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Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

This day in history, Alan Lomax and a message from Gershom Gorenberg.

Jan 14, 2011 / Eric Alterman

The Breakdown: Should the US Return to the Gold Standard?

The Breakdown: Should the US Return to the Gold Standard? The Breakdown: Should the US Return to the Gold Standard?

Congressman Ron Paul is a supporter of it. Arizona shooter Jared Lee Loughner had a sick obsession with it. What would happen if the United States switched back to the gold standar...

Jan 14, 2011 / Chris Hayes

Antichoice at the End of Life Antichoice at the End of Life

Just after Christmas, the "death panel" meme was resurrected by healthcare opponents who worked the same network that has been fighting legal abortion since the 1970s.

Jan 13, 2011 / Ann Neumann

Widening Concern for Public Workers Widening Concern for Public Workers

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. died in Memphis where he was showing support for the right of public employees to organize and strike.  We remember this, during a time when public...

Jan 13, 2011 / Laura Flanders

House Republicans Plan Symbolic Repeal Vote on the Healthcare Law House Republicans Plan Symbolic Repeal Vote on the Healthcare Law

"We'll show the poor."

Jan 13, 2011 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Varieties of Hatred Varieties of Hatred

The violence of political rhetoric, upcoming films and the mail.

Jan 13, 2011 / Eric Alterman

On Sarah Palin’s Death Threat Claims On Sarah Palin’s Death Threat Claims

It is irresponsible, at best, for ABC to further the Sarah Palin death-threat-meme based on hearsay from her aides without any corroborating evidence.

Jan 13, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein

Tragedy in Arizona

Tragedy in Arizona Tragedy in Arizona

The shootings underscore that a strong social compact is the only real route to safety.

Jan 13, 2011 / The Editors

Noted. Noted.

John Nichols on Tom DeLay, Isabel Macdonald on donor aid to Haiti

Jan 13, 2011 / Various Contributors

Green Energy Opponents Are the Real Job Killers

Green Energy Opponents Are the Real Job Killers Green Energy Opponents Are the Real Job Killers

The American economy needs a clean tech transformation.

Jan 13, 2011 / David Fenton

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