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Iran Uprising Changes Nuclear Calculus

Joe Cirincione | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Joe Cirincione

Mousavi was always more open to dialogue with the West. If president, his discourse could now include the nuclear program with much less fear of attack.

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Can We?

Wendy Block | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Wendy Block

I'm not ready to return to the same non-adrenaline-rush grassroots work that propelled Obama and the Dems to such a decisive victory.

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Wither the Autocratic Progressives?

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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David Sirota

It's fantastic to see Health Care for America Now taking a confrontational posture. It suggests an understanding of how power and movements have worked -- and not worked -- in US history.

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Reaching for the Elusive "Real" in "Real Change"

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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David Sirota

My time in professional politics and journalism leads me to think that conceit, ambition, arrogance and greed have been exacerbated by television, the 24 hour news, starf*cker-ism, and the rise of the Internet.

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Sam Stein

Book Exclusive: Lou Dobbs Said He'd Be Happy To Triple Immigration Levels

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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A new book by a prominent progressive author contains a rather ironic revelation: CNN's Lou Dobbs -- the disgruntled television voice of anti-immigrat...

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