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Troy Davis’ last appeal rejected
Greg Bluestein
Georgia pardons board refuses to administer polygraph. Execution is set for tonight at 7 p.m.
The miseducation of the president
Joan Walsh
Ron Suskind describes a leader pulled off course by his staff. But we still don't know where Obama wants to take us
In Lance Black’s “8” drama overrules the courts
Linda Hirshman
"8," Dustin Lance Black's play about the marriage trial, reenacts a pivotal moment in a revolutionary movement
Mark Penn and Mark Halperin agree: Economic justice is bad politics
Alex Pareene
If Mark Penn and Mark Halperin are against it, his decision to endorse a millionaires' tax was obviously right
Is the purple president turning blue?
Michael Lind
Obama's new rhetoric counts, even if it's insincere campaign rhetoric
Why body bags prompt support for war
David Sirota
Research confirms the pathology of staying the course
Sheriff Joe forms birther “posse”
Alex Pareene
Arizona's cartoonish right-wing folk hero promises to investigate the president's birth certificate
Obama announces debt plan built on taxes on rich
Jim Kuhnhenn
President emphatic that spending cuts alone can't solve debt problem
Obama to propose $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue
Jim Kuhnhenn
President would veto any deficit-reduction plan that didn't include tax hikes on the wealthy
How Obama’s destabilizing the world
Nick Turse
American troops are on the ground in an increasing number of volatile countries -- and they're making things worse
Will Obama’s “Buffett rule” be enough?
Robert Reich
The president will likely propose that millionaires pay the same tax rate as the middle class. That's too little
The Geithner mystery solved
Glenn Greenwald
The Treasury Secretary is empowered not despite his subservience to Wall Street but because of it
Why Pentagon bloat will kill real deficit cutting
Winslow T. Wheeler
Congress has taken a hostage that no one wants to shoot
Tea Party sticking with alleged deadbeat dad
Justin Elliott
Rep. Joe Walsh is embroiled in a nasty court battle with his ex-wife over child support payments
Rick Perry plays up a bogus “Texanism”
Gene Lyons
The anti-government style dresses up the state's tradition of crony capitalism
Why the GOP’s electoral college scheme is probably doomed
Steve Kornacki
Some Pennsylvania Republicans think they know how to stop Obama from taking all 20 of their state's electoral votes
School: It’s way more boring than when you were there
Daniel Denvir
New studies show that the disappearance of art, music and even recess is having a devastating effect on kids
New poll: Perry less electable than GOP voters think
Alex Pareene
A new poll shows that Republicans believe he's more appealing to voters than he actually is
The GOP’s unremarkable special election stunner
Steve Kornacki
Republicans claim a victory in a New York City district that has something in common with ... Appalachia
Elizabeth Warren enters Mass. Senate race
Andrew Miga
The vocal consumer advocate will run against Scott Brown in the 2012 election
The meaning of political rituals like 9/11 Day
Glenn Greenwald
Ceremonies of this sort aren't "apolitical," as Krugman's critics claim. They're the ultimate propaganda festival
Republicans try to make NY-9 — and 2012 — about Israel
Alex Pareene
A special election convinces conservatives that they can finally win over Jewish voters
Predicting the spin after the NY-9 election
Alex Pareene
The special election for the congressman's seat is a tossup, but we know what the pundits will say about it
GOP elites think Perry’s unelectable, but GOP voters disagree
Alex Pareene
What Tim Pawlenty's endorsement of Mitt Romney means, and why he might be misguided
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