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The Silly Deficit Dances Washington Does

The Silly Deficit Dances Washington Does The Silly Deficit Dances Washington Does

Maybe it’s time to give up the deficit reduction charade.

Feb 5, 2014 / George Zornick

Beyond Belief

Beyond Belief Beyond Belief

Conservative religious thinkers and their intellectual crusades.

Feb 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann

This Band Billed the Pentagon $666,000 for Using Its Music to Torture GITMO Prisoners

This Band Billed the Pentagon $666,000 for Using Its Music to Torture GITMO Prisoners This Band Billed the Pentagon $666,000 for Using Its Music to Torture GITMO Prisoners

Industrial rock band Skinny Puppy doesn't want its music to be used "as a weapon."

Feb 5, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Dave Zirin: Controversy Surrounds the 2014 Sochi Olympics

Dave Zirin: Controversy Surrounds the 2014 Sochi Olympics Dave Zirin: Controversy Surrounds the 2014 Sochi Olympics

Samantha Retrosi and Dave Zirin appear on Democracy Now! just two days before the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympics.

Feb 5, 2014 / Press Room

The Teacher Commitment That Cannot Be Evaluated With Tests

The Teacher Commitment That Cannot Be Evaluated With Tests The Teacher Commitment That Cannot Be Evaluated With Tests

When a winter storm gridlocked Georgia, teachers and school employees proved their worth.

Feb 5, 2014 / John Nichols

Would You Want Your 12-Year-Old Child Picking Tobacco?

Would You Want Your 12-Year-Old Child Picking Tobacco? Would You Want Your 12-Year-Old Child Picking Tobacco?

Fusion and the Nation I-Fund report on the thousands of child farmworkers laboring in American tobacco fields. 

Feb 5, 2014 / Press Room

Why Now Is the Time to Reform How We Elect the President

Why Now Is the Time to Reform How We Elect the President Why Now Is the Time to Reform How We Elect the President

The power brokers of both parties are already busy trying to shut down debate and shut out alternatives for 2016.

Feb 5, 2014 / The Editors

7 Questions for Tish James

7 Questions for Tish James 7 Questions for Tish James

New York City’s new public advocate on homeless children, the former mayor and her office’s shrunken budget.

Feb 5, 2014 / Laura Flanders

What Ailes the Media?

What Ailes the Media? What Ailes the Media?

A biography by Gabriel Sherman clarifies the Fox impresario’s role in his network’s deceptions.

Feb 5, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

Two High-Profile Lawsuits Are Challenging Virginia’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Two High-Profile Lawsuits Are Challenging Virginia’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Two High-Profile Lawsuits Are Challenging Virginia’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Could one of them be on the road to the Supreme Court?

Feb 5, 2014 / Lizzy Ratner

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