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11th Hour, 11th Day, 11th Month 11th Hour, 11th Day, 11th Month

On the 11th hour of the 11th Day of the 11th month, the guns of World War I fell silent. And a war that should never have been fought – arguably by anyone, certainly by Ameri...

Nov 11, 2007 / John Nichols

Norman Mailer–The Good Father Norman Mailer–The Good Father

My mother and Norman Mailer were longtime friends. So it made sense that Betsy Mailer and I were roommates in our first year of college. On the big moving day, out of NYC to Princ...

Nov 11, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Clinton Under Fire for Planting Fake Questions Clinton Under Fire for Planting Fake Questions

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign came under fire over the weekend for planting fake questions at town hall events--and the netroots are on to her

Nov 11, 2007 / Feature / Ari Melber

Norman Mailer: He Went Down Swinging Norman Mailer: He Went Down Swinging

There is much, much to be said of Norman Mailer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and world-class rabble-rouser who died Saturday at age 84. But the pugilistic pensman would perhaps...

Nov 10, 2007 / John Nichols

The New Face of Al Jazeera The New Face of Al Jazeera

Is the popular Arabic satellite network becoming more Islamist and sectarian?

Nov 9, 2007 / Feature / Kristen Gillespie

What’s Next For ‘ENDA With No Gender’? What’s Next For ‘ENDA With No Gender’?

Congressional democrats, civil rights groups and now the New York Times frame The Employment Non-Discrimination Act as an example of the politics of the possible. But an almost-de...

Nov 9, 2007 / The Nation

Karl Rove Slams Bloggers Karl Rove Slams Bloggers

Karl Rove ripped into liberal bloggers at a web politics conference this week, assailing the "angry kooks" on the "nutty fringe of political life" who have seiz...

Nov 9, 2007 / Ari Melber

No-Nukers Sing a New Green Tune No-Nukers Sing a New Green Tune

As the nuclear power plant industry tries to leverage the energy crisis, foes of nuclear power are putting a serious crimp in their plans.

Nov 9, 2007 / Feature / Harvey Wasserman

Shame on Clinton, Obama, Dodd & Biden for Skipping AG Vote Shame on Clinton, Obama, Dodd & Biden for Skipping AG Vote

Michael Mukasey was confirmed late Thursday by the U.S. Senate to serve as the nation's 81st Attorney General. This means that, despite the fact refused to commit during the cour...

Nov 9, 2007 / John Nichols

A Video Report From “Islamofascism Awareness Week” A Video Report From “Islamofascism Awareness Week”

During the week of October 21, far-right wing operative and former communist agitator David Horowitz deployed his allies to college campuses America to spout crude anti-Muslim inve...

Nov 9, 2007 / Max Blumenthal

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