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The Post Office Is Not Broke The Post Office Is Not Broke

The inspector general says Congressional demands have caused service to “significantly exceed” requirements for pre-funding benefits.

Feb 7, 2012 / John Nichols

Washington State Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Washington State Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

Washington has become the seventh state to allow same-sex couples to wed. But the National Organization for Marriage will fight the new law.

Feb 6, 2012 / Connor Guy

How ‘Citizens United’ Allows the Super-Wealthy to Buy Elections How ‘Citizens United’ Allows the Super-Wealthy to Buy Elections

Highlights from Saturday morning’s Up With Chris Hayes: the palpable effects of Citizens United, pro–Mitt Romney Super Pac donations, a retired NYPD officer’s tho...

Feb 6, 2012 / Chris Hayes

Poorest Countries Hit Hardest by Climate Change Poorest Countries Hit Hardest by Climate Change

One of the terrible ironies of the climate change crisis is that the nations that have contributed the least to the problem are the ones now working hardest to prevent consequent d...

Feb 6, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

The Heroes of Super Bowl Sunday The Heroes of Super Bowl Sunday

My Super Bowl heroes were outside, not inside, the stadium.

Feb 6, 2012 / Dave Zirin

The United States Should Stay Out of Syria

The United States Should Stay Out of Syria The United States Should Stay Out of Syria

Backing one side in a Syrian civil war? Not a good idea.

Feb 6, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Real Change Must Come From Real People Katrina vanden Heuvel: Real Change Must Come From Real People

The Occupy movement has called for the dismantling and rebuiliding of a corrupt system. What elements are necessary to effect such change?

Feb 6, 2012 / Press Room

Lyric Nation: Three Poems by Osip Mandelstam Lyric Nation: Three Poems by Osip Mandelstam

"Black Candle," "Leningrad," "And I Was Alive"

Feb 6, 2012 / Christian Wiman

Two Years After Haiti’s Earthquake, Women Are Still Shattered by Sexual Exploitation Two Years After Haiti’s Earthquake, Women Are Still Shattered by Sexual Exploitation

A crisis of gender-based violence is festering--and foreign aid efforts are still failing to protect women from harm.

Feb 6, 2012 / Michelle Chen

Freshman Pens Petition To Rid NYU Of Homophobic Chick-fil-A

Freshman Pens Petition To Rid NYU Of Homophobic Chick-fil-A Freshman Pens Petition To Rid NYU Of Homophobic Chick-fil-A

A student felt compelled to take action because she saw a vast disconnect between the ideals of NYU and Chick-fil-A.

Feb 6, 2012 / StudentNation / Ashley D’Arcy

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