Politics

Still in the Dark About 9/11 Still in the Dark About 9/11

Ignorance is the real victor in the president’s decision to abandon the effort to bring the alleged perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attack to account in civilian court.

Mar 9, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Marking 100 Years of International Women’s Day Marking 100 Years of International Women’s Day

With right-wing assaults on women’s rights and reproductive health growing fiercer by the day, we can all draw strength from the committed struggle women from around the worl...

Mar 8, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Meet Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, Star Witness in Peter King’s Anti-Muslim Show Trial

Meet Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, Star Witness in Peter King’s Anti-Muslim Show Trial Meet Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, Star Witness in Peter King’s Anti-Muslim Show Trial

According to Jasser, the Muslim Brotherhood’s mission is to upend the Constitution and impose Sharia law and Islamic “political collectivism” in America.

Mar 8, 2011 / Sarah Posner

The ‘Badger Advocates’: Corporate Advocates, Not UW-Madison Advocates The ‘Badger Advocates’: Corporate Advocates, Not UW-Madison Advocates

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison a group of corporate lobbyist will be working to turn the university into a quasi-private "public authority" institution. Other states that h...

Mar 8, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

10 Nonviolent Options in Libya 10 Nonviolent Options in Libya

The United States and its allies should be putting pressure on Qaddafi in ways that don't involve violent military intervention.

Mar 8, 2011 / Carne Ross

Will Federal Regulators Crack Down on Oil Speculation?

Will Federal Regulators Crack Down on Oil Speculation? Will Federal Regulators Crack Down on Oil Speculation?

The biggest threat to economic recovery—and to President Obama's shot at re-election—is the price of gas. Why is Wall Street still allowed to aggravate the uncertainty ...

Mar 8, 2011 / Chris Hayes

Meet the Ohio Woman Who Would Have Testified Against the ‘Heartbeat Bill’ Meet the Ohio Woman Who Would Have Testified Against the ‘Heartbeat Bill’

Fetuses are stealing the show from women.

Mar 7, 2011 / The Notion / Sharon Lerner

Old Secretaries of Defense Never Die, They Just Write Bestselling Memoirs Old Secretaries of Defense Never Die, They Just Write Bestselling Memoirs

Since defense secretaries are in the news, let's talk about them.

Mar 7, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt

The Only Constitutional Crisis In Wisconsin Is the One the Governor’s Consigliere Is Creating The Only Constitutional Crisis In Wisconsin Is the One the Governor’s Consigliere Is Creating

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Republican legislators want to arrest and punish Democrats who disagree with them. Walker’s lieutenant says the state’s on the ...

Mar 7, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Huckabee Replaces N-word With ‘Mau-Mau’ Huckabee Replaces N-word With ‘Mau-Mau’

Huckabee seemed folksy and friendly—until he started squawking that President Obama grew up in Kenya.

Mar 7, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan

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