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North, South Korea Trade Gunfire Across Tense Border
South Korea says that North Korean forces ‘launched the first shots’ in an exchange of gunfire in a remote region. The flare-up comes just before a reunion of families …
The Health Care Debate: Social Reflections
In a recent Nation magazine forum in which participants responded to Eric Alterman's account of the structures that bind the political possibilities of the Obama administration ("Why a Progressive …
Marijuana Law Enforcement Disproportionately Targets Blacks, Latinos in California
African-Americans and Latinos use marijuana at lower rates than whites, yet they are prosecuted for minor cannabis possession offenses in California's largest cities at rates two to twelve times …
The Most Racist Campaign in Decades, and What It Demands of Us
If the election of 2008 was a referendum on race, the midterms are feeling like a recount. The dominant political discourse of 2008 centered on an improbable question: Could …
The Downhill Run
The 2010 midterm elections go down on Tuesday, for good or ill. The pollsters, news people and bloggers have been going full bore for months covering the thing. Even …
Austerity Fatigue and Action in Europe (VIDEO)
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News in Brief: Millionaires Have a Senate Majority, and More …
Millionaires Have a Senate Majority
Zach Carter | The Tea Party Jets to Grassroots Rallies, Wall Street-Style
Two Tea Party leaders, Mark Meckler and Jenny Beth Martin, have been jet-setting all over the country ginning up support for conservative politicians. Literally.
Why Energy Reform is on Shaky Ground
Since national energy reform is on the rocks, ethanol subsidies for the Midwest and ballot propositions to roll back progressive energy legislation in California are the most important policy …
Kirchner Rescued Argentina
This article was also published in The Guardian.