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Vermont v. Bush Vermont v. Bush

Charlotte Dennett is running for Vermont attorney general on a platform that includes not letting George W. Bush get away with murder.

Oct 29, 2008 / Editorial / John Nichols

A Liberal Supermajority (Finally) Finds Its Voice A Liberal Supermajority (Finally) Finds Its Voice

All evidence to the contrary, mainstream media continue to frame election issues with discredited right-wing assumptions.

Oct 29, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman

India’s Persecuted Christians India’s Persecuted Christians

Members of India's poorest classes who converted to Christianity to escape the caste system, now find themselves the targets of brutal persecution by Hindu nationalists.

Oct 29, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

Rocking the Black Vote Rocking the Black Vote

Dallas DJ Tom Joyner is encouraging African-American listeners to engage in electoral politics.

Oct 22, 2008 / Editorial / Amy Alexander

The Cold War That Wasn’t The Cold War That Wasn’t

Deconstructing the New York Times fairy tale about how nasty Russia invaded innocent Georgia.

Oct 22, 2008 / Feature / Mark Ames

Merrittocracy Merrittocracy

Merritt Paulson, son of Henry Paulson, asks the city of Portland to fund his new sports stadiums even though he can afford it.

Oct 22, 2008 / Column / Dave Zirin

Milk Scandal Taints China’s Self-Image Milk Scandal Taints China’s Self-Image

The tainted milk crisis could prod China to act responsibly.

Oct 22, 2008 / Feature / Anna Greenspan

Video Your Vote Video Your Vote

YouTube and PBS are offering a prominent platform for citizens to police the election process on November 4.

Oct 21, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation

A Lesson for the Next President A Lesson for the Next President

Will our next president have the courage to scrap No Child Left Behind?

Oct 21, 2008 / Feature / Demitrious Sinor

Smearing Colonel Vandeveld Smearing Colonel Vandeveld

Military commissions officials are using punitive psychological evaluations as part of a strategy to discredit and silence a former colleague turned whistleblower.

Oct 20, 2008 / Feature / Ross Tuttle

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