardinal Dolan's benediction at the GOP Convention makes clear the Catholic bishops have taken sides
China rocks out
Ali Pechman
A new book examines how the Chinese have embraced rock 'n' roll despite the government's constant surveillance
Todd Akin: Blame “Law and Order”
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A handful of false claims help the right talk about "legitimate rape" -- and lots of them are from TV and movies
Mitt Romney, human cipher
Steve Erickson
The former Massachusetts governor's lack of substance, conviction, and integrity reflects the current Republican Party's identity crisis.
Romney’s abortion doctor
Alex Seitz-Wald
Romney met with Jack Willke, who popularized Akin's theory of abortion; and other top Thursday stories
Feminism’s next big step
Laura Gottesdiener
Breaking the glass ceiling was nice, but women must now find their own definition of success
Stem cells: A culture war gone quiet
Alex Seitz-Wald
The GOP is so against stem-cell research that it's in the party platform. So why won't Republicans talk about it?
Republicans’ extremist web
E.J. Graff
It's easy to connect the dots on the GOP's conservative social agenda
The GOP: Party of quacks
Amanda Marcotte
How the antiabortion movement taught the Republican Party to hate science
Gary Johnson: Ryan’s no libertarian
Alex Pareene
Actual Libertarian candidate calls Ryan "anything but libertarian"
Todd Akin: Right-wing martyr
Irin Carmon
The GOP may have turned on him, but the Missouri candidate has become a hero to the antiabortion faithful
The fanatical GOP
Robert Reich
A once great political party has been leveled by extremists and loons
Akin hasn’t changed Paul Ryan’s mind
Alex Seitz-Wald
In an interview, the vice-presidential nominee stands by his record opposing abortion in all cases, including rape
GOP platform adopts Arizona law
Alex Seitz-Wald
With its official embrace of his immigration politics, the GOP is becoming the party of Kris Kobach
The GOP reaps what it sowed
Joan Walsh
The GOP sold its soul to the extremist Christian right. So why do its leaders act surprised by their Todd Akins?
Eight staggering GOP comments on rape and women
Sarah Seltzer, Lauren Kelley
It's not just GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin. It's practically a party tradition
Akin is the GOP
Marie Myung-Ok Lee
His remarks reveal, again, what Republicans believe about abortion, and women
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