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Chase’s Foreclosure Disgrace

Chase’s Foreclosure Disgrace Chase’s Foreclosure Disgrace

Three working homeowners in Queens faced foreclosure—and JP Morgan Chase refused to modify their mortgages. Now they've brought a lawsuit, and the bank is suddenly respo...

May 11, 2010 / Greg Kaufmann

Saving the Planet Saving the Planet

A Twitter guide to climate change news, resources and activism.

May 11, 2010 / Peter Rothberg

How to Turn Congess, Inc., Back to Just Congress How to Turn Congess, Inc., Back to Just Congress

The biggest political scandal of our age is the pay-to-play system that buys up Congress, pollutes our political system with special-interest cash and deep-sixes the kind of bold ...

May 11, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Senate Votes to Audit the Fed

Senate Votes to Audit the Fed Senate Votes to Audit the Fed

After years of being dismissed and disregarded, the "Audit the Fed" movement—with a remarkable left-right coalition—wins a 96-0 vote in the Senate.

May 11, 2010 / John Nichols

Haim the Israel Lobby Haim the Israel Lobby

Connie Bruck's devastating portrait of Haim Saban, the Israeli billionaire, shows the inner working of the Israel lobby in all of its ugliness.

May 11, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

Lena Horne: Tireless Campaigner for Social and Economic Justice

Lena Horne: Tireless Campaigner for Social and Economic Justice Lena Horne: Tireless Campaigner for Social and Economic Justice

Born into the civil rights struggle, the actress and singer had a long and remarkable history as an activist who sacrificed for the struggle against segregation and economic injust...

May 11, 2010 / John Nichols

Gen. McChrystal to Give Closed-Door Briefing to Senate Gen. McChrystal to Give Closed-Door Briefing to Senate

Will Senators ask McChrystal about secret prisons or massacre cover-ups?

May 11, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Cautious Yet Troubling Pick in Kagan Cautious Yet Troubling Pick in Kagan

Katrina vanden Heuvel describes Kagan as a careful choice, who needs to be pressed about her views on executive power.

May 11, 2010 / Press Room

Cautious Yet Troubling Pick in Kagan Cautious Yet Troubling Pick in Kagan

Katrina vanden Heuvel describes Kagan as a careful choice, who needs to be pressed about her views on executive power.

May 11, 2010 / The Ed Show

Will Obama Listen to Karzai? Will Obama Listen to Karzai?

Just weeks ago, Karzai was slamming Obama for trying to undermine his plan to talk peace with the Taliban. Has anything really changed?

May 11, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

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