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According to the 3/50 Project, for every $100 spent in locally owned independent stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll, and other expenditures. If you spend ...

Jul 23, 2009 / Peter Rothberg

Jon Stewart Slams the ‘Birther’ Movement Jon Stewart Slams the ‘Birther’ Movement

Despite the overwhelming evidence, right-wingers insist Obama is not a US citizen, spreading rumors on television and the Internet.

Jul 23, 2009 / The Daily Show

Justice Holmes: Flowering and Defeat Justice Holmes: Flowering and Defeat

The Great Dissenter would have had a lot to say about the current Supreme Court--and none of it good.

Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / Max Lerner

Eleanor Roosevelt: 1884-1962 Eleanor Roosevelt: 1884-1962

There probably wasn't a more recognized woman in the world in part because she reminded us what human beings are supposed to be.

Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / Archibald MacLeish

Obama Recognizes He Must Lead on Health Care Obama Recognizes He Must Lead on Health Care

Barack Obama's most ardent critics would have us believe that his bumbling of the healthcare reform push -- and, yes, he has bumbled it -- will doom his presidency. The critics w...

Jul 22, 2009 / John Nichols

Hugo Black: A Personal History Hugo Black: A Personal History

Should his former membership in the Ku Klux Klan disqualify this Supreme Court nominee?

Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / Max Lerner

Pelosi on the Public Option: “That’s Gonna Happen.” Pelosi on the Public Option: “That’s Gonna Happen.”

Just got back from an hour-long interview Speaker Pelosi gave to a few journalists on healthcare. I've interviewed the speaker a number of times, and it always strikes me how vast...

Jul 22, 2009 / Chris Hayes

Eyes Left! Eyes Left!

He has a plan for establishing a dictatorship of the proletariat, but how does the proletariat feel about it?

Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / William Hard

The Freedom of the Air The Freedom of the Air

The head of RCA says freedom of the airwaves must be maintained.

Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / David Sarnoff

Blackwater Seeks Gag Order Blackwater Seeks Gag Order

The private security company, facing charges in a US court for killing and injuring Iraqis, is attempting to silence its victims and their lawyers.

Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

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