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Ten Calls From Congress for a Debate About War

Ten Calls From Congress for a Debate About War Ten Calls From Congress for a Debate About War

When it comes to President Obama's war of whim in Libya, Democrats and Republicans, liberals and libertarians are saying: The Constitution must be respected.

Mar 23, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Putting Some Bite Behind Elizabeth Warren Putting Some Bite Behind Elizabeth Warren

Paul Krugman called it “The War on Elizabeth Warren.” Yves Smith wrote about “The Elizabeth Warren Rorschach Test.” There's no doubt that the insightful H...

Mar 22, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising?

Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising? Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising?

Does the silence of the Obama administration on the uprisings in Yemen have something to do with the US-backed president's role as a crucial partner in the war on terror?

Mar 22, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Kucinich Proposes Congressional Action to Defund Undeclared Libya War Kucinich Proposes Congressional Action to Defund Undeclared Libya War

"We have already spent trillions of dollars on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.... Now, the President is plunging the United States into yet another war we cannot afford...

Mar 22, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

After Three Mile Island: The Rise and Fall of Nuclear Safety Culture

After Three Mile Island: The Rise and Fall of Nuclear Safety Culture After Three Mile Island: The Rise and Fall of Nuclear Safety Culture

The 1979 partial meltdown prompted more regulations and greater enforcement. Then in the 1990s, a Republican Congress took aim.

Mar 22, 2011 / Christian Parenti

US Poverty: Past, Present and Future US Poverty: Past, Present and Future

An interview with Georgetown University law professor Peter Edelman.

Mar 22, 2011 / Greg Kaufmann

Obama Holds Up Latin America as a Model for the Middle East—If Only Obama Holds Up Latin America as a Model for the Middle East—If Only

Obama, in Chile, celebrates Latin American democracy while telling Chileans to not cling to the past.

Mar 22, 2011 / The Notion / Greg Grandin

This Just In: Women Are Not All Pacifists This Just In: Women Are Not All Pacifists

The fact that Susan Rice, Samantha Power and Hillary Clinton skillfully argued for military intervention in Libya and won their point is not very interesting. So why is Robert Dr...

Mar 22, 2011 / Blog / Katha Pollitt

Stopping Walker’s Steamroller In Wisconsin Stopping Walker’s Steamroller In Wisconsin

The night that the Wisconsin Senate Republicans got together and forced through Scott Walker's union-busting bill, many Wisconsinites cried foul. The state’s open-mee...

Mar 21, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

The Human Cost of Slashonomics

The Human Cost of Slashonomics The Human Cost of Slashonomics

A new initiative from Half in Ten and the Coalition on Human Needs allows those most affected by federal budget cuts to tell their stories.

Mar 21, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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