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Hawks, UAE Ambassador Want War with Iran Hawks, UAE Ambassador Want War with Iran

They're at it again. It's time for war with Iran, the neocons say.

Jul 9, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

Rebuild and Read: Books for a Post-Katrina Middle School Rebuild and Read: Books for a Post-Katrina Middle School

You can help the rebuilding and spread the love of reading.

Jul 8, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt

Wall Street Not Giving to Dems: Good Riddance Wall Street Not Giving to Dems: Good Riddance

Isn't it time legislators focus on diminishing the strings-attached purchasing power of corporate campaign contributions?

Jul 8, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Obama, At Length Obama, At Length

On the EPA, Clint Eastwood and German soccer.

Jul 8, 2010 / Eric Alterman

Top 10 Most Patriotic Songs Ever: Nation Readers Speak

Top 10 Most Patriotic Songs Ever: Nation Readers Speak Top 10 Most Patriotic Songs Ever: Nation Readers Speak

Nation readers' pick!

Jul 8, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg

Hold a Special Election for Byrd’s Seat; Senators Should Never Be Appointed Hold a Special Election for Byrd’s Seat; Senators Should Never Be Appointed

There is talk that the governor may call for a "legislative remedy" that would allow for a special election this fall. He should not hesitate. It is the small "d&quo...

Jul 7, 2010 / John Nichols

Former Top CIA Spy: How US Intelligence Became Big Business Former Top CIA Spy: How US Intelligence Became Big Business

Intelligence veteran Robert Grenier, who worked covertly in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq, recently offered a rare glimpse into the world of  privatized intelligence, Blackwa...

Jul 7, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Obama: ‘I Have Met Israel and It Is “Us”‘ Obama: ‘I Have Met Israel and It Is “Us”‘

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu sets up an Illegal settlement on the White House lawn.

Jul 7, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

A Coalition Builder’s Lesson for Progressives A Coalition Builder’s Lesson for Progressives

If progressives are to alter the hostile political environment that arms the lobbies and forces President Obama and centrist Democrats in Congress to shrink from bolder reforms, th...

Jul 6, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

NOW Urges Senate to Expel David Vitter NOW Urges Senate to Expel David Vitter

National Organization for Women says it is time for the Louisiana senator—a patron of prostitutes and employer of an abusive aide—to go.

Jul 6, 2010 / John Nichols

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