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Kevin Gosztola on Cablegate’s newest revelations, Liliana Segura on Rick Perry’s executions and Richard Kim on Ahmadinejad’s plans to release the jailed American hikers

Sep 14, 2011 / Editorial / Various Contributors

The Problem of Media Stupidity

The Problem of Media Stupidity The Problem of Media Stupidity

Why do the media believe that they must behave like idiots in order to be “fair” to the Republicans and their idiotic ideas?

Sep 14, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman

Untangling the HPV Vaccine Debate Untangling the HPV Vaccine Debate

Rick Perry got something right, Michele Bachmann is all wrong, but we all need to think harder about whether the HPV vaccine should be mandatory.

Sep 14, 2011 / Blog / Dana Goldstein

Katrina vanden Heuvel: It’s Time to Remake Government by the People and for the People Katrina vanden Heuvel: It’s Time to Remake Government by the People and for the People

The Republicans' partisan obstructionism must be rejected and combated from below if we are going to revive the economy.

Sep 14, 2011 / Nation in the News / The Ed Show

Presidential Adventures in Herding Cats Presidential Adventures in Herding Cats

Obama gave a great speech on jobs, but it’s not enough to ensure Democratic party unity.

Sep 14, 2011 / Blog / Jamelle Bouie

Elizabeth Warren Runs Against a DC That’s ‘Rigged for Big Corporations’

Elizabeth Warren Runs Against a DC That’s ‘Rigged for Big Corporations’ Elizabeth Warren Runs Against a DC That’s ‘Rigged for Big Corporations’

The consumer advocate's pitch-perfect populist message is exactly what Democrats need to say—and hear—in 2012.

Sep 14, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Elizabeth Warren Runs Against a DC That’s “Rigged for Big Corporations” Elizabeth Warren Runs Against a DC That’s “Rigged for Big Corporations”

The consumer advocate's pitch-perfect populist message is exactly what Democrats need to say -- and hear -- in 2012.

Sep 14, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

The Pointless Republican Victory in New York’s 9th The Pointless Republican Victory in New York’s 9th

Pundits see the race as a bad omen for Obama, but Democrat David Weprin’s loss may well have turned on Israel politics.

Sep 14, 2011 / Blog / Ben Adler

Soft Sells: On Liberal Internationalism Soft Sells: On Liberal Internationalism

Why does John Ikenberry think the sorrows of liberal internationalism are temporary?

Sep 14, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn

CBO to Super-Committee: Increase the Deficit! CBO to Super-Committee: Increase the Deficit!

The head of the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office had some intriguing advice for the “super-committee” on deficit reduction.

Sep 13, 2011 / Blog / George Zornick

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