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Obama Tears Down the Wall | Meeting the tallest of rhetorical orders, the candidate echoes the great communicator... and sounds, yes, like a president.
John Nichols
» Capitolism
TheNewKlan.Org | Bill O'Reilly says MoveOn is the new Klan.
Christopher Hayes
» The Beat
John Conyers and an Opening for the Constitution | Friday's hearing on presidential accountability an end but rather the beginning of a process of renewal.
John Nichols
» Passing Through
Doing More With Less | Youth turnout expectations are higher than ever. So why is funding for young voter mobilization drying up?
Michael Connery
» The Dreyfuss Report
Maliki the Thug | He says he wants the US out, but a former Iraqi prime minister has other ideas about Maliki.
Robert Dreyfuss
» The Notion
Fox News Attacked by Rapper, Blackroots & Colbert (Updated) | Fox's worst nightmare: Liberal bloggers and Black hip hop.
Ari Melber
» 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
» 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
» 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
Premium Events
New York State Marches for Peace
Charles Potts will read poetry and prose from his memoir of Berkeley in the 1960s, Valga Krusa. The event is part of a regular series held the second Friday of every month at Kings Bookstore, 218 St. Helens Street, presented by Puget Sound Poetry Connection, Connie Walle, president. 253-471-8804.
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The second annual Houston Palestine Film Festival brings an honest and independent view of Palestine and its diaspora’s society, culture and political travails through the art of film. This group of groundbreaking cinematic texts rise above the degrading stereotypes or reductively politicized depictions of Palestinians. A major goal of the Festival is to directly expose our local community to the perspective of artists as a first step toward circumventing the many government and media filters that pollute our understanding of Palestine and the wider region. Visit www.hpff.org for more information.
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The American Constituti0n Society's Connecticut Lawyer Chapter and the Council for a Livable World present "Under the Eagle's Wing: The National Security Strategy of the United States for 2009," featuring Gary Hart, former US Senator, former presidential candidate and author. At Shipman & Goodwin LLP, One Constitution Plaza. RSVP.
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New York State citizens will march each day in support of soldiers and Iraq Veterans Against the War. Final march on May 17 will be followed by the Fort Drum Spring Festival. Free admission. Join us for any or all segments of the marches. Can't walk with us but want to support us? Checks can be made out to "Citizen Soldier" (write "Nation/May March" in memo), 267 Fifth Avenue, No. 901, New York, NY 10016. For routes and more information, see www.nysmarchesforpeace.org.
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"An Alternative Literary Festival," with a full weekend of events. Saints & Sinners was designed as an innovative way to reach the community with information about HIV/AIDS, particularly disseminating prevention messages via the writers, thinkers and spokespeople of the GLBT community, and to bring the GLBT literary community together to celebrate the literary arts. Tickets range from $15 to $100 for a weekend pass. One-day passes are available onsite and (until May 5) online. 504-581-1144
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