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Jon Stewart Rips Jim Cramer Apart Jon Stewart Rips Jim Cramer Apart

Jon Stewart finally confronts Jim Cramer face-to-face. The results are fascinating to watch.

Mar 13, 2009 / The Daily Show

An Alternative to War in Afghanistan An Alternative to War in Afghanistan

"President Obama and Congress owe it to both Afghans and Americans to explore a strategy of power extrication before they make another major decision to expand the war." That's t...

Mar 13, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss

Is the Next Defense Budget a Stimulus Package? Is the Next Defense Budget a Stimulus Package?

World War II defense spending helped pull us out of a depression, but don't count on that happening this time.

Mar 12, 2009 / Frida Berrigan

Rebuilding a Good Jobs Economy Rebuilding a Good Jobs Economy

In this deep economic crisis, we have an opportunity to set the bar higher. Let's not just stimulate the economy; let's rebuild it with good jobs.

Mar 12, 2009 / Feature / Annette Bernhardt and Christine Owens

Falcon of Peace Falcon of Peace

Doves always lose. We need to grow claws.

Mar 12, 2009 / Tom Engelhardt

Can the Media Cover the Economy? Can the Media Cover the Economy?

Fox's coverage of EFCA. Cramer v. Stewart. The Nation's Ari Melber, Isabel McDonald and others discuss the news coverage of the past week.

Mar 12, 2009 / GRITtv

Obama’s Debt to New Orleans Obama’s Debt to New Orleans

The Democratic Party found its voice in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It owes the people of New Orleans a real recovery.

Mar 12, 2009 / Feature / Melissa Harris-Perry and James Perry

A ‘Clean’ CEDAW A ‘Clean’ CEDAW

In the coming months, the Obama Administration and the Senate will have the chance to right a major wrong of the Bush era: the US government's refusal--along with such beacons of w...

Mar 12, 2009 / Betsy Reed

V. Norman Thomas–Why Not? V. Norman Thomas–Why Not?

During the 1932 presidential campaign when there seemed to be little separating the Republicans from the Democrats, Socialist Party leader Norman Thomas found a new audience for th...

Mar 12, 2009 / Feature / Devere Allen

Republicans for the Employee Free Choice Act Republicans for the Employee Free Choice Act

Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican president, recognized that there was an eternal struggle between toilers and those who exploited their labor. And he was pretty clear about h...

Mar 12, 2009 / John Nichols

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