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Fox feels the love in Sacramento
Tracy Clark-Flory
The tea party at the State Capitol building was a total fan fair for the network.
Searching for surprises at my local tea party
Joan Walsh
I found a middle-class guy who insists Obama raised his taxes, and an ex-banker telling people the problem isn't Obama, it's the banks. Plus: Used tea bags are ugly.
Tea-baggers hit Lafayette Park
Mike Madden
Salon's Mike Madden twitters from the Tax Day protest across the street from the White House.
Gay marriage in the Heartland
Jodi Mardesich
How same-sex unions triumphed in Iowa, and what other states can learn from the victory.
The ultimate reaping of what one sows: right-wing edition
Glenn Greenwald
Conservatives suddenly embrace Terrorist Rights now that they are no longer in power.
The differing views of the “rule of law” in Spain and the U.S.
Glenn Greenwald
Spanish prosecutors decide to fulfill their legal obligations by commencing war crimes investigations of six key Bush officials.
America is not a Christian nation
Michael Lind
Religious conservatives argue the Founding Fathers intended the United States to be a Judeo-Christian country. But President Obama is right when he says it isn't.
“But think of the things that were done to Iranians!”
Erich Follath, Dieter Bednarz, Georg Mascolo
An interview with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Will Israel attack Iran?
Roane Carey
The new Netanyahu government couldn't move against Tehran without approval from Washington -- but any mixed messages from the Obama administration could lead to catastrophe.
Lies, damn lies and Ari Fleischer
Alex Koppelman
The former White House press secretary argues the less wealthy should pay more in income tax, but his case relies on some statistical games.
The great right-wing freak-out
Juan Cole
Symptoms of the conservative crack-up were on full display after President Obama's trip abroad. Bill Kristol, take a bow.
Obama, don’t waffle on engagement with Cuba
Joe Conason
End the travel ban now for everyone -- and prepare to get rid of the ineffective and unjust embargo.
An emerging progressive consensus on Obama’s executive power and secrecy abuses
Glenn Greenwald
The harshest denunciations of the Obama DOJ are coming from those who progressives held up as the most reliable and trustworthy authorities.
Obama and habeas corpus — then and now
Glenn Greenwald
The Obama administration fights harder for the power to abduct people and imprison them with no charges.
TPM: “Obama Mimics Bush on State Secrets”
Glenn Greenwald
The controversy over Obama's embrace of radical Bush/Cheney secrecy powers is clearly growing.
The leader of the Pakistani Taliban vows to strike America
Britta Sandberg, Susanne Koelbl
Rival Islamic militant groups are joining forces to make Pakistan into a stronghold -- and are receiving support from Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency.
Keith Olbermann’s scathing criticism of Obama’s secrecy/immunity claims
Glenn Greenwald
One of the country's most reverent Obama admirers vehemently objects to the Obama DOJ's use of radical Bush/Cheney weapons.
Bow-ow-ow: Obama’s painful missteps
Camille Paglia
Let the new president grow into the job -- but he'd better do it fast! Plus: Readers ask about everything from talk radio, morality and Mary McCarthy, to that big movie about a sinking ship.
“I am under a lot of pressure to not diagnose PTSD”
Mark Benjamin, Michael de Yoanna
A secret recording reveals the Army may be pushing its medical staff not to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder. The Army and Senate have ignored the implications.
Why is this night different from all other nights?
Mike Madden
The White House says President Obama will host a Passover seder Thursday.
Much ado about Levi
Rebecca Traister
Bristol Palin's ex talked about sex and family on "The Tyra Banks Show." It infuriated Sarah Palin -- and made me want to watch.
Obama, the ICRC Report and ongoing suppression
Glenn Greenwald
It is impossible for Obama to end the dark Bush/Cheney era if he is the prime agent preventing disclosure and accountability.
Obama’s G-20 confession: “I take responsibility”
Marc Hujer, Wolfgang Reuter, Christoph Schwennicke
World leaders may have struggled to reach consensus, but they did break new ground: Barack Obama admitted his country was responsible for the current crisis.
You say “polarizing” like it’s a bad thing
Gabriel Winant
Conservatives cite new poll to show that Obama isn't acting in a bipartisan fashion, but that's not what the results really mean.
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