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Same Old New Atheism: On Sam Harris

Same Old New Atheism: On Sam Harris Same Old New Atheism: On Sam Harris

Scientists, Sam Harris writes, are the saints of circumspection. If that’s true, then with his writing on religion and morality Harris breaks the mold.

Apr 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Jackson Lears

For Birthers, Obama’s Not Black Enough

For Birthers, Obama’s Not Black Enough For Birthers, Obama’s Not Black Enough

As a black man, Obama's confident knowledge of his lineage is precisely the thing that makes his American identity dubious.

Apr 27, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

How Can Progressives Reclaim Their Political Clout? How Can Progressives Reclaim Their Political Clout?

On a panel with Howard Dean and Jacob Hacker, Katrina vanden Heuvel suggests that liberals, progressives and the left will need to form alliances with people with whom they would n...

Apr 27, 2011 / Video / Yale University

Glenn Beck Thinks a Union Leader Is More Dangerous Than Bin Laden Glenn Beck Thinks a Union Leader Is More Dangerous Than Bin Laden

According to Glenn Beck, SEIU organizer Stephen Lerner is a "mastermind worse than Osama bin Laden."

Apr 27, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Empty Suit: Roger Goodell’s ‘Wall Street Journal’ Op-Ed Empty Suit: Roger Goodell’s ‘Wall Street Journal’ Op-Ed

On Wednesday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that was as hypocritical as it was bizarre. I would even call it “career ending” ...

Apr 27, 2011 / The Notion / Dave Zirin

Glenn Beck Thinks a Union Leader Is More Dangerous Than Bin Laden Glenn Beck Thinks a Union Leader Is More Dangerous Than Bin Laden

According to Glenn Beck, SEIU organizer Stephen Lerner is a "mastermind worse than Osama bin Laden."

Apr 27, 2011 / Video / MSNBC

All the WikiLeaks Fit to Print All the WikiLeaks Fit to Print

Why indeed is Bradley Manning the one behind bars and not the government officials who kept hidden unpleasant truths about this nation’s policies?

Apr 27, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Arizona Uprising: Chained Ethnic Studies Students Take Over School Board in Tucson

Arizona Uprising: Chained Ethnic Studies Students Take Over School Board in Tucson Arizona Uprising: Chained Ethnic Studies Students Take Over School Board in Tucson

Students chained themselves to board members chairs and derailed the introduction of a controversial resolution targeting ethnic studies programs in Tucson schools.

Apr 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers

Confronting the Coded Racism of Donald Trump

Confronting the Coded Racism of Donald Trump Confronting the Coded Racism of Donald Trump

Donald Trump crossed a new line by questioning Barack Obama's educational credentials this week, a classic race-baiting trick in the GOP playbook.

Apr 27, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber

The Growing, Diversifying Feminist Blogosphere The Growing, Diversifying Feminist Blogosphere

As the feminist blogosphere expands in both size and influence, women from a wide spectrum of society are finding their voices and audiences as never before.

Apr 26, 2011 / Video / The Nation

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