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Moscow Metro Bombings: Insecurity in Chechnya, North Caucasus Comes to Moscow
Officials blamed today's twin Moscow Metro bombings, which struck near the FSB security service and a major state-run media outlet, on two female suicide bombers from the North Caucasus.
Howard Fineman | “Socialism,” Chicago Style
Why the health industry quietly loves Obamacare.
Ezra Klein | Welcome to SMALLVILLE
Don't be fooled: Congress still needs fixing. In the months leading up to the health-care-reform vote, there was much talk that Congress is broken and serious reform is necessary. …
Obama Makes Surprise Afghanistan Trip
President Obama took a secret trip to Afghanistan this weekend to impress upon Afghan President Hamid Karzai the need to cut corruption. It is his first trip to Afghanistan …
Jonathan Alter | The Reach of Persistent Progressivism
Last week brought a lot of talk about how health-care reform (HCR) was the most sweeping piece of domestic legislation since 1965. That's astonishing when you think about it …
Welcome to Glennbeckistan
Where the Tea Party Rules and the Tea-hadis Roam What if the Tea Party ruled? Imagine a land, let's call it Glennbeckistan, where white, patriarchal, religiously zealous, Tea Party-type …
Arundhati Roy: Becoming Internal Security Threats
Novelist, activist, journalist, internal security threat? Arundhati Roy joins us for a special conversation about her journey into the forest in the heart of India to talk to Maoist …
As Congress Takes Break, Obama Names 15 Recess Appointments
Washington - President Barack Obama reignited a partisan fight over appointments Saturday when he announced his intention to fill 15 key vacant administration positions — that normally require Senate …
Reagan Redux Could Pay for Health Care
“A fiscal Frankenstein”; so said Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) about the health care bill just passed by the Congress. Soulmate Republicans echoed his warning, predicting budgetary doom. But GOP …
Sarah Palin’s Gun-Imagery Takes Aim at Political Targets
Caught in Sarah Palin's rifle sights, liberals warn of the threat of violent rhetoric. Will it marginalize passionate discourse, or will demonizing hot-headed conservatives backfire at the voting booth? …