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Bearing Witness: The Afghan Tragedy Bearing Witness: The Afghan Tragedy

Seven years after the US invasion, Afghanistan is still chained to the fundamentalist warlords and the Taliban. Women and children suffer the most.

Oct 7, 2008 / Malalai Joya

Expert Failure Expert Failure

Eli Lake and I talk about the VP debate, the future of newspapers and the financial crisis on bloggingheads. Here's our discussion of something I've been thinking a lot about: the...

Oct 7, 2008 / Chris Hayes

Who’s Watching the Fox at Treasury? Who’s Watching the Fox at Treasury?

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is expected to name fellow GoldmanSachs alum, Neel Kashkari, to oversee the government's $700 billionSuperfund cleanup of Wall Street's toxic asse...

Oct 6, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Suppressing the Youth Vote? Suppressing the Youth Vote?

Young people are registering in record numbers. Can they make it to the polls? Plus, Robert Fisk on Obama and Israel

Oct 6, 2008 / Radio Nation

The Dow’s Decline and Fall The Dow’s Decline and Fall

The Dow falls below 10,000. As deflation destroys wealth and unemployment rises, America braces for tough times ahead.

Oct 6, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

S. Dakota Goes After Choice (Again) S. Dakota Goes After Choice (Again)

Last week, I wrote about a draconian, anti-choice initiative in Colorado that threatens to criminalize abortion, curtail stem-cell research, and deprive women of access to legal c...

Oct 6, 2008 / Peter Rothberg

Brits Say: We Can’t Win in Afghan Brits Say: We Can’t Win in Afghan

For all the talk about Afghanistan being the "right war," and with both Obama and McCain insisting that they want to send thousands of additional US forces there, our British alli...

Oct 6, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss

Palin: “Just Trying to Give Tina Fey More Material” Palin: “Just Trying to Give Tina Fey More Material”

The surreal satire of a political campaign that is Sarah Palin's quest for the vice presidency touched down Sunday in Nebraska, a state that has reliably backed Republicans presid...

Oct 6, 2008 / John Nichols

Bill Maher on Palin’s Debate, Bailout and McCain campaign Bill Maher on Palin’s Debate, Bailout and McCain campaign

'The good news is Sarah Palin can complete a sentence. The bad news is we all have to listen to it.'

Oct 5, 2008 / Real Time with Bill Maher

Saturday Night Live’s VP Debate: With Tina Fey, Queen Latifah Saturday Night Live’s VP Debate: With Tina Fey, Queen Latifah

In an uproarious recreation of the 2008 VP showdown, Fey introduces a flute for the 'talent portion of the debate.'

Oct 5, 2008 / Saturday Night Live

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