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This Week: Countdown to Recall in Wisconsin. PLUS: A Live Chat with Van Jones This Week: Countdown to Recall in Wisconsin. PLUS: A Live Chat with Van Jones

This week: Washington correspondent John Nichols reports on the upcoming Wisconsin recall elections. Plus, join us for a live chat with Ari Berman and Van Jones, and historian Dana...

May 28, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Pots and Pans Protest Goes Viral Pots and Pans Protest Goes Viral

This powerful black and white film shows protesters of all ages, races and hues taking to the streets to protest Canada's emergency law Bill 78, a draconian attempt to quell mass...

May 28, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Tempest Williams: The Mormon Church Is a Corporation (VIDEO) Tempest Williams: The Mormon Church Is a Corporation (VIDEO)

The Mormon Church is a corporation, says author and essayist Terry Tempest Williams, and there is reason to fear a Romney presidency....

May 28, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Laura Flanders

House Members Seek Answers From Scott Walker Amid New Evidence of Lying to Congress House Members Seek Answers From Scott Walker Amid New Evidence of Lying to Congress

Three members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have asked the controversial Wisconsin governor whether he wants to withdraw tainted testimony.

May 25, 2012 / John Nichols

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Repudiating the Birther Movement Katrina vanden Heuvel: Repudiating the Birther Movement

The Republican establishment's failure to call an end to the movement that denies Obama was born in the United States is a disgrace.

May 25, 2012 / Press Room

Comments of the Week: Voting Rights, Fox News, and S.E. Cupp

Comments of the Week: Voting Rights, Fox News, and S.E. Cupp Comments of the Week: Voting Rights, Fox News, and S.E. Cupp

Our readers sound off on Fox News, S.E. Cupp and the fight against voter suppression.

May 25, 2012 / Sarah Arnold

Ilyse Hogue: Romney’s Weak Record, In Politics and Business Ilyse Hogue: Romney’s Weak Record, In Politics and Business

When his own record falters, Romney goes on the offensive against Obama.

May 25, 2012 / Press Room

Ben Adler: Rubio Can’t Help Romney With the Latino Vote Ben Adler: Rubio Can’t Help Romney With the Latino Vote

Why picking Marco Rubio as a running mate would not automatically improve Romney's standing among Latino voters.

May 25, 2012 / Press Room

Jeremy Scahill: A Short History of Drone Warfare

Jeremy Scahill: A Short History of Drone Warfare Jeremy Scahill: A Short History of Drone Warfare

The new trajectory of US warfare.  

May 25, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Don’t Think Twice Don’t Think Twice

Eric reviews his latest music choices and Reed analyzes recent trends in Congressional oratory.

May 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

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