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‘A Vicious, Mendacious, Horrible Monster….’ ‘A Vicious, Mendacious, Horrible Monster….’

Takes on who's eating whose lunch, Cher's silver screen performances and the mail.

Dec 23, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman

Action, Hope, 2011

Action, Hope, 2011 Action, Hope, 2011

Looking forward to 2011, here are a few of the many ideas, organizing efforts and causes worth fighting for as we work together to make this a more just and decent nation.

Dec 23, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Melissa Harris-Perry Gives Haley Barbour a History Lesson Melissa Harris-Perry Gives Haley Barbour a History Lesson

Misremembering the Citizens Councils has dangerous implications for the present.

Dec 22, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Melissa Harris-Perry Gives Haley Barbour a History Lesson Melissa Harris-Perry Gives Haley Barbour a History Lesson

Misremembering the Citizens Councils has dangerous implications for the present.

Dec 22, 2010 / Video / MSNBC

Lame Duck Congress Victories

Lame Duck Congress Victories Lame Duck Congress Victories

The repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the passage of a landmark food safety bill and the narrow defeat of the DREAM Act all prove that organizing and educating across issues reall...

Dec 22, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors

The Case of Julian Assange

The Case of Julian Assange The Case of Julian Assange

The response to the allegations against the WikiLeaks founder prove that when it comes to rape, the left still doesn't get it.

Dec 22, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Obama in the Age of Accommodation

Obama in the Age of Accommodation Obama in the Age of Accommodation

When considering Obama's presidency in the long view, remember that history provides many more examples of thwarted resistance than it does of sweeping social change.

Dec 22, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

The Top Seven ‘Edge of Sports’ Moments of 2010 The Top Seven ‘Edge of Sports’ Moments of 2010

Here we have what are indubitably and without argument, the top seven collisions of sports and politics in 2010 that didn’t involve an elbow and Barack Obama’s mouth. W...

Dec 22, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin

What Newark Schools Need

What Newark Schools Need What Newark Schools Need

Why won't Facebook philanthropist Mark Zuckerberg use his gift to build on progress already being made?

Dec 22, 2010 / Feature / Dana Goldstein

Beyond Silver Bullets for American Education Beyond Silver Bullets for American Education

The problems facing our schools demand solutions, not slogans.

Dec 22, 2010 / Feature / Pedro Noguera and Randi Weingarten

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