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Women Ski Jumpers Grounded Women Ski Jumpers Grounded

A Canadian judge allows the International Olympic Committee to trump Canadian equal rights law and keep women ski jumpers out of the Vancouver Olympics.

Nov 18, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin

Who Are You and What Have You Done With the Community Organizer Who Are You and What Have You Done With the Community Organizer

What's up with Barack Obama? Finally someone has a good idea about how to deal with Wall Street and the White House condemns it.

Nov 18, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Copenhagen: Seattle Grows Up Copenhagen: Seattle Grows Up

In Copenhagen, activists won't just say no--they will aggressively advance solutions that reduce emissions and narrow inequity.

Nov 11, 2009 / Column / Naomi Klein

Whose Team Is It, Anyway? Whose Team Is It, Anyway?

Prochoicers have been taking one for the team for too long now. Enough already.

Nov 11, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt

A Year of Obama A Year of Obama

Since the president took office, his administration has yielded one surrender after another.

Nov 11, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Senator Joe Lieberman and the Public Option Senator Joe Lieberman and the Public Option

He'll work to make a filibuster stick.

Nov 11, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Gorbachev’s Sermon on the Mount Gorbachev’s Sermon on the Mount

"Blessed are the peacemakers" certainly applies to Mikhail Gorbachev, a man not honored enough for the example he set.

Nov 11, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

LA Clippers Owner Pays Out for Race-Based Housing Discrimination LA Clippers Owner Pays Out for Race-Based Housing Discrimination

Donald Sterling was just obligated to pay out the largest settlement ever obtained by the government in a housing discrimination case involving apartment rentals.

Nov 10, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin

Europe’s Left: Not Dead Yet Europe’s Left: Not Dead Yet

Europeans haven't stopped looking for alternatives to capitalism.

Nov 4, 2009 / Column / Gary Younge

Sarah, Smile Sarah, Smile

The next generation of right-wing journalists are largely apparatchiks.

Nov 4, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman

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