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zac efron the lucky one

"The Lucky One": We Fought Iraq for This?

Yet another Nicholas Sparks movie that exploits the Iraq war. Hasn't America been through enough?

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| Fri Apr. 20, 2012 1:32 PM PDT
richard nixon

What if Nixon Could Read Your Emails?

In Enemies: A History of the FBI, Tim Weiner says the bureau has changed since Nixon and Hoover. But some practices have endured.

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| Wed Apr. 18, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
Where are the women writers, ASME

Where Are the Women Writers? ASME Chief Responds.

MoJo's editors and the American Society of Magazine Editors' Sid Holt discuss the byline gap.

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| Tue Apr. 17, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
Rachel Maddow

The Maddow Doctrine: We Need to Make War Hard Again

A series of decisions have made war too easy and painless. We need to reverse this.

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| Wed Apr. 11, 2012 11:14 AM PDT

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Peter Van Buren

Confessions of an Iraq War Whistleblower

The State Department fired me for telling the truth about US failures in Iraq. Here's why I don't regret it.

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| Mon Apr. 9, 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Dr. Seuss, Pesticide Shill?

Before he was Dr. Seuss, the beloved children's author Ted Geisel inked comics for a pesticide giant.

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| Mon Apr. 9, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Are Republicans Anti-Science? Chris Mooney Responds

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| Fri Apr. 6, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
New Yorker byline gap

Where Are the Women Writers? (ASME Edition)

The cofounder of VIDA's byline inequality survey weighs in on the dude-centric list of 2012 National Magazine Award finalists.

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| Wed Apr. 4, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
barack obama john boehner

The Times Gets It Wrong on the Debt Deal

Sometimes both sides aren't equally at fault.

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| Tue Apr. 3, 2012 10:06 AM PDT
peter dinklage game of thrones hbo

Game of Thrones: Come At the Hand of the King, You Best Not Miss

In the second season of HBO's television adaption of George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy novels, the brother of last season's villains becomes the protagonist.

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| Fri Mar. 30, 2012 10:00 AM PDT
neil livingstone ryan zinke

The Most Interesting Gubernatorial Candidate in the World

Neil Livingstone has partied with pirates, been stalked by Nazis, and tried (unsuccessfully) to spring Moammar Qaddafi from Libya. His latest adventure? Running for governor of Montana.

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| Tue Mar. 27, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
elizabeth banks jennifer lawrence the hunger games

Hunger Games Film a Child-Slaughtering Time Waster

The much-hyped adaptation is a fatally dull exercise in contemporary dystopia.

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| Fri Mar. 23, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
barack obama situation room

Rove vs. "Showdown": He Says OBL Raid No Big Deal

He obviously didn't read the book—or care to consider the actual facts.

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| Thu Mar. 22, 2012 9:14 AM PDT

WATCH: David Corn Talking "Showdown" on MSNBC's Morning Joe

MoJo's DC bureau chief chats with Joe Scarborough and co. about his new book on the Obama administration.

Wed Mar. 21, 2012 12:52 PM PDT

Jhumpa Lahiri Was Abandoned by Her Editor

The great author's essay on the beauty of a well-crafted sentence contains some truly awful ones.

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| Wed Mar. 21, 2012 11:08 AM PDT

WATCH: What's Fox News' Beef With David Corn's "Showdown"?
Wed Mar. 21, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
bret baier fox news

Bret Baier's #Fail in Challenging Obama on "Showdown"

The Fox News host claims Obama was wrong to cite Fox for fueling the Obama-is-a-Mulsim meme. But—guess what—he wasn't.

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| Tue Mar. 20, 2012 7:53 AM PDT
Illustration by Eddie Guy

Obama's Plan to Win Reelection

The word from the White House: No more Mr. Nice Guy. For real this time.

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| Tue Mar. 20, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

The Night They Got Bin Laden

This excerpt from David Corn's book "Showdown" takes you inside the Obama White House during the mission two years ago.

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| Fri Mar. 16, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Inside Mumbai's Infamous Dance Bars

Journalist Sonia Faleiro talks about the neon underworld "where women have everything as long as they can dance."

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| Wed Mar. 14, 2012 3:00 AM PDT