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Hip-Hop Dogmatism and Potential Problems for Political Organizing Hip-Hop Dogmatism and Potential Problems for Political Organizing

Hip-hop heads committed to social justice need to examine how hip-hop has internalized patriarchy and sexism. Here's why.

Jun 13, 2007 / The Nation

It’s Not About Dan and Katie It’s Not About Dan and Katie

When asked about his view of CBS Evening News during a radio interview with MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Monday, Dan Rather said network execs had tried to boost ratings by "dumbin...

Jun 13, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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THADDEUS STEVENS IN THE NEWS New York City

Jun 13, 2007 / Katha Pollitt, Our Readers, and Perry Anderson

Sick Children, Working Moms Sick Children, Working Moms

Guilt-ridden mothers send ailing kids to school or daycare for fear of losing their jobs. Isn't it time for paid family leave?

Jun 13, 2007 / Ellen Bravo

Justice Department Scandals Draw Subpoenas Justice Department Scandals Draw Subpoenas

The most amusing spin following the vote by a majority of US senators to prepare a "no-confidence" vote against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was the suggestion that the scand...

Jun 13, 2007 / John Nichols

Breastfeeding and Blow Jobs Breastfeeding and Blow Jobs

Yesterday was one of those days when, having read the paper you are quite certain it is full of misprints and mistakes--either that or you've slipped down Alice's rabbit hole into ...

Jun 13, 2007 / Karen Houppert

Bernie Sanders Fights for Green Collar Jobs Bernie Sanders Fights for Green Collar Jobs

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is excited. And when Sanders - longtime maverick populist - is in that frame of mind, you know something right and smart is in the works. In thi...

Jun 13, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

President Lieberman: A Cautionary Tale President Lieberman: A Cautionary Tale

What would have happened if, by some twist of fate, Sen. Joe Lieberman had ended up in the White House instead of George W. Bush?

Jun 13, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Shawskank Redemption Shawskank Redemption

First she name-dropped "the men and women serving our country in Iraq," and then moved on to God. With that kind of rhetoric, you'd think Ms. Hilton was running for offic...

Jun 12, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Where Is the Love? Where Is the Love?

None of us will soon forget that terrible Tuesday in November 2004 when the exit polling said one thing and Ohio said another, when values was the thing, Karl Rove was a genius, an...

Jun 12, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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