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Israel Joins the Sunni-Led Anti-Assad Coalition

Israel Joins the Sunni-Led Anti-Assad Coalition Israel Joins the Sunni-Led Anti-Assad Coalition

The airstrike on a convoy in Syria signals Israel will back the rebels, who may not even want its help.

Jan 31, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

‘The Americans’: Soviet Spies on Cable TV

‘The Americans’: Soviet Spies on Cable TV ‘The Americans’: Soviet Spies on Cable TV

“Implausible” is too generous a word for this show.

Jan 31, 2013 / Jon Wiener

E-Mails Show Jeb Bush Foundation Lobbied For Businesses, Including One Tied To Bush

E-Mails Show Jeb Bush Foundation Lobbied For Businesses, Including One Tied To Bush E-Mails Show Jeb Bush Foundation Lobbied For Businesses, Including One Tied To Bush

Newly released e-mails show the former governor's foundation quietly promoted his corporate partners, including a company he's invested in. 

Jan 31, 2013 / Lee Fang

Libertarian Mugged by Reality

Libertarian Mugged by Reality Libertarian Mugged by Reality

Perhaps it’s time to revise the old saw that the ivory tower breeds liberals, and the “real world” makes them conservative.

Jan 30, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

The Pathway to Immigration Reform Remains Uncertain

The Pathway to Immigration Reform Remains Uncertain The Pathway to Immigration Reform Remains Uncertain

Does the national debate over immigration reform augur a more just sytem? Ask immigrants themselves. 

Jan 30, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Co-Author of New Occupy Study: Media Misled by Harping on Household Salaries

Co-Author of New Occupy Study: Media Misled by Harping on Household Salaries Co-Author of New Occupy Study: Media Misled by Harping on Household Salaries

Professor Stephanie Luce, a co-author of a new Occupy Wall Street study, takes issue with the media harping on the high household salaries reported in the study.

Jan 30, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Appointing Senators, Be They Republicans or Democrats, Is Wrong

Appointing Senators, Be They Republicans or Democrats, Is Wrong Appointing Senators, Be They Republicans or Democrats, Is Wrong

Massachusetts Governor Patrick skips over Barney Frank and picks a personal “ally” to join two other appointed-rather-than-elected senators. 

Jan 30, 2013 / John Nichols

Why Are Feminists So Angry?

Why Are Feminists So Angry? Why Are Feminists So Angry?

Jessica Valenti speaks to Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast in Texas about anger, activism, and reproductive rights.

Jan 30, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

How to Raise a Progressive Kid in Alabama

How to Raise a Progressive Kid in Alabama How to Raise a Progressive Kid in Alabama

It takes effort—and often money.

Jan 30, 2013 / Nona Willis Aronowitz

Environmentalists Are Rankled by Some Details of the Sandy Bill

Environmentalists Are Rankled by Some Details of the Sandy Bill Environmentalists Are Rankled by Some Details of the Sandy Bill

Republicans stripped away important coastal restoration money and screwed a small nature preserve in Connecticut for no reason. 

Jan 30, 2013 / George Zornick

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