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Climate Science Under Fire Climate Science Under Fire

The drizzle of allegations that climate scientists have fudged data, drawn on dodgy sources, withheld information and frozen out dissenters has now become a downpour.

Feb 5, 2010 / The Notion / Maria Margaronis

Sparking a Media Revolution Sparking a Media Revolution

Authors of The Death and Life of American Journalism propose the government grant subsidies to ensure that democracy and a thriving press survive.

Feb 5, 2010 / Video / Press Room

The Commercials Are the Super Bowl The Commercials Are the Super Bowl

The thirty-second spots for chips, beer, babes and flatulent slackers star in the big game.

Feb 5, 2010 / Feature / Robert Lipsyte

Let All Super Bowl Ads Advocate Let All Super Bowl Ads Advocate

David Zirin argues for a Super Bowl chock-full of advocacy ads.

Feb 5, 2010 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show

Focus on the Fetus Focus on the Fetus

The trouble with protesting the Tim Tebow ad: all most people see is pro-choicers trying to shut up a brave mother and her son.

Feb 4, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Bogus Crime Wave The Bogus Crime Wave

A host of politicians and pundits would have you believe that Hispanic immigrants are to blame for an uptick in urban crime. They're wrong.

Feb 4, 2010 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn

Antonin Scalia

Scalia v. The World: On Antonin Scalia Scalia v. The World: On Antonin Scalia

Who is the purest archetype of the conservative legal movement, Antonin Scalia or John Roberts?

Feb 4, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell

The Death and Life of American Journalism The Death and Life of American Journalism

John Nichols and Bob McChesney explain why the government should provide subsidies for media outlets.

Feb 4, 2010 / Video / GRITtv

Integrity Isn’t Just a Military Value Integrity Isn’t Just a Military Value

On Tuesday, several of the nation's top military officials, including Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, spoke out in fa...

Feb 4, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

Ten Things to Oppose the Anti-Gay Legislation in Uganda Ten Things to Oppose the Anti-Gay Legislation in Uganda

Although homosexuality is criminalized in 80 countries, the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009 is the most egregious attempt to sanction homophobia and threaten the human righ...

Feb 4, 2010 / Feature / The Nation

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