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How I ignited a Twitter race brawl!

Joan Walsh
Or so the Atlantic says. The spat proves my point: Telling some Dems, "You're not the base!" only hurts Democrats
Gallows humor from the Fisher family.

Saved by Pop Culture: How “Six Feet Under” killed my depression

Drew Grant
Sometimes salvation comes from strange places. For me, it was HBO's saddest family

Jon Stewart takes on budget battle

Peter Finocchiaro
As the fight heats up, political talking points are verging on the absurd
President Barack Obama talks about the budget, Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (AP)

Why Obama must call the GOP out — now

Robert Reich
Saying that the Republicans want to go "too far" with their budget cuts isn't nearly enough

“The Daily Show” looks at Obama’s tepid campaign video

Peter Finocchiaro
"How did we go from 'Yes we can!' to 'You know... whatever...?'"

How to make climate skeptics angry

Andrew Leonard
A Berkeley scientist's sin: Coming up with the wrong answer
FILE - In this file photo taken March 18, 2011, James Doherty, right, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Hopes that a U.S. jobs report later will show the world's largest economy is clearly on the mend helped global stocks post solid gains Friday, April 1, 2011, despite ongoing concerns over the situation in Libya. (AP Photo, file) (AP)

Why we must raise taxes on the rich

Robert Reich
For 70 years, the wealthy have grown wealthier -- but the burden on the middle class keeps worsening
President Barack Obama pauses while speaking during his visit to a UPS shipping facility in Landover, Md., Friday, April 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (AP)

Citizenship duties

Glenn Greenwald
Why are some so willing to ditch their own critical faculties to support a politician?
A man wears a cheese-wedge-hat as he pumps his fist in the air outside New Jersey's Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, while people wave signs and shout as labor unions and supporters rally in support of Wisconsin workers locked in a battle over collective bargaining rights. Wisconsin state workers protesting a move by Gov. Scott Walker to severely curtail their collective bargaining rights have found allies in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) (Mel Evans)

Labor pains and the GOP

Michael Winship
There are encouraging signs that the right's war on labor is backfiring
William Cronon

GOP smacked down on Wisconsin emails

Andrew Leonard
University shields a portion of professor's communications, asserts no smoking gun in the rest

How Facebook let my father open up

Michael Franco
I panicked when I got his friend request, but the distance of online communication has actually brought us closer
A Libyan rebel walks on the front line outside of Bin Jawaad, 150 km east of Sirte, central Libya, Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Rockets and tank fire sent Libya's rebel volunteers in a panicked scramble away from the front lines Tuesday, suggesting that the opposition is still no match for the superior firepower and organization of Gadhafi's forces, despite an international campaign of deadly airstrikes. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) (Anja Niedringhaus)

The “I can’t believe I’m a hawk!” club

Jordan Michael Smith
They're liberals who opposed Iraq from the start -- but they're on-board with Libya
In this video image taken from Turkish television Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is seen during an interview with the TV channel TRT, in Tripoli, March 8, 2011.

Lessons of Libya

David Sirota
Odyssey Dawn unmasks unspoken and uncomfortable realities at the twilight of American empire

The twisted world of Porn WikiLeaks

Tracy Clark-Flory
A site exposes adult performers' real names and home addresses. Industry insiders talk about its dangers
Herman Cain

Thanks, Donald: Herman Cain is a birther now

Alex Pareene
As the only candidate who gets press attention goes, so goes the rest of the field

Alaska GOP turns to fringe blogger as Islam expert

Justin Elliott
Pamela Geller testifies by phone at an Alaska House Judiciary Committee hearing on Shariah
Jim Inhofe and Laurent Gbagbo

Why the Christian right is backing a brutal despot

Justin Elliott
An Ivory Coast leader accused of widespread human rights abuses finds a pocket of support in the U.S.
Protesters march outside the state Capitol Saturday, March 12, 2011, in Madison, Wis. While Gov. Scott Walker has already signed a contentious collective bargaining bill into law, demonstrators insist the fight is not over. For some, the focus has shifted from trying to stop passage of the bill to generating momentum for recall efforts against Republicans. Others are simply venting their frustration over the law taking away most of public workers' collective bargaining rights. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) (AP)

Wisconsin GOP goes bonkers

Andrew Leonard
Republican panic attack: Leftist organic-food loving activist judges are running amok!

Jon Stewart on Obama’s convoluted Libya speech

Peter Finocchiaro
"Obama just gave us a little less poetry, and a little more long division."

Author, sell thyself

Laura Miller
What we stand to lose in a world where writing a great book isn't good enough
The cover of the "The Greek Seaman"

The e-book that launched a thousand flame wars

Drew Grant
A self-published author takes on a critic -- and becomes a cautionary tale
Men and women toilet button isolated on white background.

Is the men’s rights movement growing?

Peter Finocchiaro
Dilbert creator Scott Adams caused a furor around the subject. Here's a closer look at it -- and what he got wrong

The Barefoot Contessa’s Make-a-Wish fiasco

Mary Elizabeth Williams
After the TV chef refuses a child's request, outrage turns nasty -- and the boy's relatives become the real losers

Jon Stewart slams G.E. for corporate tax hypocrisy

Peter Finocchiaro
The Daily Show looks at the company who paid no federal taxes, yet still shipped countless jobs overseas
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