Politics

In the presidential debate on Oct. 16, Mitt Romney presented a hypothetical way to cap deductions and raise revenue.

Pick A Number: Let's Play 'Cap Those Deductions'

8:35am December 03, 2012

by Scott Horsley

Mitt Romney may have lost the election, but the tax policy he floated is sticking with congressional Republicans. Rather than raising rates, the GOP would prefer to shrink or eliminate deductions. So what would that do to the deficit — and to the middle class?

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GOP Bill On Immigrant Jobs Up For House Vote

8:06am November 30, 2012

Renee Montagne talks with Rep. Raul Labrador, Republican from Idaho and one of the congressmen who introduced the bill that's set for a vote Friday. The STEM Jobs Act allows people who are in the U.S. legally who are getting advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and math to stay and get their green cards, he says.

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Politics & Government

Ohio's 2004 Presidential Vote Still Being Contested

10:06am December 16, 2004

Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) is asking the FBI to investigate alleged election tampering in Ohio. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with Conyers, Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell and Melissa Harris Lacewell, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Chicago.

Politics & Government

Michael Eric Dyson: MLK's Civil Rights Legacy

10:06am December 16, 2004

Despite his many accolades, including the Nobel Peace Prize, there are still camps that condemn and criticize the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commentator Michael Eric Dyson and NPR's Tavis Smiley talk about the controversy over King's legacy.