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Clinton Gets It Wrong on Iran Sanctions Clinton Gets It Wrong on Iran Sanctions

Blocking Iran from acquiring nuclear equipment is one thing. Trying to shut down Iran's economy is "regime change."

Jan 11, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Eric Alterman Reacts to the Arizona Shooting and Discusses ‘Kabuki Democracy’ Eric Alterman Reacts to the Arizona Shooting and Discusses ‘Kabuki Democracy’

Eric Alterman, columnist for The Nation, and the author of the new book Kabuki Democracy: The System vs. Barack Obama, appeared on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show to comment on the shoo...

Jan 11, 2011 / Press Room

Eric Alterman Reacts to the Arizona Shooting and Discusses ‘Kabuki Democracy’ Eric Alterman Reacts to the Arizona Shooting and Discusses ‘Kabuki Democracy’

Eric Alterman, columnist for The Nation, and the author of the new book Kabuki Democracy: The System vs. Barack Obama, appeared on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show to comment on the shooti...

Jan 11, 2011 / The Brian Lehrer Show

The Horror in Arizona

The Horror in Arizona The Horror in Arizona

The attack on Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson was an assault on democracy.

Jan 11, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Globe’s Limitations: How Peak Oil Threatens Economic Growth The Globe’s Limitations: How Peak Oil Threatens Economic Growth

How does the depletion of oil supplies threaten both our economy and our political system? Part two in a video series from The Nation and On the Earth productions.

Jan 11, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

Addicted to Numbers Addicted to Numbers

Misleading narratives about the Afghan opium trade have led to counterproductive eradication strategies.

Jan 11, 2011 / Paul Fishstein and David Mansfield

Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It? (Guantánamo Turns 9) Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It? (Guantánamo Turns 9)

What we see when we see the photos of the first twenty detainees the Bush administration transferred to Camp X-Ray.

Jan 11, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein

Is Lockheed Martin Shadowing You? Is Lockheed Martin Shadowing You?

Have you noticed that Lockheed Martin, the giant weapons corporation, is shadowing you? If you have a life, Lockheed Martin is likely a part of it.

Jan 11, 2011 / William D. Hartung

Arizona Faces ‘Lethal Combination’ of Guns and Hate Speech Arizona Faces ‘Lethal Combination’ of Guns and Hate Speech

Jeff Biggers appears on Democracy Now! to talk about the assassination attempt on Congresswoman Giffords in Arizona, what it was like to grow up in a "gun state,"&...

Jan 11, 2011 / Press Room

Tom DeLay Is Finally Rewarded for His Years of Public Service: With a Jail Sentence Tom DeLay Is Finally Rewarded for His Years of Public Service: With a Jail Sentence

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who took pay-to-play politics to extremes, is sentenced to jail time. It's a small measure of accountability for the large&nb...

Jan 11, 2011 / John Nichols

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