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Question: What Does Sarah Palin Want? Answer: Money. Question: What Does Sarah Palin Want? Answer: Money.

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Oct 10, 2011 / Jon Wiener

Three Lessons From the Values Voter Summit Three Lessons From the Values Voter Summit

 What a visit to the heart of American social conservatism tells us about the presidential race. 

Oct 10, 2011 / Ben Adler

Mitt Romney Faces Hostility at Values Voter Summit Mitt Romney Faces Hostility at Values Voter Summit

The former social moderate is trying to win over the religious right. But he is being dragged into a feud with extremist pastors. 

Oct 8, 2011 / Ben Adler

Hypocrisy Share Values Soar as Tea Party Republicans Accuse Occupy Wall Street of ‘Dividing Americans’ Hypocrisy Share Values Soar as Tea Party Republicans Accuse Occupy Wall Street of ‘Dividing Americans’

The No. 2 Republican in the House rose to power on the strength of the Tea Party phenomenon, which parlayed divisiveness into big political advances in 2010. Now, he attacks &ldquo...

Oct 8, 2011 / John Nichols

Malalai Joya’s Message on the 10th Anniversary of the Afghanistan War Malalai Joya’s Message on the 10th Anniversary of the Afghanistan War

An outspoken critic of the Karzai administration and its western supporters, Joya's perspective is not one you find often in the US media.

Oct 8, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Rick Santorum Speaks to His Base Rick Santorum Speaks to His Base

The Value Voters Summit in Washington, DC, may be the last chance for Rick Santorum to inject some activist enthusiasm into his campaign. 

Oct 7, 2011 / Ben Adler

99 and a Half Just Won’t Do… 99 and a Half Just Won’t Do…

 Alterman pitches big-ticket holiday items and reads the mail, Reed covers the coverage on Occupy Wall Street. 

Oct 7, 2011 / Eric Alterman

Militarism as a Family Value Militarism as a Family Value

At the Value Voters Summit in Washington, Republicans claim we cannot safely trim Defense spending. 

Oct 7, 2011 / Ben Adler

Michael Moore at #OccupyWallStreet Michael Moore at #OccupyWallStreet

‘This is a historic day.’

Oct 6, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Unions, Thousands Join Occupy Wall Street’s Fight

Unions, Thousands Join Occupy Wall Street’s Fight Unions, Thousands Join Occupy Wall Street’s Fight

Thousands of people gathered at Foley Square in New York City, including many prominent unions, to demand an end to the bailout of Wall Street and a beginning to the bailing out of...

Oct 5, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

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