Must-reads of 2012: politics December 26, 2012 By Liz Cox Barrett and Greg Marx What you should have read (in case you didn’t)
Factchecking the ‘gifts’ theory of politics November 15, 2012 By Greg Marx LAT, NYT break news on Mitt Romney’s remarks—and also offer a skeptical look
An election post-mortem on Medicare coverage November 15, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Coverage? Yes. Guidance? Not so much
What happened, anyway? November 13, 2012 By Walter Shapiro The election may be over, but the self-protective spin is not
WSJ gets lost in the weeds with the Romney campaign November 8, 2012 By Ryan Chittum A too-savvy take and flawed assumptions undermine some interesting reporting
Ask Romney This: What will replace Obamacare? November 2, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman A vague healthcare plan raises many questions
The Ad Wars: Romney’s Last-Minute Deceptions November 1, 2012 By Sasha Chavkin Swing state reporters—watch for ninth-inning spitballs
A muddy Bloomberg story sets up Romney’s Jeep attack November 1, 2012 By Ryan Chittum The wire’s poorly worded story is misread
Bloomberg digs up more on Romney’s tax avoidance October 31, 2012 By Ryan Chittum This loophole used the Mormon church’s tax-exempt status to defer bills
Ask Obama This: Can you imagine criminal justice reform? October 24, 2012 By Farai Chideya A nearly forgotten topic that impacts the budget, families, and communities
Ask Obama and Romney this: What about climate change? October 24, 2012 By Curtis Brainard Schieffer misses media’s last chance to pop the question on a big stage
Ask Obama and Romney this: Where is Africa? October 23, 2012 By Howard W. French An enormous opportunity for the US could slip past
Ask Obama and Romney This: What if China squares off with Japan? October 22, 2012 By Howard W. French An emerging, and little discussed, dilemma
The word on the street: worried October 15, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman In New Hampshire voters are fretting about…everything
TNR causes trouble for coal baron October 12, 2012 By Curtis Brainard Exposé on pressuring employees to make campaign contributions stirs inquiry
The debate: Some healthcare ‘facts’ that shouldn’t stand October 8, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Reporters did good fact checking, but also left falsehoods on the table
Audit Notes: Romney and taxes, prison phone racket, WSJ October 5, 2012 By Ryan Chittum The Atlantic eyes the Republican’s corporate tax plan
Debate advice: Turn off Twitter October 3, 2012 By Walter Shapiro To hear like a voter you have to listen
Romney’s gift to reporters October 2, 2012 By Ryan Chittum A Bloomberg investigation details yet another aspect of the candidate’s tax avoidance
Audit Notes: ‘makers and takers’ edition September 19, 2012 By Ryan Chittum Romney’s "47 percent" comment continues to reverberate
Mitt Romney and the Lucky Duckies September 18, 2012 By Ryan Chittum A gaffe created in the Fox News/WSJ editorial page echo chamber
Medicare: Where’s the evidence that vouchers save money? September 18, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman The National Journal seeks some, and comes up empty
Romney’s welfare ads: Whom do they affect? September 17, 2012 By Greg Marx A consensus about coded racial appeals may be only half right
Audit Notes: NYT and Bain, Dimon’s Comp Committee, 401(k)s September 13, 2012 By Ryan Chittum Too much focus on Romney, who left the company years before the alleged collusion
What a higher Retirement Age really means September 13, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman A Social Security mini-primer
Audit Notes: Bain’s LBOs, Star Tribune, Wolff on JRC September 11, 2012 By Ryan Chittum ProPublica reports that the "turnaround artist" narrative is off
Conventions create climate coverage September 5, 2012 By Curtis Brainard While ScienceDebate.org gets some answers