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Amid Reports of Wrongdoing, Ohio State Football Coach Jim Tressel Resigns Amid Reports of Wrongdoing, Ohio State Football Coach Jim Tressel Resigns

Tressel is just the latest NCAA moralist to take a hard fall.

May 31, 2011 / Dave Zirin

The GOP is No Friend to Military Members Struggling During Recession The GOP is No Friend to Military Members Struggling During Recession

Though traditionally thought to be the most “pro-military” party, Republicans in Washington don't seem to care about struggling veterans and active duty service members...

May 30, 2011 / George Zornick

When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK

Pepe le Pew meets Michelle.

May 27, 2011 / Leslie Savan

iHate Tax Cheats: US Uncut Targets Apple iHate Tax Cheats: US Uncut Targets Apple

US Uncut, the anti–corporate tax dodging group, is now targeting Apple due to its support of an effort that seeks to give corporations that shelter profits overseas a “...

May 27, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

The Tea Party Leads a Revolution Against Itself The Tea Party Leads a Revolution Against Itself

Tea Party–backed House freshmen pocket hundreds of thousands of dollars from the same Wall Street firms they once railed against.

May 26, 2011 / Leslie Savan

A Crucial Day in Congress for the Ongoing War In Afghanistan

A Crucial Day in Congress for the Ongoing War In Afghanistan A Crucial Day in Congress for the Ongoing War In Afghanistan

Liveblogging the House's day of votes on bipartisan measures that could stop or slow US military involvement in Afghanistan.

May 26, 2011 / George Zornick

House GOP Escalates Attack on Elizabeth Warren, Consumer Bureau

House GOP Escalates Attack on Elizabeth Warren, Consumer Bureau House GOP Escalates Attack on Elizabeth Warren, Consumer Bureau

At a testy hearing on Capitol Hill, Republicans intensifed their effort to undermine Elizabeth Warren and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

May 24, 2011 / Ari Berman

L’Affaire DSK: Presumption of Innocence Lost

L’Affaire DSK: Presumption of Innocence Lost L’Affaire DSK: Presumption of Innocence Lost

How the media frenzy obliterated the presumption of innocence and relentlessly impugned both Strauss-Kahn and his accuser in vulgar stereotypes.

May 24, 2011 / Patricia J. Williams

Joakim Noah, the NBA and the ‘New F Bomb’ Joakim Noah, the NBA and the ‘New F Bomb’

Joakim Noah's use of an anti-gay slur continues a discussion that NBA officialdom appears to loathe having.

May 24, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Tim Pawlenty’s Extreme Antichoice Record

Tim Pawlenty’s Extreme Antichoice Record Tim Pawlenty’s Extreme Antichoice Record

Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty often shies away from discussing his views on abortion, but they are clearly deeply held—and very radical. 

May 24, 2011 / George Zornick

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