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• Illegal Food

  May 3, 1:50 PM ET

  | By Tim Dickinson

  Here's the fundamental truth about illegal immigration. Without undocumented workers we don't eat. Illegal aliens pick our food. They slaughter our food. Th... | More »

• One Night in TJ

  May 3, 1:46 PM ET

  | By Tim Dickinson

  Mexico is giving an illicit update to John Lee Hooker's "One bourbon, one scotch and one beer." Presidente Fox is about to sign a bill decriminalizing personal us... | More »

• "Widespread Torture"

  May 3, 12:00 AM ET

  | By Tim Dickinson

  From Amnesty International: Evidence continues to emerge of widespread torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of detainees held in U.S. custody in Af... | More »

• You Don't Get What You Pay for

  May 3, 12:00 AM ET

  | By Tim Dickinson

  Kevin Drum has a brilliant post about a survey that finds our British friends pay half the price for equal healthcare: So here's the deal: under the British syst... | More »

• Hot Links

  May 2, 5:25 PM ET

  | By Tim Dickinson

  In case you missed it: Colin Powell disses Gen. Tommy Franks and Rummy's Iraq warplan Valerie Plame —the CIA agent outted by Rove, Libby & Co. — was indee... | More »

• Un Día Sin Inmigrantes

  May 2, 5:16 PM ET

  | By Tim Dickinson

  The Mission, San Francisco's vibrant Latino district —usually teeming with teens, todlers, ice-cream push-carts, and discerning purchasers of plantains and mang... | More »

• Net Neutrality

  May 2, 5:16 PM ET

  | By Tim Dickinson

  Keep the Internet equal. Cable and Internet providers are trying to impose a pay-to-play system for the Internet, where companies could boost their online exposure wit... | More »

• May 1st

  May 1, 2:37 PM ET

  | By Tim Dickinson

  I can hear the San Francisco immigrant walkout from my living room window. This could be huge. Check out Marc Cooper for updates throughout the day. | More »

• The Truth Hurts

  May 1, 2:35 PM ET

  | By Tim Dickinson

  Stephen Colbert truly does have "muchos huevos grandes." His performance at the correspondant's dinner was astounding. His roast of the president was a savage an... | More »

• Democrats 2.0

  May 1, 2:34 PM ET

  | By Tim Dickinson

  My San Francisco magazine story on the national impact of the Bay Area's Netroots powerplayers — Kos, MoveOn, George Lakoff, etc. — is now online. | More »

• "Mission Accomplished," Take Three

  May 1, 12:00 AM ET

  | By Tim Dickinson

  Today is the third anniversary of the President's premature victory declaration. ThinkProgress tells you everything you need to know about what's happened si... | More »

• Bush's Zarqawi Problem

  May 1, 12:00 AM ET

  | By Tim Dickinson

  We have confirmation: President Bush could have nailed Zarqawi prior to the Iraq invasion, but opted not to take the shot. This story, previously based on anonymous s... | More »

• "Living With War"

  April 28, 2:42 PM ET

  | By Tim Dickinson

  Listen to Neil Young's new anti-Bush album Living with War. The whole thing is available as a free stream online. And you can hear it at our site later today. | More »

• "Nuestro Himno"

  April 28, 2:39 PM ET

  | By Tim Dickinson

  This R&B-flavored, Spanish-language take on the national anthem (listen here) is causing quite a stink among the Michelle Malkin set. It's harmless and even music... | More »