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Noted. Noted.

John Nichols on a new anti-ALEC coalition, Jeremy Scahill on WikiLeaks, Syria and Libya, Liliana Segura on The Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice, Ebtihal Mubarak on Saudi pol...

Apr 4, 2012 / Various Contributors

Arizona’s Private Prisons: A Bad Bargain

Arizona’s Private Prisons: A Bad Bargain Arizona’s Private Prisons: A Bad Bargain

State taxpayers have thrown away millions on shoddy facilities--and legislators think the solution is to bar them from oversight.

Apr 4, 2012 / Sasha Abramsky

The 99% Spring The 99% Spring

An impressive coalition of liberal-left groups are aiming to recruit and train 100,000 Americans in the precepts of non-violent direct action.

Apr 4, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

The Burma Elections and the Limits of Democratic Reform The Burma Elections and the Limits of Democratic Reform

The April 1 elections may signal a new era in which the regime retains control even while sharing a limited degree of power with civilians.

Apr 4, 2012 / Hla Lwin Shwe

Why the Affordable Care Act Does Not Put Your Freedom At Risk Why the Affordable Care Act Does Not Put Your Freedom At Risk

Congress could impose the same mandate simply by calling it a tax instead.

Apr 4, 2012 / Aziz Huq

Etch-A-Sketch, Move Over Etch-A-Sketch, Move Over

Romney opens wormholes to the past to kill his former selves.

Apr 4, 2012 / Leslie Savan

Who Got the Most Votes in Tuesday’s Primaries? Not Mitt Romney

Who Got the Most Votes in Tuesday’s Primaries? Not Mitt Romney Who Got the Most Votes in Tuesday’s Primaries? Not Mitt Romney

The GOP frontrunner got the headlines. But he still couldn't break 50 percent in Maryland and Wisconsin.

Apr 4, 2012 / John Nichols

Only Connect Only Connect

On the relations between parts of a cryptic clue.

Apr 4, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Elizabeth Warren: Yes She Can?

Elizabeth Warren: Yes She Can? Elizabeth Warren: Yes She Can?

Progressives adore her. Conservatives despise her. But it's Massachusetts' fickle independents who'll decide her high-stakes showdown with Scott Brown.

Apr 4, 2012 / Feature / E.J. Graff

Thinking the Unthinkable on Iran

Thinking the Unthinkable on Iran Thinking the Unthinkable on Iran

A war on Iran to stop its nuclear program would bring on a proliferation catastrophe.

Apr 4, 2012 / Feature / Jonathan Schell

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