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Hot Plate: An Interview With Anna Lappé

Hot Plate: An Interview With Anna Lappé Hot Plate: An Interview With Anna Lappé

Anna Lappé, author of Diet for a Hot Planet, dishes on connections between what we eat and our warming planet.

Jun 8, 2010 / Tom Philpott

Blackwater for Sale Blackwater for Sale

Blackwater has announced the infamous mercenary company is for sale. Will this include the CIA assassination business and the company's forward operating bases in Afghanistan?

Jun 8, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Primary Day Primer

Primary Day Primer Primary Day Primer

It's the busiest primary day of the 2010 election season! Here are some trends to watch out for as progressive challenge Democratic insiders, Tea Partisans look for a win and voter...

Jun 8, 2010 / John Nichols

Isn’t There Some Room for Helen Thomas? Isn’t There Some Room for Helen Thomas?

Thomas's remarks were offensive, but considering her journalistic moxie and courage over many decades, isn't there room for someone who made a mistake, apologized for it and wants ...

Jun 7, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A Candidate Who Meets the Daniel Ellsberg Standard A Candidate Who Meets the Daniel Ellsberg Standard

Daniel Ellsberg doesn't ask much of members of Congress -- just that they obey their oath to defend the Constitution. Unfortunately, that's too much to ask of most members and most...

Jun 7, 2010 / John Nichols

Memo to President: Do Not Trust BP Memo to President: Do Not Trust BP

Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel appears on Real Time with Bill Maher warning the president to regulate the oil industry and not vice versa.

Jun 7, 2010 / Press Room

Memo to President: Do Not Trust BP Memo to President: Do Not Trust BP

Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel appears on Real Time with Bill Maher warning the president to regulate the oil industry and not vice versa.

Jun 7, 2010 / Real Time with Bill Maher

In Afghanistan, the Beginning of the End? In Afghanistan, the Beginning of the End?

With eighteen Democratic senators voting for Feingold’s call for withdrawal from Afghanistan, is a long and bloody end to the quagmire in sight?

Jun 7, 2010 / Tom Hayden

Can Obama Seize the Energy Moment?

Can Obama Seize the Energy Moment? Can Obama Seize the Energy Moment?

Will Obama stand up to big energy in deeds as well as words?

Jun 7, 2010 / Bill McKibben

Wikileaks Whistleblower Says Docs Show ‘Almost Criminal Political Dealings’ Wikileaks Whistleblower Says Docs Show ‘Almost Criminal Political Dealings’

A US military intelligence analyst, who claimed to be the source for the Wikileaks "Collateral Murder" video, has reportedly been arrested. But the biggest story here may...

Jun 7, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

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