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Facing a primary challenger might force Obama to embrace progressive ideals—and he can’t win 2012 if he doesn’t.

Katrina vanden Heuvel calls for a plausible exit strategy hours before President Barack Obama's speech to Americans on Libya.

As before, hypocrites are lining their coffers by pandering to ignorance and xenophobia.

"Live as if you are free" and other lessons of the past can help us build a progressive future.

"Real America" is nothing more than a state of mind.

Washington editor Chris Hayes and Pat Buchanan debate immigration reform.

How groundbreaking is research showing that Hispanics have a crime rate comparable to white Americans? Katha Pollitt and Alexander Cockburn debate.

A host of politicians and pundits would have you believe that Hispanic immigrants are to blame for an uptick in urban crime. They're wrong.

How well do you remember the events that shook up--and let down--America in 2010?

The Nation's Chris Hayes analyzes the Republican response to the popular protests in Iran.