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Five Things to Know About Immigration and Enforcement

Five Things to Know About Immigration and Enforcement Five Things to Know About Immigration and Enforcement

Keep these facts in mind the next time you read anything about immigration.

Feb 20, 2013 / Aura Bogado

More Than Ever, We Need the UN

More Than Ever, We Need the UN More Than Ever, We Need the UN

An interview with UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson.

Feb 20, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Letter From Tanzania III: Using the Afghan ‘Peace Dividend’

Letter From Tanzania III: Using the Afghan ‘Peace Dividend’ Letter From Tanzania III: Using the Afghan ‘Peace Dividend’

Providing services to fight poverty overseas is a much better bang for our buck than stationing soldiers there.

Feb 20, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Happy Birthday, Mr. Fortieth President!

Happy Birthday, Mr. Fortieth President! Happy Birthday, Mr. Fortieth President!

In a belated birthday wish, a reminder of how morally obtuse Ronald Reagan could be.

Feb 19, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Sequestration Is Austerity, but Not Enough for Simpson and Bowles

Sequestration Is Austerity, but Not Enough for Simpson and Bowles Sequestration Is Austerity, but Not Enough for Simpson and Bowles

The front men for the austerity agenda are back with plans to cut Social Security and redistribute wealth upward.

Feb 19, 2013 / John Nichols

Letter From Tanzania II: A Visit to the US Embassy

Letter From Tanzania II: A Visit to the US Embassy Letter From Tanzania II: A Visit to the US Embassy

The country needs more foreign aid to develop infrastructure amid the effects of climate change, but don’t look to the private sector.

Feb 19, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Citizen Mike: Michael Jordan at 50

Citizen Mike: Michael Jordan at 50 Citizen Mike: Michael Jordan at 50

Has anyone done less with more than MJ?

Feb 19, 2013 / Dave Zirin

What Would Hitler and Stalin Do?

What Would Hitler and Stalin Do? What Would Hitler and Stalin Do?

Jack-booted thugs are here to take away your guns.

Feb 19, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

Ten Things You Should Know About #TheRealTANF

Ten Things You Should Know About #TheRealTANF Ten Things You Should Know About #TheRealTANF

TANF authorization expires at the end of March. The program isn’t what you think it is.

Feb 19, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Wall Street Wins Again? Not So Fast.

Wall Street Wins Again? Not So Fast. Wall Street Wins Again? Not So Fast.

A task force exists to prosecute those who cause the housing crisis. Now we need to help it get to work.

Feb 18, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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