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Governor Christie Pimps O’Keefe Video Smear of Heroic Teacher Governor Christie Pimps O’Keefe Video Smear of Heroic Teacher

New Jersey governor Chris Christie’s alliance with peeping con James O’Keefe is about more than just hating unions.

Nov 22, 2010 / Leslie Savan

Does The DREAM Act Have A Shot This Time Around?

Does The DREAM Act Have A Shot This Time Around? Does The DREAM Act Have A Shot This Time Around?

Several senators still have uncertain positions on the DREAM Act.

Nov 19, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette

Are Canadian Colleges Too Asian? Nope. Are Canadian Colleges Too Asian? Nope.

 Why the controversial Maclean's On Campus article, "Too Asian," is lazy and inaccurate.

Nov 19, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette

Meg Whitman Pays $144 Million for her Own Campaign, $5,500 to Her Housekeeper Meg Whitman Pays $144 Million for her Own Campaign, $5,500 to Her Housekeeper

Fox News called the settlement "chump change."

Nov 19, 2010 / Jon Wiener

The Breakdown: Why Did the GOP Block the Paycheck Fairness Act?

The Breakdown: Why Did the GOP Block the Paycheck Fairness Act? The Breakdown: Why Did the GOP Block the Paycheck Fairness Act?

Women still earn 77 cents on a man's dollar for full-time work. The Paycheck Fairness Act would have helped remedy that unequal pay. On this week's The Breakdown, the Center for Am...

Nov 19, 2010 / Chris Hayes

Guilty Until Proven Guilty Guilty Until Proven Guilty

How the "War on Terror" is threatening the presumption of innocence.

Nov 18, 2010 / Karen J. Greenberg

It Was 32 Years Ago Today… It Was 32 Years Ago Today…

A new collection from Bruce Springsteen, a defense of Nancy Pelosi and a fresh angle on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Nov 18, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Time to Call It Torture Time to Call It Torture

The New York Times is finally calling it torture—when someone else has admitted to it.

Nov 18, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Mad Men vs. Math Men Mad Men vs. Math Men

Unless and until progressives change the mind sets of the tens of millions of people who believe right-wing mythology, future elections will have disappointing results for progress...

Nov 17, 2010 / Danny Goldberg

Without Artifice: On William Brennan Without Artifice: On William Brennan

Justice William Brennan's watchword was human dignity, and to protect it he interpreted individual rights expansively.

Nov 17, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell

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