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Does Contraception Count as Prevention? Does Contraception Count as Prevention?

If an Institute of Medicine–appointed committee says yes, health insurance plans could be required to cover birth control free of charge for policyholders.

Jan 18, 2011 / Sharon Lerner

Extremist Killing is as American as Apple Pie Extremist Killing is as American as Apple Pie

Gunned down in Tucson, shot to death at the Pentagon and blown away at the Holocaust Museum, as well as in Wichita, Knoxville, Pittsburgh, Brockton and Okaloosa County, F...

Jan 18, 2011 / Stephan Salisbury

Healthcare Reform’s Unintended Queer Upside Healthcare Reform’s Unintended Queer Upside

Here’s a talking point Democrats probably won't be using to defend healthcare reform this week: it's a game-changer for the LGBT community.

 

Jan 18, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein

Sarah Palin’s Mantle of Victimhood Sarah Palin’s Mantle of Victimhood

Surely Palin knows that it is easier to complain of being unfairly demonized than to pause for a moment in the aftermath of a tragedy to reflect on her own role in sowing rage an...

Jan 14, 2011 / Eyal Press

Slide Show: 18 Disturbing Things We Wouldn’t Know Without WikiLeaks

Slide Show: 18 Disturbing Things We Wouldn’t Know Without WikiLeaks Slide Show: 18 Disturbing Things We Wouldn’t Know Without WikiLeaks

Jan 14, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Obama’s DOJ Continues Battle Against Same-Sex Marriage Obama’s DOJ Continues Battle Against Same-Sex Marriage

Yes, it’s 2011, but Obama’s Department of Justice is still fighting to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law that defines marriage as being the legal union o...

Jan 14, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein

Glenn Beck’s Campaign Against Frances Fox Piven Glenn Beck’s Campaign Against Frances Fox Piven

In the wake of the tragedy in Arizona, professor and Nation writer Frances Fox Piven joins Democracy Now! to address Glenn Beck's campaign against her and the violent threat...

Jan 14, 2011 / Press Room

Glenn Beck’s Campaign Against Frances Fox Piven Glenn Beck’s Campaign Against Frances Fox Piven

In the wake of the tragedy in Arizona, professor and Nation writer Frances Fox Piven joins Democracy Now! to address Glenn Beck's campaign against her and the violent threats ...

Jan 14, 2011 / Democracy Now!

Nation Conversations: Wendell Potter on the Health Insurance Industry’s Lock on Congress

Nation Conversations: Wendell Potter on the Health Insurance Industry’s Lock on Congress Nation Conversations: Wendell Potter on the Health Insurance Industry’s Lock on Congress

As Republicans gear up to challenge Obama's healthcare reform legislation, former insurance executive Potter explains how the move to repeal is a smokescreen for the health insuran...

Jan 14, 2011 / The Nation

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

This day in history, Alan Lomax and a message from Gershom Gorenberg.

Jan 14, 2011 / Eric Alterman

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