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Banned From TV on Conventional Wisdom’s Holy Day, Ornstein and Mann Briefly Return

Banned From TV on Conventional Wisdom’s Holy Day, Ornstein and Mann Briefly Return Banned From TV on Conventional Wisdom’s Holy Day, Ornstein and Mann Briefly Return

The centrist pundits do their first mainstream Sunday talk show since they blamed the mainstream media for not blaming Republicans. 

Jan 11, 2013 / Leslie Savan

This Week in Poverty: Smiley Calls for White House Conference on US Poverty

This Week in Poverty: Smiley Calls for White House Conference on US Poverty This Week in Poverty: Smiley Calls for White House Conference on US Poverty

It's the broadcaster's latest effort to focus national attention on poverty in America.

Jan 11, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

The Twisted History—and Future—of Gun Control

The Twisted History—and Future—of Gun Control The Twisted History—and Future—of Gun Control

Rick Perlstein joins Bryce Covert and George Zornick to explore the serpentine shifts and strange bedfellows of gun control politics.

Jan 11, 2013 / The Nation

Asking For It

Asking For It Asking For It

Victim-blaming is the ultimate reminder of how little women matter.

Jan 11, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Police Torture and the Death Penalty in Illinois: Ten Years Later Police Torture and the Death Penalty in Illinois: Ten Years Later

A decade after Illinois Governor George Ryan emptied death row and pardoned four innocent men who were tortured by police under Commander Jon Burge, the city of Chicago has not adm...

Jan 11, 2013 / Flint Taylor

Putting Our Money Where Our Muzzles Are

Putting Our Money Where Our Muzzles Are Putting Our Money Where Our Muzzles Are

Eric on Chuck Hagel and Reed on achieving comprehensive gun control.

Jan 10, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Dear NRA: Stop Undermining the ATT Dear NRA: Stop Undermining the ATT

Implore the NRA to stop its campaign of lies about the ATT, stop interfering in US foreign policy and stop helping human rights abusers overseas get weapons.

Jan 10, 2013 / Peter Rothberg

Katrina vanden Heuvel: If Congress Won’t Move, Take Executive Action Against Gun Violence

Katrina vanden Heuvel: If Congress Won’t Move, Take Executive Action Against Gun Violence Katrina vanden Heuvel: If Congress Won’t Move, Take Executive Action Against Gun Violence

With the public approval of the NRA falling, Biden and Obama must push forward on gun control now.

Jan 10, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

President Obama: Pardon Weldon Angelos

President Obama: Pardon Weldon Angelos President Obama: Pardon Weldon Angelos

The story of Weldon Angelos speaks volumes about the unfairness of mandatory minimum sentencing.

Jan 10, 2013 / NationAction

The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Epic Fail

The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Epic Fail The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Epic Fail

The decision to elect no one to the baseball Hall of Fame class of 2013 will go down in infamy.

Jan 10, 2013 / Dave Zirin

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