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Happy Birthday, Kim! Now, Calm Down Happy Birthday, Kim! Now, Calm Down
The United States needs to tread carefully to avoid escalating the confrontation with Pyongyang.
Apr 15, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
![Tax Loopholes for All!](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/taxrich_ap_fb_0.jpg)
Tax Loopholes for All! Tax Loopholes for All!
Tax Day is here, and you can avail yourself of an offshore tax haven—just as the biggest businesses do.
Apr 15, 2013 / Laura Flanders
![Congress Refuses to Allow USPS to Fix Its Budget Woes](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/issa_ap_fb.jpg)
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Why? Because the Postal Service caters primarily to the poor.
Apr 15, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
![Obama’s Chained-CPI Social Security Cut Is Smart Politics… for the GOP](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/greg_walden_ap_fb.jpg)
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Smart Democrats know that getting on the wrong side of the austerity debate could strike a "damning blow" to the party's 2014 prospects.
Apr 14, 2013 / John Nichols
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Remembering Margaret Thatcher This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Remembering Margaret Thatcher
A quick spin through The Nation's archives offers a running critique of the former Prime Minister and her ideology.
Apr 13, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![A Tale of Two Joes: Biden Praises Scarborough on Gun Control](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/the_joes_fb.jpg)
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In a blast of blarney, Biden gives Scarborough an ego boost and a possible campaign ad.
Apr 12, 2013 / Leslie Savan
![Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/spencer_bachus_rtr_fb.jpg)
Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign
Congress passed the STOCK Act with great fanfare, but is now ready to quietly undo the whole thing.
Apr 12, 2013 / George Zornick
![US, Al Qaeda Join Forces in Syria](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/syria_soldier_rtr_fb_2.jpg)
US, Al Qaeda Join Forces in Syria US, Al Qaeda Join Forces in Syria
Washington wades deeper into the Middle East swamp.
Apr 12, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
![Duck Genitals, Bisexual Frogs and Other Right-Wing Anti-Science Inanities](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/gop_reagan_ap_fb.jpg)
Duck Genitals, Bisexual Frogs and Other Right-Wing Anti-Science Inanities Duck Genitals, Bisexual Frogs and Other Right-Wing Anti-Science Inanities
As predictable as the rising and setting sun, conservative politicians attack basic science with all the maturity of ten-year-old boys.
Apr 12, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
![NHL Takes ‘Historic Step’ for LGBT Equality](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nhl_playoffs_cc_fb.jpg)
NHL Takes ‘Historic Step’ for LGBT Equality NHL Takes ‘Historic Step’ for LGBT Equality
The National Hockey League is now a no-homophobia league. Who will follow suit?
Apr 12, 2013 / Dave Zirin