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Muqtada al-Sadr’s Fiery Call: ‘US Out of Iraq’ Muqtada al-Sadr’s Fiery Call: ‘US Out of Iraq’

Cleric, returned after four years in Iran, challenges Maliki to expel American troops–or else.

Jan 10, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Naomi Wolf: Wrong Again on Rape Naomi Wolf: Wrong Again on Rape

Watch out for people who want to make life harder for real-life women on the grounds that it’ll help "women."

Jan 10, 2011 / Katha Pollitt

Gates Lectured by China’s Defense Minister Gates Lectured by China’s Defense Minister

Chinese tell Pentagon chief that US arms sales to Taiwan are a threat to China's "core interests."

Jan 10, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Palin Put a Gun Target on Giffords’s District; Now a Colleague Says: ‘Palin Needs to Look at Her Own Behavior’

Palin Put a Gun Target on Giffords’s District; Now a Colleague Says: ‘Palin Needs to Look at Her Own Behavior’ Palin Put a Gun Target on Giffords’s District; Now a Colleague Says: ‘Palin Needs to Look at Her Own Behavior’

The tragedy in Arizona has sparked an overdue dialogue about how to maintain robust debate in a civil society.

Jan 9, 2011 / John Nichols

You Say Sarah Palin’s Just Not Extreme Enough? How About Michele Bachmann for President? You Say Sarah Palin’s Just Not Extreme Enough? How About Michele Bachmann for President?

The Tea Party congresswoman from Minnesota is headed for the first-caucus state of Iowa. She's openly discussing a presidential bid. But would she really run? Only "...

Jan 8, 2011 / John Nichols

Obama Slaps Down Petraeus on Invading Pakistan Obama Slaps Down Petraeus on Invading Pakistan

The military has floated plans to send Special Forces across the Afghan border into Pakistan's tribal areas. Not gonna happen.

Jan 8, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

This Week at TheNation.com: Hope in 2011. Plus: A New Nation Fellow This Week at TheNation.com: Hope in 2011. Plus: A New Nation Fellow

 Hope in 2011. Plus: The Nation Institute welcomes a new fellow.

Jan 7, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tea Partisan Congressmen Misread the Constitution—Literally and Figuratively Tea Partisan Congressmen Misread the Constitution—Literally and Figuratively

They missed the part about assuring against monarchy and dictatorship. Figures.

Jan 7, 2011 / John Nichols

Jurassic Justice Antonin Scalia (Unintentionally) Makes the Case for an Equal Rights Amendment Jurassic Justice Antonin Scalia (Unintentionally) Makes the Case for an Equal Rights Amendment

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the guru of the Tea Party Constitutionalists, sees no protection against discrimination in the Constitution. NOW says:  "A...

Jan 6, 2011 / John Nichols

Get ‘Happy’ (and Buy My Book) Get ‘Happy’ (and Buy My Book)

Our media has found a new way to be as bad as it ever was, LTC Bob on packing for an overseas deployment and some hate mail.

Jan 6, 2011 / Eric Alterman

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