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Slide Show: Obama’s Supreme Choice Slide Show: Obama’s Supreme Choice

Who should the president choose to replace Justice Souter? Here are some images of the candidates on our wish list.

May 7, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Managing Flu Managing Flu

Why is our public health policy driven by fear?

May 6, 2009 / Philip Alcabes

Time for the Reckoning? Time for the Reckoning?

Momentum is growing for some form of official accountability on the Bush administration's practice of torture, surveillance and detentions without trial.

May 6, 2009 / David Cole

Following Souter Following Souter

David Cole, Lani Guinier, Dahlia Lithwick, Linda Hirshman and others think outside the box for the next Supreme Court nominee.

May 6, 2009 / The Nation

Boxing Days Boxing Days

Elena Kagan has the intellect, toughness and fair-mindedness to make a great Supreme Court justice.

May 6, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

David Broder: Eyes Wide Shut David Broder: Eyes Wide Shut

When it comes to prosecuting Bush-era crimes, the media's inside establishment would prefer to just keep on walking.

May 6, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman

Red Harvest: The KGB in America Red Harvest: The KGB in America

A new book on cold war espionage falsely accuses I.F. Stone of being a paid Soviet agent.

May 6, 2009 / Books & the Arts / D.D. Guttenplan

How We Cover the Economy How We Cover the Economy

There's been plenty of coverage of the economic crisis over the last eight months. But are we missing the real story?

May 6, 2009 / GRITtv

Fox’s Extremely Misleading Editing Fox’s Extremely Misleading Editing

Fox News truncates or splices video to support its ideological slant regardless of context or speaker intent.

May 5, 2009 / Media Matters for America

The Plight of Women Soldiers The Plight of Women Soldiers

More women have fought and died in Iraq than in all the wars since World War II put together. Yet the US military continues to treat them like second class citizens.

May 5, 2009 / Feature / Helen Benedict

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