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If You’re Fat, It’s Obama’s Fault If You’re Fat, It’s Obama’s Fault

The same people who believe in death panels now believe in skinny panels.

Dec 1, 2010 / Leslie Savan

‘The Republicans Do Not Care About the Unemployed in This Country’ ‘The Republicans Do Not Care About the Unemployed in This Country’

As jobless benefits expire for 800,000 American families, Congressman Jim McDermott says that instead of negotiating with Republicans, Obama and the Democrats should recognize...

Dec 1, 2010 / John Nichols

Katrina vanden Heuvel on ‘The Diane Rehm Show’: What Did Obama’s GOP Summit Accomplish? Katrina vanden Heuvel on ‘The Diane Rehm Show’: What Did Obama’s GOP Summit Accomplish?

Katrina vanden Heuvel joins Byron York and Ron Elving on The Diane Rehm Show to examine Obama's meeting with Republicans and the possibility of an across-the-aisle political coalit...

Dec 1, 2010 / Press Room

The (Not So) Secret (Anymore) US War in Pakistan

The (Not So) Secret (Anymore) US War in Pakistan The (Not So) Secret (Anymore) US War in Pakistan

Secret cables from US officials in Pakistan confirm that elite US Special Operations Forces have engaged in offensive operations in Pakistan despite repeated US denials.

Dec 1, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Hillary Clinton Gets Wiki-Served Hillary Clinton Gets Wiki-Served

Hillary Clinton should confront the unpleasant truths the cables reveal about US foreign policy and her own troubling directive that our diplomats should spy on their foreign colle...

Dec 1, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Why Health Care Reform Matters For Young People Why Health Care Reform Matters For Young People

 Young Invincibles pushes back against the movement to roll back health care legislation.

Dec 1, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette

The Kids Are Alright

The Kids Are Alright The Kids Are Alright

Britain's students take to the streets, determined not to get fooled again.

Dec 1, 2010 / Maria Margaronis

Pentagon Confirms: The Only Argument That Remains for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Is Bigotry

Pentagon Confirms: The Only Argument That Remains for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Is Bigotry Pentagon Confirms: The Only Argument That Remains for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Is Bigotry

A DoD study group has determined that repealing the policy will not damage the military.

Dec 1, 2010 / John Nichols

WikiLeaks vs. The Empire WikiLeaks vs. The Empire

Does anyone seriously expect the US government, and its global allies, to permit more revelations to leak out? Defenders of human rights need to be ready to stand up for WikiLeaks.

Nov 30, 2010 / Tom Hayden

Why Tax When You Can Freeze? Why Tax When You Can Freeze?

"The hard truth" is that controlling the deficit's going to "require some broad sacrifice" that public workers are going to have to share in, said the Pres.

Nov 30, 2010 / Laura Flanders

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