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Liberal Bloggers: Are Democrats Pro-Labor?

Liberal Bloggers: Are Democrats Pro-Labor? Liberal Bloggers: Are Democrats Pro-Labor?

At the largest liberal netroots gathering to date, bloggers debated the role of labor and national interest groups in sparking the Wisconsin protests.

Jun 16, 2011 / Ari Melber

Speaking Out for Good Jobs Speaking Out for Good Jobs

With Washington fixated on Weiner's Roast, Gingrich's implosion, and questions over the debt limit, citizens must mobilize and call on Congress to address a reality lost in the hub...

Jun 16, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Understanding Vancouver’s ‘Hockey Riot’ Understanding Vancouver’s ‘Hockey Riot’

Was there more to Vancouver's Hockey Riot than meets the eye? Or less?

Jun 16, 2011 / Dave Zirin

End the ‘War on Drugs’ End the ‘War on Drugs’

The 40th anniversary of President Nixon's declaration of the War on Drugs comes amid growing recognition that the policy, and all that it wrought, is a complete disaster.

Jun 16, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

The Pundits Analyze Sarah Palin’s Tour The Pundits Analyze Sarah Palin’s Tour

So Palin’s gone out on the stump. Or is she just a female Trump— A person eager for each mention For purposes of brand extension?

Jun 16, 2011 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Tim Pawlenty Wants to Super Size the Bush Tax Cuts Tim Pawlenty Wants to Super Size the Bush Tax Cuts

Compared to Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's plan for tax reform, the Bush tax cuts are a quaint example of fiscal restraint.

Jun 16, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

The American West in Flames

The American West in Flames The American West in Flames

These past few years, mega-fires in the West have become ever more routine.

Jun 16, 2011 / Chip Ward

Catholic Church Amps Up Its Fight Against Aid in Dying Catholic Church Amps Up Its Fight Against Aid in Dying

If the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has its way, patients across the country will suffer a broad-spectrum loss of rights.

Jun 16, 2011 / Ann Neumann

New Data: Weiner Scandal Covered Less Online and in Print New Data: Weiner Scandal Covered Less Online and in Print

If you think Anthony Weiner got too much media coverage, you may just be getting your news from the wrong place, according to new data.

Jun 15, 2011 / Ari Melber

How Would You Reimagine Capitalism? How Would You Reimagine Capitalism?

If you had the ability to reinvent American capitalism, where would you start?

Jun 15, 2011 / The Nation

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