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CIA report revives legal debate on interrogation
Eric Tucker
The chilling rise of American militarism
Tom Engelhardt
Chuck Hagel's ouster signals a shift in foreign policy. Welcome to the new Washington, where peace is a dirty word
7 ways the CIA torture report made the White House look really bad
Matthew Rozsa
Americans like to believe its presidents are monsters. The Senate's new report shows just how powerless they are
Obama channels Dr. Stangelove: How the president learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
James Carroll
In 2009, the president promised nuclear disarmament. Five years later, our stockpile remains frightfully intact
Good riddance, Darrell Issa: A wasteful blowhard’s humiliating history
Ari Rabin-Havt
The departing House investigative chairman was the king of made-up scandals. Here's why he was a gift to Democrats
Congress hates the reefer: Sells out D.C. again, says no to legalized pot
Jim Newell
Budget deal includes Rep. Andy Harris' language scuttling D.C.'s pot legalization. Great effort, morons
Robert Reich: Democrats enable the super rich
Robert Reich
The former secretary of labor explains why the party is to blame for one our most destructive tax loopholes
Senate report: Harsh CIA tactics didn’t work
Ken Dilanian, Bradley Klapper
Barack Obama took over “The Colbert Report” last night
Sarah Gray
President Obama sat behind Colbert's desk to issue "The Decree"
Colbert’s best Obama zingers: Ranking the jokes from his Obama interview, from tame to risqué
Anna Silman
Despite "Colbert's" well-documented distaste for the president, he mostly kept things pretty softball
Mutual contempt: Why MoveOn’s bid to get Elizabeth Warren to challenge Hillary is far from surprising
Luke Brinker
The progressive group isn't Ready for Hillary. The former secretary of state probably won't be shedding any tears
Democrats vs. the New Deal: Who really runs the party — and why it might surprise you
Michael Lind
Dems taking pride in FDR's historic legacy need to reckon with a basic truth: The party is now firmly anti-New Deal
Fox’s mortifying Limbaugh spat: Titans of GOP clash over government shutdown
Joan Walsh
Rush comes to Fox to trash Obama and push a government shutdown -- and Chris Wallace (meekly) challenges him
Colbert vs. Obama: The battle of the century
Sarah Gray
Tonight President Obama will finally appear on "The Report." How will it go down? Let history be your guide
“You can’t criticize Sorkin without becoming one of his characters”: The infuriating futility of arguing with Aaron Sorkin
Erin Keane
Again and again, Sorkin's response to criticism has boiled down to "if you were smarter, you'd see that I'm right"
Obama, GOP-led Congress prepare for veto showdowns
Charles Babington, Jim Kuhnhenn
Mary Landrieu defeated in Louisiana Senate runoff
Melinda Deslatte
The incumbent senator fell to Republican Bill Cassidy, giving the GOP one more seat in Congress
Killer cops, drone wars and the crisis of democracy
Andrew O'Hehir
Americans have surrendered democracy and enslaved ourselves to illegitimate power. The consequences are murder
Conservatives’ pockmarked past: Who owns the soul of America?
Andrew Burstein, Nancy Isenberg
Yes, the GOP had a good election. But conservatives can't name one previous policy of theirs that helped the nation
Our real white male problem: Why Fox News defeats Bruce Springsteen and liberal moralizing every time
Jim Sleeper
White anger's latest murderous turn, fueled by right-wing media, must be addressed head-on, and not by moralizing
Don’t get your hopes up for DNC’s “autopsy”: Operatives, not policy people, dominate new task force
Jim Newell
The DNC is going to figure out what's wrong with Dems -- by enlisting "digital gurus" and a tech billionaire?
Stephen Colbert will finally interview President Obama on “The Report”
Sarah Gray
"I am so honored to be sitting down with the man who sat down with Bill O'Reilly"
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