Dana Liebelson

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Dana Liebelson is a fellow for Mother Jones. A graduate of George Washington University, she has worked for a variety of advocacy organizations in the District, including the Project on Government Oversight, International Center for Journalists, Rethink Media, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and Change.org. She speaks Mandarin and German, and plays violin in the D.C.-based Indie rock band Bellflur.

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CHART: 40 years later, Roe v. Wade is still under siege

January 22, 2013, at 9:00 AM

Last year, 43 provisions in 19 states sought to restrict access to abortion

The Supreme Court takes on gay marriage rights today: 4 things you need to know

November 30, 2012, at 10:20 AM

SCOTUS may take on cases that decide important issues relating to same-sex marriage, but the court will not rule on whether it should be legal nationwide

Obama's war on hackers: 5 things you need to know

November 27, 2012, at 10:35 AM

The president reportedly plans to issue an executive order to protect the nation's critical systems from cyber attacks, and Republicans are not happy

4 failures Obama should remedy in his second term

November 15, 2012, at 6:20 AM

The president no longer has to worry about getting votes, so he should start addressing the politically problematic things he ignored in his first term

A tale of two Americans: How they'd fare under Obama and Romney

November 2, 2012, at 6:22 AM

Let's take a closer look at how President Obama and Mitt Romney's policies would affect the lives of two very different kinds of voters

Miss Bush? Vote Romney!

October 18, 2012, at 6:11 AM

The GOP nominee is George W. 2.0 — and the new model may be even more extreme

Why the culture war is crushing Mitt Romney

October 5, 2012, at 6:15 AM

The GOP nominee has been tasked with espousing a party platform chock full of fringe social issues that are endangering his bid for the White House

The Mitt Romney we have always known

September 20, 2012, at 11:00 AM

The political world is shocked — shocked! — by the Republican's glib dismissal of 47 percent of Americans. But these comments were very much in character

4 human rights the GOP forgot to protect

September 7, 2012, at 6:30 AM

Gallingly, the Republican Party's platform barely addresses the preservation and spread of key freedoms abroad

What a Montana farmer could teach Romney and Obama

August 23, 2012, at 6:00 PM

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) is in a heated race for re-election, but he's not afraid to tackle the thorny issues that Romney and Obama are terrified to touch

What Mitt Romney's Israel fumbles say about his foreign policy

August 8, 2012, at 7:01 AM

Saying controversial things on his recent trip abroad wasn't just about Romney's foot-in-mouth problem, but also a sign of how he'd work the world stage as president

What the Tea Party can teach Mitt Romney about defense spending

July 27, 2012, at 6:43 AM

Romney says cuts to the defense budget would be devastating, but he should take a cue from the Tea Party and call for a reduction in Pentagon spending

The GOP's make-believe voter fraud epidemic

July 11, 2012, at 4:30 PM

The Republican war on barely-existent voter fraud threatens to disenfranchise countless American citizens

President Obama's poor pardoning record

July 4, 2012, at 10:00 AM

With only 23 pardons to his name, President Obama is on track to free fewer prisoners than almost every other president in American history

Are U.S. military leaders lying about Afghanistan?

June 13, 2012, at 6:00 PM

A decorated Army vet levels some devastating accusations at the top brass. And it's time for lawmakers to listen up

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