Day Four at the RNC

John McCain tried to unify his party with his prime time acceptance speech. “We’re going to fix Washington,” McCain said.

Most delegates seemed pleased with his talk but not everyone was buying it.

Maverick 2.0

The Republican National Convention may be the place where John McCain officially accepts his party’s nomination. But it’s Sarah Palin’s show.

Day Two at the RNC

Despite the so-called “enthusiasm gap,” delegates here are pretty fired up about McCain and Palin. The mainstream media and even some McCain advisers have been saying McCain’s pick was an attempt to woo Hillary supporters. But it’s McCain attempt to court the Christian conservatives within the party.

Day One of the RNC

Even though it was blazing hot, the day seemed promising at first.

RNC Security at All Costs

St. Paul’s Police Department is planning to spend $1.9 million dollars on chemical irritants for the Republican National Convention. It will only spend $1 million on chemical masks.

Former Abu Ghraib Interrogator Asks McCain to Renounce Torture

Joshua Casteel, a former U.S. military interrogator at Abu Ghraib, is asking John McCain to renounce his recent position on torture.

U.S. Slipping in Internet Access

Broadband is like our current energy crisis: Production is set by a tiny cartel that pushes prices high and keeps them there, says Tim Wu, Columbia law professor.

A New Media System? Or Old Wine in New Bottles?

Chuck DeFeo from Townhall.com and Arianna Huffington from Huffington Post discussed this hot issue at the Personal Democracy Forum.

Does Computer Illiteracy Disqualify McCain?

If you don’t use a computer, should you run the country?

No Amnesty for Lawbreaking Telecoms

Congress may be on the verge of giving phone companies retroactive immunity from lawsuits over their role in helping Bush’s warrantless domestic wiretapping program.

A Refugee from the Iraq War

When we walked into Samia Kouzah's dingy two-room flat in Zarqa, Jordan, I almost didn't recognize her daughter as human. Rahmad, age twenty months, sat on the couch quietly looking at us. She has a severely deformed skull, shaped like a mushroom, and her eyes bulge out like a cartoon.

Bush's Empty Middle East Policies

President Bush's visit to the Middle East was front-page news here in Amman, Jordan, but few people were taking his words seriously. As a local friend here told me today, everybody laughs at what George Bush says.

Clemente: Presente!

This week PBS broadcasts Roberto Clemente, a one-hour documentary about the famed Puerto Rican baseball star and humanitarian.

Justice in the Fields

“In the United States of America, millions of workers are being forced into a race to the bottom,” Sanders said at today’s hearings.

Retroactive Immunity Should Be Off the Table

The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports that three House Commerce Committee members—John Dingell, Ed Markey, and Bart Stupak—say that Congress must not “vote in the dark” on immunity for the teleco