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The End of History (US Politics, Corporate Media and Consolidation, Executive Branch, Journalists and Journalism, Media Coverage of the War on Terrorism, US Military Presence Abroad, Society)

In 1996, Gore Vidal narrated his debacle defending the programs he wrote for the History Channel, which dealt with on the imperial aspects latent in the American presidency, to a panel of corporate media.

Gore Vidal
From Smoking Gun to Smoking Dog: A 'Beat The Devil' Investigation (Lived History, Government, Executive Branch)

 Why were two dogs gunned down right before the arrival of Air Force One?

Alexander Cockburn

Blogs

Senate to Investigate Texas Plant Explosion
George Zornick

Why won't the EPA regulate ammonium nitrate? Barbara Boxer wants to know.

April 30, 2013
The Bangladeshi Blood on America's Hands
William Greider

When will free-traders-gone-wild own up to their complicity in brutal injustices like last week’s deadly factory fire?

April 30, 2013
Sequestration 101: If a Budget Cut Doesn't Impact the Wealthy, Congress Won't Fix It
Bryce Covert

The poor have long known that a budget cut passed in Congress means hardship in real life. Now middle-class Americans realize that, too.

April 28, 2013
Well, La-Tee-Da: Congress Fixes Furloughs in Time to Fly Home for Weekend, Lets Everyone Else’s Pain from the Sequester Fester
Leslie Savan

Air traffic controllers are back on the job, but a host of other issues haven't been solved.

April 26, 2013
Governor Cuomo and the Working Families Party: Eve of Destruction?
Katrina vanden Heuvel

The governor’s attack on “cross-endorsements” is really a ploy to ban the pesky third party that stands up to corporate interests.

April 24, 2013
Jeremy Scahill: America's Secret Wars Around the World
Nation in the News

Under a Democratic administration's military crusade, the US is putting out a global warrant for its own attack.

April 23, 2013
Exit of Wall Street–Friendly Max Baucus is No Loss for Democrats
John Nichols

The Senate Finance Committee chair who often clashed with party progressives and populists is quitting. A very different Democrat might replace him.

April 23, 2013
Jeremy Scahill: The Secret Story Behind Obama's Assassination of Two Americans in Yemen
Nation in the News

Who were the al-Awlakis, and why did the US kill them?

April 23, 2013
Jeremy Scahill: Telling the Story of America's Dirty Wars
Nation in the News

What do we know—and not know—about the US’s covert, extrajudicial ops?

April 23, 2013
The Austerity Doctrine Exposed
Katrina vanden Heuvel

Budget cuts arise because of crises, not vice versa. Will congressional Republicans ever learn?

April 23, 2013