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The Beck Identity, Supremacy and Ultimatum The Beck Identity, Supremacy and Ultimatum

Just like in the movies, Glenn Beck has served his purpose as the sidekick who saves the hero and is then offed by bigger powers that be.

Jun 28, 2011 / Leslie Savan

The Beatles! Muhammad Ali! and the ‘Accidental Sportswriter’ Who Saw It All The Beatles! Muhammad Ali! and the ‘Accidental Sportswriter’ Who Saw It All

Alternately hilarious and moving, here is the memoir for your beach blanket this summer.

Jun 27, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Adrian Gonzalez Will Attend the 2011 All-Star Game. We Should Not Adrian Gonzalez Will Attend the 2011 All-Star Game. We Should Not

Adrian Gonzalez will be at the 2011 All-Star Game in Arizona. That's good news for Major League Baseball and bad news for immigrant rights activists.

Jun 24, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Van Jones Returns, Launches Liberal Alternative to The Tea Party Van Jones Returns, Launches Liberal Alternative to The Tea Party

Some liberals are looking to a former Obama official to lead their own Tea Party.

Jun 24, 2011 / Ari Melber

The Senate Hears Tales From the Struggling Middle Class The Senate Hears Tales From the Struggling Middle Class

The Senate heard emotional tales of struggling middle-class families Thursday—but it‘s not clear they can do anything about it.

Jun 23, 2011 / George Zornick

Van Jones Previews the American Dream Movement Van Jones Previews the American Dream Movement

Top progressive groups plan to combat the country's austerity crazy by building a movement for economic justice.

Jun 23, 2011 / Ari Berman

When T-Paw Blinked When T-Paw Blinked

Tim Pawlenty can’t help but signal that he doesn’t believe in his own tough-guy act.

Jun 23, 2011 / Leslie Savan

Gephardt Wants Someone to Please Think About the Seniors, Health Insurers Gephardt Wants Someone to Please Think About the Seniors, Health Insurers

Former Democratic leader—and health industry lobbyist—Richard Gephardt comes out against the Independent Payment Review Board, and uses right-wing arguments to attack i...

Jun 22, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

The Koch Brothers’ Echo Chamber The Koch Brothers’ Echo Chamber

The conservative movement's most prolific funders take aim at Social Security.

Jun 22, 2011 / Ari Berman

Olbermann Should Drop the Worst Snark in the Worst Segment in the World Olbermann Should Drop the Worst Snark in the Worst Segment in the World

For the premiere of his new show, Keith chose to publicly humiliate a previously unknown woman as the “Worst Person in the World.”

Jun 21, 2011 / Leslie Savan

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