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Joe the Plumber: “I think media should be abolished from reporting”
Alex Koppelman
In Israel, the newly minted reporter calls for an end to war reporting and a return to good old-fashioned propaganda.
Model sues over “skank” comment
Tracy Clark-Flory
She wants to take a bully blogger to court. But does she have a case?
Joe the Plumber’s now Joe the Reporter
Alex Koppelman
His 15 minutes of fame aren't quite finished -- a conservative blog network is sending him to report from Israel.
Don’t rile the Gators, Nancy Pelosi!
Andrew Leonard
A Florida Republican asks the speaker to postpone some congressional votes so he can go to the college football championship game.
Could Sarah Palin win a Senate race?
Vincent Rossmeier
Two recent polls showed very different results; was one prompted by the incumbent senator's fear of Palin?
The Israel rules
Gary Kamiya
America's support of the Gaza attack proves once again that our mythical image of Israel has blinded us to its faults -- a myopia with devastating consequences for both countries.
The week in Roland Burris
Gabriel Winant
Salon does its best to figure out the state of the fight between Senate Democrats and Rod Blagojevich's pick to join them.
Yet another doomsayer gets his day in the sun
Andrew Leonard
In 2005, economist Raghuram Rajan cast a jaundiced eye on credit derivatives. Larry Summers said Rajan was "misguided." Who looks silly now?
Sex and the superdelegates
Rebecca Traister
It was a flaccid, unhot year in sex, but how about that election! Spitzer and Edwards may have gotten laid, but Barack and Hillary scored.
George Washington’s warnings and U.S. policy towards Israel
Glenn Greenwald
Americans overwhelmingly want the U.S. to take no sides in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Why is that view not just disregarded, but made into a taboo?
Torture ambivalence masquerading as moral and intellectual superiority
Glenn Greenwald
The consensus defense of the Bush torture regime -- "it was done with good motives" -- is almost as destructive as the torture itself
The War on Christmas continues
Alex Koppelman
A Washington Times editor admits "retailers' sales brochures have been bedecked with Christmas iconography" but still finds reason to complain.
Is the Web helping us evolve?
David Brin
The truth lies somewhere between "Google is making us stupid" and "the Internet will liberate humanity."
Some observations after being involved in a Fox News report
Glenn Greenwald
The Fox tactics of distorting news are extreme, but they are far from uncommon
What’s the future of the liberal blogosphere?
Alex Koppelman
A spat over Matt Yglesias' blog raises some important questions about the way the genre might change during the Obama administration.
The “new” feminism?
Kate Harding
Funny how the "new" feminism of 2008 looks exactly like the early-'90s version -- Katie Roiphe, Courtney Love and all.
Melissa Etheridge meets Rick Warren
Alex Koppelman
In a blog post about the conversation, Etheridge's wife comes to the controversial pastor's defense.
Cheney says top congressional Democrats complicit in spying
Glenn Greenwald
The vice president claims key Democrats were briefed in detail about the NSA program, actively approved of it and urged that it be kept secret.
Warren’s statement on invocation flap
Thomas Schaller
The Saddelback pastor releases 3-graph statement about controversy surrounding his selection.
Disappointed by Rick Warren
Joan Walsh
The divisive, self-aggrandizing right-wing evangelist was a terrible choice to give Obama's invocation.
Sex and the single cerebrum
Tracy Clark-Flory
The best smut engages the body and the mind. Nerve.com co-founder Rufus Griscom talks about controversy, confession and, of course, arousal.
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