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Jeremy Scahill: Why Won’t the Media Take Obama to Task for Targeted Assassinations? Jeremy Scahill: Why Won’t the Media Take Obama to Task for Targeted Assassinations?

Why didn't the media question the "parade of jingoism" surrounding Democrats' celebration of President Obama's foreign policy in Charlotte last week?

Sep 10, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Why Strike? Hear It From a Chicago Teacher (VIDEO) Why Strike? Hear It From a Chicago Teacher (VIDEO)

Twenty-six thousand teachers and school staff are expected to join the picket lines in Chicago Monday. Why? 

Sep 10, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders

Obama Quotes Twitter, Hailing Clinton as ‘Secretary of Explaining Stuff’ Obama Quotes Twitter, Hailing Clinton as ‘Secretary of Explaining Stuff’

Twitter messages are bubbling up to the President.

Sep 10, 2012 / Blog / Ari Melber

Chris Kluwe and the Greatest Political Statement by Any Athlete Ever Chris Kluwe and the Greatest Political Statement by Any Athlete Ever

Chris Kluwe statement to homophobic Maryland Delegate Emmett Burns needs to be read to be believed.

Sep 8, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin

Can the 1911 United Super PAC Register a Million Voters for Obama? Can the 1911 United Super PAC Register a Million Voters for Obama?

The group aims to get African-American voters in seven battleground states to re-elect President Obama.

Sep 6, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Voting Rights Watch, Aura Bogado, and Francis Reynolds

Post ‘Fact-Checking’: Fecklessness Squared Post ‘Fact-Checking’: Fecklessness Squared

Eric on fact checks, and Reed on BS punditry. 

Sep 6, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman

A Nun on the Podium Takes Apart Paul Ryan A Nun on the Podium Takes Apart Paul Ryan

One of the most powerful, and most powerfully-received speeches of the DNC was that of Sister Simone Campbell, one of the "Nuns on the Bus."

Sep 6, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

Voices From the DNC: Lillie Madali—Fighting to Keep Healthcare for Asian Americans

Voices From the DNC: Lillie Madali—Fighting to Keep Healthcare for Asian Americans Voices From the DNC: Lillie Madali—Fighting to Keep Healthcare for Asian Americans

One in ten Asian Americans carry hepatitis B, and before the Affordable Care Act, that 10 percent could be denied health insurance based on this pre-existing condition.

Sep 5, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds

The Poetry of America’s Best and the Brightest The Poetry of America’s Best and the Brightest

The students at Bunker Hill Community College may have difficult lives. But the best are as bright as any Ivy Leaguer.

Sep 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Wick Sloane

Exclusive: Paul Ryan Quietly Requested Obamacare Cash Exclusive: Paul Ryan Quietly Requested Obamacare Cash

In a letter to the Obama administration obtained by the The Nation, Ryan asked that a clinic in his district receive a grant made possible by the Affordable Care Act.

Sep 5, 2012 / Blog / Lee Fang

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