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Isn’t There Some Room for Helen Thomas? Isn’t There Some Room for Helen Thomas?

Thomas's remarks were offensive, but considering her journalistic moxie and courage over many decades, isn't there room for someone who made a mistake, apologized for it and wants ...

Jun 7, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Wikileaks Whistleblower Says Docs Show ‘Almost Criminal Political Dealings’ Wikileaks Whistleblower Says Docs Show ‘Almost Criminal Political Dealings’

A US military intelligence analyst, who claimed to be the source for the Wikileaks "Collateral Murder" video, has reportedly been arrested. But the biggest story here may...

Jun 7, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Are Fox Ratings Fading as the Tea Party Stumbles? Are Fox Ratings Fading as the Tea Party Stumbles?

Fox News's Free-Market Theory of Journalistic Evidence has it that more viewers makes the channel more correct. Therefore...

Jun 5, 2010 / Leslie Savan

THE WORST CALL EVER…. Reconsidered THE WORST CALL EVER…. Reconsidered

On Thursday morning I was apoplectic and an umpire was the target of my rage. Yes it was irrational. Yes I probably need to start putting Prozac on my pancakes. But my anger was ...

Jun 5, 2010 / Dave Zirin

The Breakdown: On ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal, What Are We Waiting For?

The Breakdown: On ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal, What Are We Waiting For? The Breakdown: On ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal, What Are We Waiting For?

Last month, the House of Representatives took steps toward repealing the military's discriminatory DADT policy, pending the results of a Pentagon study on the issue. But what impac...

Jun 4, 2010 / Chris Hayes

Flotilla Video as Weapon Flotilla Video as Weapon

Could it be that what is actually missing from this debate might be even-handed coverage and logic?

Jun 4, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Martin Espada on the Worst Call in Baseball History Martin Espada on the Worst Call in Baseball History

That most exotic of baseball specimens—the perfect game—was yanked away from Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga by first base umpire Jim Joyce. As if the city o...

Jun 4, 2010 / Dave Zirin

God, Science and Philanthropy

God, Science and Philanthropy God, Science and Philanthropy

The politics of the Templeton Foundation's "Big Questions."

Jun 3, 2010 / Feature / Nathan Schneider

Choice v. Freedom? Choice v. Freedom?

The abortion rights cause has suffered by being cut off from the larger story of reproductive and sexual life, which is much more complex than can be captured by either "cho...

Jun 2, 2010 / Katha Pollitt

Ayn Rand: I Am the Greatest Ayn Rand: I Am the Greatest

Nation writer Corey Robin discusses Ayn Rand's kitsch philosophy.

Jun 1, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Press Room

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