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The Federalist Society

It's not the membership. It's the ideological agenda. John Roberts may or may not be an "active member" -- but the real question is whether he signs on to the group's radical movement ideology.

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John Roberts: Mystery date

While the press succumbs to John Roberts' overpowering charm, the far right believes this corporate lawyer and partisan factotum is the man of their dreams. 7/23

Where the trust funds at?

Social Security special. The myth of the missing trust fund has been one of the oldest in the Privateers' book -- and one of the hardest to kill. It seems there's a lot of confusion about the mechanics of Social Security's financing. With this comprehensive guide, we hope to knock this deception out for good. 7/6

The trouble with Tom

The charges against Delay betray the wholesale prostitution of the legislative branch of the United States government, as well as ruthless politics camouflaged behind poll calibrated conservative populist and religious rhetoric. 4/22

How not to die

Schiavo: How did this personal tragedy become fodder for political grandstanding and the hamhanded obsession of broadcast media? Pure, disgraceful opportunism. 3/23

Guest: No to Wolfowitz

represents not only blatant patronage for a loyal supporter, but an in-your-face affront to feckless Europeans and others skeptical of the American Mission. By John Zavales 3/27

"Jeff Gannon" and the right's war on reality

On the Internet, no one knows you're a fraud. So thought James Guckert, otherwise known as Jeff Gannon, whose life as an escort may have overlapped his life in the White House press corps. If you're new to this whole Bush propaganda thing, sit back -- this is only the tip of the iceberg... 2/16

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Around the web

TomPaine.com: Should Roe go?

Katha Pollitt writes what should be obvious: No. It's a question of individual rights, not local decisions. "Alabamans may be largely anti-choice, but what about the ones who aren't? Or the ones who are, but even so, don't want to die in childbirth, bear a hopelessly damaged baby or drop out of school at 15-or 25?" 7/15

LA Times: Gonzales' Fatal Flaw

An editorial against the nomination of Bush's architect of torture. 7/8

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