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Daniel Orozco, Orientation and Other Stories; Mercè Rodoreda, The Selected Stories of Mercè Rodoreda.

May 18, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Alexandra Schwartz

David Brooks

The Dumbest Story Ever Told: On David Brooks The Dumbest Story Ever Told: On David Brooks

The Social Animal is a deep and public embarrassment, a lumpy hybrid of fable, neuroscience and social engineering.

May 18, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Gary Greenberg

Cornel West and Melissa Harris-Perry at Odds on Obama’s Performance Cornel West and Melissa Harris-Perry at Odds on Obama’s Performance

Princeton Professor Cornel West says the president has failed to deliver to America's for the constituencies that voted him into office, The Nation's Melissa Hariss-Perry says...

May 18, 2011 / Press Room

Cornel West and Melissa Harris-Perry at Odds on Obama’s Performance Cornel West and Melissa Harris-Perry at Odds on Obama’s Performance

Princeton Professor Cornel West says the president has failed to deliver to the constituencies that voted him into office, The Nation's Melissa Hariss-Perry says that criticism is ...

May 18, 2011 / The Ed Show

Jeremy Scahill: Inside Erik Prince’s United Arab Emirates Mercenary Army Jeremy Scahill: Inside Erik Prince’s United Arab Emirates Mercenary Army

Why is Blackwater founder Erik Prince building a mercenary army for the United Arab Emirates? The contracted guns will be much less involved in maintaining the peace than they...

May 18, 2011 / Press Room

Is America Still Beautiful without Medicare? Is America Still Beautiful without Medicare?

New video highlights the regressive nature of Paul Ryan's plan to privatize Medicare.

May 18, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Obama Campaign Launches Birther Merchandise—’Made in the USA’ Obama Campaign Launches Birther Merchandise—’Made in the USA’

The Obama campaign is fundraising off the birthers.

May 18, 2011 / Ari Melber

Jeremy Scahill: Inside Erik Prince’s United Arab Emirates Mercenary Army Jeremy Scahill: Inside Erik Prince’s United Arab Emirates Mercenary Army

Why is Blackwater founder Erik Prince building a mercenary army for the United Arab Emirates? The contracted guns will be much less involved in maintaining the peace than they...

May 18, 2011 / Democracy Now!

Paul Ryan Aims to Rebrand His Medicare Plan, But Nobody’s Buying It Paul Ryan Aims to Rebrand His Medicare Plan, But Nobody’s Buying It

Paul Ryan says his plan to overhaul Medicare empowers Americans and guarantees coverage options. What it really does is gives the private insurance industry a green light to prey o...

May 18, 2011 / The Ed Show

White House Seeks Executive Order to Expose Anonymous Political Spending

White House Seeks Executive Order to Expose Anonymous Political Spending White House Seeks Executive Order to Expose Anonymous Political Spending

With the DISCLOSE Act dead in Congress, the White House is trying new ways to force disclosure of anonymous corporate spending in our elections.

May 18, 2011 / George Zornick

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