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A Very Bad Idea A Very Bad Idea

There are some sound ideas contained in the Iraq Study Group report that was finally released after weeks of leaks this morning. The confirmation that the circumstance in Iraq is ...

Dec 6, 2006 / The Nation

The People’s Iraq Study Group The People’s Iraq Study Group

As of this morning, new polling data about American public opinion on Iraq is on the table. The Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA), through its WorldPublicOpinion.or...

Dec 6, 2006 / The Nation

Unlocking the Vote: Activists and disenfranchised former felons restore voting rights in Rhode Island Unlocking the Vote: Activists and disenfranchised former felons restore voting rights in Rhode Island

Activists and disenfranchised former felons restore voting rights in Rhode Island.

Dec 5, 2006 / The Nation

Dartmouth Reviewed: Community protests anti-Native American imagery Dartmouth Reviewed: Community protests anti-Native American imagery

Community protests anti-Native American imagery.

Dec 5, 2006 / The Nation

We All Have AIDS: Hundreds of students gather for World AIDS Day demonstration in DC We All Have AIDS: Hundreds of students gather for World AIDS Day demonstration in DC

Hundreds of students gather for World AIDS Day demonstration in DC.

Dec 5, 2006 / The Nation

Fine By Us: A T-shirt campaign brings students out of the closet Fine By Us: A T-shirt campaign brings students out of the closet

A T-shirt campaign brings students out of the closet.

Dec 5, 2006 / The Nation

Six Questions for Robert Rubin Six Questions for Robert Rubin

Robert Rubin, the former Treasury secretary and Citigroup executive,meets Wednesday with the House DemocraticCaucus to begin educating its new members on the politically correctwa...

Dec 5, 2006 / The Nation

Gates: US Will Be in Iraq “A Long Time” Gates: US Will Be in Iraq “A Long Time”

Give Robert Gates credit for willingness to acknowledge the obvious. At the Senate Armed Services Committee's confirmation hearing for President Bush's nominee to replace consist...

Dec 5, 2006 / The Nation

Paid Sick Days and Family Values Paid Sick Days and Family Values

After raising the minimum wage, economic justice priority number two for the Democratic congress should be mandating paid sick days for all workers. Aside from a simple issue of f...

Dec 5, 2006 / The Nation

Biking with Rumsfeld Biking with Rumsfeld

Last week, someone slipped New York Times reporters Michael R. Gordon and David S. Cloud the secret memo finished by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld just two days before he "...

Dec 5, 2006 / The Nation

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