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In Praise of Red Tape In Praise of Red Tape

When lawmakers and the media failed to hold the Bush Administration to account, it was left to bureaucrats to defend the integrity of government.

Jun 21, 2007 / Editorial / Chris Hayes

Digby Speaks: The Netroots Revolution Digby Speaks: The Netroots Revolution

The pseudonymous Southern California blogger accepts the Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award on behalf of progressive bloggers everywhere--and invites the nation to join the pa...

Jun 20, 2007 / Editorial / Digby

When Did Bush Know About Abu Ghraib? When Did Bush Know About Abu Ghraib?

A close reading of L. Paul Bremer's memoir shows the President knew details about torture far earlier than he has acknowledged.

Jun 20, 2007 / Feature / Ryan Grim

The YouTube Election The YouTube Election

Edwards primps, Hillary spoofs The Sopranos and Obama Girl oozes charm. But can web campaigns turn clicks into votes?

Jun 20, 2007 / Editorial / Rebecca Tinkelman

A Moratorium Wired to Stop the War A Moratorium Wired to Stop the War

A new Iraq Moratorium effort will leverage grassroots and online activism.

Jun 18, 2007 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

Corrupt Colleges, Student Debt Corrupt Colleges, Student Debt

Corrupt college administrators have sold out students and buried them in a mountain of debt.

Jun 18, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

High-Tech Hysteria High-Tech Hysteria

Alarmist predictions of a talent shortage of high-tech workers are driving the race to the bottom.

Jun 15, 2007 / Feature / Elizabeth Schuster and Michelle Chandra

Persian Ghosts Persian Ghosts

The complex historical tensions between Sunnis and Shiites are not enough to explain the current crisis in the Middle East.

Jun 14, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Chris Toensing

What Women See When They See Hillary What Women See When They See Hillary

Some of the same feminists who loved Hillary as First Lady are now fiercely opposing her bid for the White House.

Jun 14, 2007 / Feature / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Shots in the Dark Shots in the Dark

When guns claim lives where any middle-class child might be, America mourns. But in barrios, projects and trailer parks, it's as if the crime never happened.

Jun 14, 2007 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge

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