» The Notion
Fox News Attacked by Rapper, Blackroots & Colbert | Fox's worst nightmare: Liberal bloggers and Black hip hop.
Ari Melber
» The Beat
Obama Sets the Right Middle East Peace Timeline | Like Carter, he says he would start working on inauguration day.
John Nichols
» Capitolism
Why Air Travel Sux: An Explanation | An airline expert responds to our irresponsible bashing of big air.
Christopher Hayes
» The Dreyfuss Report
Back in the USSR | Russia hinting about challenges to US in Cuba and Venezuela. Sound like the good old days?
Robert Dreyfuss
» ActNow!
Send Karl Rove to Jail | The former Bush advisor regards the law with contempt, so it's time the law and Congress hold him in contempt as well.
Peter Rothberg
» Campaign 08
McCain Campaign: Obama is "Frighteningly Inexperienced" | A top surrogate, on a campaign call, peddles fantasy and falsehood.
John Nichols
» Editor's Cut
Rethinking Afghanistan | There is no easy answer but we need to think beyond the reflexive response of troop escalation in order to find sane and humane alternatives.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
» Passing Through
In Youth Organizing, the Old Becomes New Again | Organizational models and institutions from the 2004 election are beginning to see a revival in 2008.
Michael Connery
» And Another Thing
McCain Opposes Contraception -- Pass It On | He's for Viagra and against the pill. Why won't the media cover this important story?
Katha Pollitt
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"Fidel Steps Aside: His Legacy, Cuba's Future." A conversation with Dawn Gable, a freelance translator and writer and member of the Santa Cruz Cuba Study Group. She has just returned from Cuba. Community Media Center, 900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto. Free. Wheelchair accessible
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Join award-winning journalist and author of All the Shah's Men Stephen Kinzer as he discusses the current troubled relationship between the United States and Iran. Mr. Kinzer will examine recent and historic events and analyze how they inform the situation we face today. The discussion will also address potential for reconciliation and cooperation between the two countries. Free. At Concord High School at 170 Warren Street in the auditorium.
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