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No Checks, No Balances: House Refuses to Authorize Obama’s Libya War, but Funds It

No Checks, No Balances: House Refuses to Authorize Obama’s Libya War, but Funds It No Checks, No Balances: House Refuses to Authorize Obama’s Libya War, but Funds It

Cynicism abounds as House refuses to authorize the Libya mission but also refuses to defund it. This is John Boehner’s managed chaos; it serves Obama and the military-industr...

Jun 24, 2011 / John Nichols

Take Down the Union, Jack Take Down the Union, Jack

Eric writes from Paris on the Big Man and Reed takes on the media's smear campaign against public unions.

Jun 24, 2011 / Eric Alterman

This Week: The Beginning of the End in Afghanistan. PLUS: A Wal-Mart Economy This Week: The Beginning of the End in Afghanistan. PLUS: A Wal-Mart Economy

This week, four perspectives on President Obama's announcement on troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Plus, a reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling in Dukes v. Wal-Mart, and a new ...

Jun 24, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Nurses March on Wall Street for Fair Taxes Nurses March on Wall Street for Fair Taxes

On June 22, several hundred nurses and progressive activists marched on Wall Street in New York demanding a new tax on financial transactions.  

Jun 24, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dan Coughlin on WikiLeaks Haiti

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dan Coughlin on WikiLeaks Haiti Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dan Coughlin on WikiLeaks Haiti

The explosive diplomatic cables prove what many Haitians already knew about US and UN meddling in the country.

Jun 24, 2011 / The Nation

Adrian Gonzalez Will Attend the 2011 All-Star Game. We Should Not Adrian Gonzalez Will Attend the 2011 All-Star Game. We Should Not

Adrian Gonzalez will be at the 2011 All-Star Game in Arizona. That's good news for Major League Baseball and bad news for immigrant rights activists.

Jun 24, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Van Jones Returns, Launches Liberal Alternative to The Tea Party Van Jones Returns, Launches Liberal Alternative to The Tea Party

Some liberals are looking to a former Obama official to lead their own Tea Party.

Jun 24, 2011 / Ari Melber

Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives: Tracking the WikiLeaks Haiti Cables Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives: Tracking the WikiLeaks Haiti Cables

Recently-released WikiLeaks cables reveal that Haiti's self-appointed guardians—the US, EU and UN—supported an election in the country despite obvious evidence that it ...

Jun 24, 2011 / Press Room

Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives: Haiti’s Fraudulent Election Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives: Haiti’s Fraudulent Election

Recently-released WikiLeaks cables reveal that Haiti's self-appointed guardians—the US, EU and UN—supported an election in the country despite obvious evidence that it ...

Jun 24, 2011 / Democracy Now!

With the Gaza Aid Flotilla

With the Gaza Aid Flotilla With the Gaza Aid Flotilla

Israel has vowed to use any means necessary—including violence—to stop this latest attempt to break the siege. Flotilla organizers are not backing down.

Jun 24, 2011 / Joseph Dana

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