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Sarah Palin Resigns

Yet another kooky chapter in the Alaska Gov's political career. Cue SNL.

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Palin's Last Act: Parental Consent

Palin boots public health officials and pushes policy under the wire.
Refusing to Comply

What do the tactics of resistance look like in an all-volunteer military?
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How to Deal with America's Empire of Bases

A modest proposal for garrisoned lands.

By Chalmers Johnson | Thu July 2, 2009 11:30 AM PST
Refusing to Comply

What do the tactics of resistance look like in an all-volunteer military?

By Dahr Jamail | Wed July 1, 2009 1:52 PM PST
Bigoted Banks 0, Eliot Spitzer 1

The Supremes vindicate the ex-guv, but too late to help minority borrowers bilked by banks.

By Stephanie Mencimer | Mon June 29, 2009 3:02 PM PST
Got Health Insurance? Fighting for a Public Option Might Just Get You a Raise!

Controlling health care costs isn't just necessary for the health of our economy—it'd also be likely to boost personal incomes.

By Joshua Holland | Mon June 29, 2009 6:18 PM PST
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The Clash of Islam and Democracy in Iran

The Islamic revolution faces the classic dilemma of all revolutions.

By Dilip Hiro | Mon June 29, 2009 10:16 AM PST
Census, Uncensored

Former US Census director Kenneth Prewitt explains the mysteries of the 2010 Census.

By Stephen Robert Morse | Fri June 26, 2009 2:30 PM PST
Shock and Audit: Mission Impossible

Is defense reform a lost cause? Part 5 of a Mother Jones special report.

By Rachel Morris | Fri June 26, 2009 5:00 AM PST
Guess Who's Selling Wall Street's Bull?

Hint: He was a Bush aide who cooked up a phony pitch for the Iraq War.

By Daniel Schulman | Thu June 25, 2009 9:48 AM PST
Shock and Audit: The Axis of Pork

Saxby Chambliss (R-Lockheed) and other foes of defense reform. Part 4 of a Mother Jones special report.

By Rachel Morris | Thu June 25, 2009 5:00 AM PST
Palestinian Violence Overstated, Israeli Violence Understated?

As American public opinion shifts away from Israel there may be an opening for peace.

By Ira Chernus | Thu June 25, 2009 10:20 AM PST
Nobody Expects the Spanish Prosecution

Can a court in Madrid bring the Bush Six to justice?

By Bruce Falconer | Wed June 24, 2009 9:51 AM PST
Where's My Flying Tank?

A quick refresher on Robert Gates' "no-brainer" defense cuts—and the programs he should have axed.

By Rachel Morris | Wed June 24, 2009 5:00 AM PST
Madoff Twist: The Big Winner You've Never Heard of

It appears that the biggest winner in Madoff's scheme may not have been Madoff at all, but a secretive businessman named Jeffry Picower.

By Jake Bernstein | Tue June 23, 2009 3:58 PM PST
Operation Overrun

And you thought $600 toilet seats were bad. Part 2 of a Mother Jones special report on the defense budget.

By Rachel Morris | Tue June 23, 2009 3:00 AM PST
Shock and Audit: The Hidden Defense Budget

What the Pentagon really spends. Part 1 of a Mother Jones special report.

By Rachel Morris | Mon June 22, 2009 3:00 AM PST
The Collapse of America's Imperial Car Industry

Touring the American empire's ruins from Detroit to the Amazon.

By Greg Grandin | Tue June 23, 2009 10:09 AM PST
Drug War Quiz: Just Say Know

Dust off your short-term memory and test your drug war knowledge.

Thu June 18, 2009 12:34 PM PST
Bush Officials Cash In as More Americans Lose Out

Don't worry about soaring unemployment rates, if former Bushies can get a job you can too!

By Nick Turse | Thu June 18, 2009 10:58 AM PST
Obamanomics: The Good, the Bad, the Weak

On bank regs, the White House goes too far, and not far enough.

By Nomi Prins | Wed June 17, 2009 7:07 PM PST
The Drug War in Six Acts

How right-wing posses started the crack trade, and other tales that will blow your mind.

By Ben Wallace-Wells | Wed June 17, 2009 6:55 PM PST

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