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Diamondbacks Owner Ken Kendrick Continues to Support SB 1070 Diamondbacks Owner Ken Kendrick Continues to Support SB 1070

On May 20th Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick will a private fundraiser inside his owners box at Chase Field for SB 1070 supporter State Senator Jonathan Paton. While Kendric...

May 10, 2010 / Dave Zirin

Defense Secretary Tells Congress to Cut Pentagon Waste Defense Secretary Tells Congress to Cut Pentagon Waste

Robert Gates calls for Congress, the Pentagon, and defense contractors to make serious cuts.

May 8, 2010 / John Nichols

Interview: “Disposable Soldiers” Interview: “Disposable Soldiers”

BBC/PRI's "The World" interviews reporter Joshua Kors about his ongoing series on the deliberate misdiagnosis of injured returning veterans. 

May 8, 2010 / Press Room

When Wall Street Trades Move Too Fast To Avoid Crashing the Economy, Regulators Should Slow Things Down When Wall Street Trades Move Too Fast To Avoid Crashing the Economy, Regulators Should Slow Things Down

Thursday's almost 1,000-point collapse in the Dow may have resulted from a mistake. But the mistake was almost certainly made possible—and dramatically more threatening&mdash...

May 8, 2010 / John Nichols

Britain and Greece: Democracy vs. the Markets Britain and Greece: Democracy vs. the Markets

Protesters in London are calling on Nick Clegg to hold out for electoral reform, but both in Britain and in Greece "the markets" are squeezing democracy.

May 8, 2010 / Maria Margaronis

Los Angeles Law Shows US Trending Toward Drug Liberalization Los Angeles Law Shows US Trending Toward Drug Liberalization

The progressive trend towards comprehensive drug law reform continues. 

May 7, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

History is Calling You History is Calling You

Twelve steps toward bringing true populism to America.

May 7, 2010 / Peter Rothberg

The Gender Equity Bubble Goes Pop!

The Gender Equity Bubble Goes Pop! The Gender Equity Bubble Goes Pop!

Mothers are wonders. But they might prefer not to be giving quite so much—in fact, research suggests they're at the breaking point.

May 7, 2010 / Sharon Lerner

Bloggers Weigh in On “What’s Right With Arkansas” Bloggers Weigh in On “What’s Right With Arkansas”

Lincoln-Halter cover story gets some attention on the ground. 

May 7, 2010 / Press Room

Britain: The Morning After

Britain: The Morning After Britain: The Morning After

Though it's still too soon to declare a winner, Britain's parliamentary election has some clear losers.

May 7, 2010 / D.D. Guttenplan

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