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Outing is In Again

Did Bill Maher break the Barney Frank Rule?

John Ireland

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Witnessing Extraordinary Rendition

Nonprofit organization Witness uses video like the new film Outlawed, to document human rights abuses worldwide.

Aaron Sarver

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What We Learn When We Learn Economics

Is a little economics a dangerous thing?

Christopher Hayes

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All Praises to the Pause

Alice Walker wants us to enjoy "the pause" - the moment when something major is accomplished and Wisdom requires us to stop and reflect.

Alice Walker

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Filling the Void

With the federal government failing to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, many mayors are beginning to think globally and act locally.

Jessica Tobacman

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Stunning Revelations

The untold story of Taser-related deaths

Silja J.A. Talvi

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What Did the Voters Say?

Economic insecurity trumps the politics of fear

David Moberg

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Progressive Caucus Rising

This election was no victory for centrists

Nick Burt and Joel Bleifuss

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Voting Security Issues Plague Maryland

No matter who wins today in Maryland, election advocates vow to keep fighting for verifiable, paper receipts.

Andrew Ramsey-Moor

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Semper Fi: The Way to Win

Lane Evans' career in Congress teaches progresssives a lasting lesson.

David Moberg

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The Crazy Kazakh Correspondent

How Borat reveals American bigotry and foreign policy double standards.

Adam Doster

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Oaxaca in Crisis

Just as the teacher's strike in Oaxaca appeared ready to end, paramilitary violence breaks out.

John Gibler

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Dueling Democrats

No matter what happens election day, Democrats are in for a wild ride in 2007

David Sirota

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Virginity or Death!: A Conversation With Katha Pollitt

Jessica Clark

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Face-to-Face With the Fundamentalist Base

Christian evangelicals fight culture war to save America.

Abby Scher

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Where the Seats Are

The upcoming election guarantees gains for the Democrats. They won't be coming from the South.

Thomas F. Schaller

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History We Can Use

The Lower Eastside Tenement Museum in New York City is a founding member of the International Coalition of Historic Sites of Conscience.

Alexander Gourse

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Abandon Hope, All Who Enter Here

A falsely accused "enemy combatant" describes his imprisonment in Guantanamo.

Moazzam Begg

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Chinas Growing Desert

Overgrazing is stripping arable lands, creating the potential for ecological refugees

Jehangir Pocha

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Halliburton Hearts Congress

Do partisanship and cronyism trump congressional oversight and corporate accountability?

Frida Berrigan

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Is Diversity Enough?

Walter Benn Michaels asks us to consider the harm done when we worry about identity and forget about inequality

David Moberg

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Cola Wars in Mexico

Tzotzil Indians in Mexico know the dangers of globalization and soda pop.

Beverly Bell

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Tracking the CIA Torture Flights

In their new book Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA's Rendition Flights, A.C. Thompson and Trevor Paglen detail how the CIA transports detainees worldwide.

Aaron Sarver

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Why Pakistan Gets A Nuclear Pass

The Bush administration's pragmatic policy toward Pakistan suggests its foreign policy is less ideological than imperial

Lakshmi Chaudhry