Al Franken, From the Archives.read more

The Obama administration deserves praise for its response to the coup in Honduras. It sends a hopeful signal that Washington’s traditional support for such undemocratic power grabs has ended.read more

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s confession of an extramarital affair has reignited old arguments over private behavior and the public trust. Sanford resigned from his position as head of the Republican Governors Association, but should he also surrender his gubernatorial seat?read more

Heterosexuality is in crisis.read more

The general at the center of the military coup in Honduras has a connection to the U.S. military—General Romeo Vasquez attended the School of the Americas (SOA).read more

“Suddenly new possibilities and expectations were in the air,” historian Martin Duberman writes in his 1993 book, “Stonewall.” “People began to dream about something other than getting from one day to the next with a minimum of discomfort.”read more

Iran is hardly the first Muslim country even in the recent past to have seen the use of peaceful protests against an authoritarian regime.read more

I’d hate for my kid to have Clarence Thomas as a principal. And I hate for my country to have Clarence Thomas as a Justice.read more

This summer, there’s good news for many black and Latino youth around the country. The federal government has designated $1.2 billion of the $787 billion stimulus package for the creation and support of 125,000 summer jobs for disadvantaged youth.read more

He hinted that he was prepared to sell the public option down the river, and he foolishly backed off another stimulus, too.read more

As much as I was fully prepared to be disappointed in the Obama administration, I am surprised by my disappointment.read more

This June 22, many people with disabilities should be celebrating the 10th anniversary of our independence day.read more

The new state-by-state unemployment figures are shocking. We need more deficit spending to pull us out of this recession.read more

We emcee rallies, introduce local politicos, ride in open convertibles waving sweatily to spectators pointing at us and mouthing, “Who’s that?” Sometimes we even get to perform short sets in between mega-amped, lip-syncing divas of the dance club scene.read more