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The Playing Field as Battlefield

The Playing Field as Battlefield The Playing Field as Battlefield

The CIA and me and other adventures in American sports.

Jun 8, 2010 / Lewis Lapham

Learning from Roosevelt(s) Learning from Roosevelt(s)

Obama could don the mantle of two Roosevelts at once.

Jun 8, 2010 / Laura Flanders

BP Gets a Bitter Lesson From Bhopal

BP Gets a Bitter Lesson From Bhopal BP Gets a Bitter Lesson From Bhopal

Let the Bhopal case settlement be a horrifying reminder: it is a constant temptation for profit-maximizing corporations to cut corners on safety.

Jun 8, 2010 / Mark Hertsgaard

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

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