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One Dollar, One Vote?

Allowing tax rates on the rich to rise should be a no-brainer.

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| Fri Sep. 3, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Breaking: Another Gulf Oil Platform Explodes

Firefighters are still battling the blaze on the platform, and there are reports of a mile-long oil sheen extending from the site.

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| Thu Sep. 2, 2010 11:45 AM PDT

What's Killing the Babies of Kettleman City?

How a small-town mystery could change the way we look at pollution.

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| Thu Sep. 2, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Astroturf U

A Goldman Sachs-owned college conglomerate taps a controversial lobbying shop to battle Obama's Education Department.

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| Thu Sep. 2, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

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Inside California's Birth Defect Mystery

Is Waste Management's toxic dump killing this town's babies?

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| Thu Sep. 2, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Are Swing District Dems Toast?

Rep. Tom Perriello battles GOP cash, voter fatigue, and his own party's elites.

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| Wed Sep. 1, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Glenn Beck's George Washington Whopper

Fact-checking the Fox host's claim that he held the first president's inaugural address.

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| Wed Sep. 1, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Winding Down in Iraq

The most striking part of the president's speech was his attitude, not his words.

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| Tue Aug. 31, 2010 6:42 PM PDT

We Are Not Invisible

An American Muslim grapples with the "Ground Zero mosque," the Obama rumors, and the pressure to stay silent.

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| Tue Aug. 31, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Is Mt. Rushmore Too Close to Hallowed Ground?

Here at the site of the Wounded Knee massacre, "offensive" monuments are in the eye of the beholder.

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| Tue Aug. 31, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Onward Christian Pop-Rock Soldiers!

Army troops say officers gave them a choice: Attend a Christian rock concert, or get confined to barracks.

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| Mon Aug. 30, 2010 2:08 PM PDT

Jules Feiffer, Sketchy Character

The 81-year-old cartoonist talks about kids' books, a troubled childhood, and satire.

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| Mon Aug. 30, 2010 10:25 AM PDT

The Hardest Job in Washington

How would you like to be in charge of holding Congress for the Democrats?

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| Mon Aug. 30, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

12 Most Toxic Fish (For Humans and the Planet)

Plus the safest and most sustainable options in categories such as "mild" and "steak-like."

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| Mon Aug. 30, 2010 2:30 AM PDT

Glenn Beck: Televangelist

The Fox host becomes a 21st Century Pat Robertson.

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| Sat Aug. 28, 2010 2:08 PM PDT

Live Tweets From Beckapalooza

David Corn and Stephanie Mencimer with the latest on the rally.

Sat Aug. 28, 2010 9:03 AM PDT

Thu Tran's Wacky Snacks

The host of IFC's absurdist cooking show "Food Party" talks Pee-wee Herman, visual MSG, and the turkey incident.

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| Fri Aug. 27, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Why is Obama Siding With Polluters?

The administration backs the country's biggest sources of planet-warming gases in a major court case. Enviros are livid.

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| Fri Aug. 27, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

A Climate Change Thought Experiment

Who should pay for this month's disaster in Pakistan?

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| Fri Aug. 27, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Why Do People Think Obama's a Muslim? Duh.

Really, it's remarkable that we all pretend to be idiots on this score.

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| Thu Aug. 26, 2010 12:37 PM PDT