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Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan: What Questions Can She Expect?
The Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan begin Monday. Here is a primer on how a deeply partisan Senate might challenge her. Washington - For gravitas and …
Tom Engelhardt | Obama Up to His Waist in the Big Muddy: On Appointing Celebrity Generals
Much of the time, our wars may hardly exist for us, but in the age of celebrity, our generals do — exactly because they become celebrities. When Barack …
Glenn Beck to Hold Tea Party Rally on Anniversary of MLK Speech
Glenn Beck is exploiting MLK's “I have a Dream” speech. This isn't the first time conservatives have abused King's memory to push an ideology opposed to everything he stood …
Closing BP’s Escape Routes
BP generates enough cash to absorb its liabilities from the oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico. But that doesn't mean it will. One of the benefits of the …
Dean Baker | Wall Street Congratulates Washington: A Job Well Done
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman is well known for pretentious columns that consist of letters that he suggests some prominent person write. I licensed Friedman's literary tool in …
Real News Journalist Attacked at G20
Editors Note: On Saturday, June 26 at the G20 summit in Toronto, Canada, video journalist Jesse Freeston of The Real News Network was assaulted by police while filming peaceful …
James Howard Kunstler | Say What?
I think America missed something. It must be the time of year, what with inhaling all those fumes from the charcoal starter... and fueling up the Jet-skis so as …
United Nations Attacks Refugee Camp, Protests Mount
Recently, the United Nations peacekeeping mission fired tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowded refugee camp, leaving at least six hospitalized and others suffering respiratory problems. Citizen organizations …
E. J. Dionne, Jr. | Whose Supreme Court Is It?
Washington - This week's hearings over Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court will mark a sea change in the way liberals argue about the judiciary. Democratic senators are …
William J. Astore | Leave Afghanistan Now
Winston Churchill's memorable quotation, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few,” captured the nobility of the RAF's performance protecting …