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Why did the New York Times believe it had to hire such a scoundrel? And why did we not get a full report on this relationship before?read more

The United States is the biggest merchant of death, accounting for almost one-third of the sales, with Russia close behind, having nearly one-fourth of the total. Why on Earth are countries buying up such junk, especially in hard times?read more

Women, and everyone else affected by this compromised legislation, deserve better.read more

I hate Reverend Phelps’s speech. But the First Amendment is there to protect speech that we find rude and reprehensible. Otherwise, we wouldn’t need it.read more

The tribute to horror films was an unrelenting filmic homage to violence against women.read more

“Democracy” was never much more than an afterthought for the Bush team.read more

How do we get where we want to be—nonprofit national health care—from where we are right now?read more

Bunning's obstructionist stand epitomizes Republican politics: cruel and out of touch—totally unconcerned about people's suffering.read more

The most progressive film of the year was "Avatar." The best actor in a progressive film was Colin Firth, for "A Single Man." Best actress was Gabourey Sidibe, for "Precious."read more

Know-nothings draw sustenance from a deep distrust of basic science in the United States, including on climate change.read more

Two hundred people attended Russ Feingold's listening session in Dane County, Wisconsin. A few people said it was time for the Democrats to “start playing tough,” which was met with applause. There's a growing sentiment across the country that government can't do anything, one guy said. Where is the push back from the Democrats?read more

Obama plays it in the safe zone, to the detriment of the unemployed and the uninsured.read more

As President Obama guarantees $8 billion in loans to build the first U.S. nuclear power plant in nearly three decades, states are getting into the act, too.read more

Her criticism of Iran went over well in Saudi Arabia, which is actually a monarchy with no civil society and a global disseminator of Wahhabi Islam, the ideological fountainhead of Al Qaeda.read more

As is his fashion, Obama justified his approval of the loan guarantees with his by-now hackneyed rhetoric about going beyond partisanship. Such rhetoric has not served him well politically so far. And now it’s fronting for a potential disaster environmentally.read more