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Psst! What About the Damn Economy?

Do we have to wait for soup lines in Shaker Heights before we have a serious debate on the economy? In the last two Democratic debates, not one question was directed at what to do about the economy. Iraq, health care, the politics of parsing, pearls or diamonds...

Warning: Real Questions For Candidates Ahead

Normally, having lots of candidate debates is good for democracy, giving voters ample opportunity to see ideas tested, assertions fact-checked, and proposals detailed. But while this presidential primary season has offered plenty of debates, all too often media...

Immigration And American Values

One of the black holes in our national discourse is the right’s revival of old-style nativism in its approach to the current immigration debate -- replete with its scapegoating, demonization, and conspiracy theories, all in the pursuit of an eliminationist policy of...

Yes Nancy, You Have One Toy Tester

On Saturday, the Washington Post solicited reaction from the Consumer Product Safety Commission about our tragic and shocking new video -- showing Barbie contracting lead poisoning from Ken and demanding the resignation of acting head Nancy Nord. And the misleading...

"Drunken Hookup Barbie" Calls for Nord's Resignation

ABCNews.com today spotlighted our "Toxic Toys" video featuring the tragic tale of Ken and Barbie, which calls for the resignation of acting Consumer Product Safety Commissioner Nancy Nord. ABC headlines its piece "Drunken Hookup Barbie Demands Bush Official's...

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