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New Ohio Bill Prohibits Late Term Abortions New Ohio Bill Prohibits Late Term Abortions

Aside from being an obvious infringement on women's rights and privacy, the bill promotes unsafe and unhealthy medical practices, as late term abortions are typically due to health...

Jul 21, 2011 / MSNBC

How Not to Make Friends in the Greater Middle East How Not to Make Friends in the Greater Middle East

A look at America’s "singular achievement" in Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Greater Middle East.

Jul 21, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt

Scrutiny on Murdoch’s School Reform Agenda Grows Scrutiny on Murdoch’s School Reform Agenda Grows

Now that Murdoch’s in the limelight, will News Corp's attempts to sell educational technology to school districts come under fire?

Jul 21, 2011 / Dana Goldstein

On Fiscal Policy, the Country Takes Another Rightward Turn On Fiscal Policy, the Country Takes Another Rightward Turn

 The public loves President Obama's rhetoric of austerity and responsibility, but it signals a turn away from the liberal project.

Jul 21, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

Bloomberg Goes ‘Beyond Coal’; Activists Step Up Protests Against Tar Sands

Bloomberg Goes ‘Beyond Coal’; Activists Step Up Protests Against Tar Sands Bloomberg Goes ‘Beyond Coal’; Activists Step Up Protests Against Tar Sands

Mayor Mike makes a $50 million donation to help the Sierra Club's “Beyond Coal” campaign. Meanwhile, Bill McKibben and Naomi Klein rally over a thousand demonstrators f...

Jul 21, 2011 / Mark Hertsgaard

Gang of Pain: Who Suffers Under the Bipartisan Deficit Reduction Scheme

Gang of Pain: Who Suffers Under the Bipartisan Deficit Reduction Scheme Gang of Pain: Who Suffers Under the Bipartisan Deficit Reduction Scheme

Tax cuts for billionaires and corporations. Cuts to the elderly, students, the disabled and poor. Welcome to the Gang of Six's idea of "shared sacrifice."

Jul 20, 2011 / George Zornick

A Progressive Victory in Wisconsin Is a Blow Against Governor Walker A Progressive Victory in Wisconsin Is a Blow Against Governor Walker

Last night, Wisconsinites in three different Democratic districts headed to the polls and overwhelmingly elected State Democratic Senator Dave Hansen as their candidate for the com...

Jul 20, 2011 / Press Room

A Progressive Victory in Wisconsin Is a Blow Against Governor Walker A Progressive Victory in Wisconsin Is a Blow Against Governor Walker

Last night, Wisconsinites in three different Democratic districts headed to the polls and overwhelmingly elected State Democratic Senator Dave Hansen as their candidate for the com...

Jul 20, 2011 / The Ed Show

Go Gang of Seventy

Go Gang of Seventy Go Gang of Seventy

The People’s Budget is endorsed by a Gang of Seventy, not a Gang of Six—not to mention a majority of Americans. Why won't the establishment pay attention to it?

Jul 20, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Remembering Andrew Boyd Remembering Andrew Boyd

Andrew Boyd was a prolific journalist and popular historian who for decades enlivened the Belfast writing scene with his trenchant opinions and researches into the city's history a...

Jul 20, 2011 / David McKittrick

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