Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Al Franken: The Internet as We Know it Is Still at Risk

Al Franken: The Internet as We Know it Is Still at Risk

Dan Glickman: Year End Success... Our Government Can Actually Work. Is Nirvana Here?

Dan Glickman: Year End Success... Our Government Can Actually Work. Is Nirvana Here?

Dennis A. Henigan: Obama and Guns: The End of Appeasement?

Dennis A. Henigan: Obama and Guns: The End of Appeasement?

Amitai Etzioni: Tax Reform: A New Hope for Obama

Amitai Etzioni: Tax Reform: A New Hope for Obama

William Bradley: 2010: A Jerry Brown Odyssey

William Bradley: 2010: A Jerry Brown Odyssey

Martin Nolan: The Liberal Divide: Recovery vs. Revenge

Martin Nolan: The Liberal Divide: Recovery vs. Revenge

Kevin Connor: Celebrating Ten Years of Derivatives Deregulation

Kevin Connor: Celebrating Ten Years of Derivatives Deregulation

Robert Creamer: Reapportionment Not Necessarily Good News for Republicans

Robert Creamer: Reapportionment Not Necessarily Good News for Republicans

Larry Magid: FCC Network Neutrality Rules Neither Socialism nor Sell-out

Larry Magid: FCC Network Neutrality Rules Neither Socialism nor Sell-out

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Robert Reich: The Year Washington Became "Business Friendly"

Robert Reich: The Year Washington Became "Business Friendly"

Timothy Karr: Obama FCC Caves on Net Neutrality -- Tuesday Betrayal Assured

Timothy Karr: Obama FCC Caves on Net Neutrality -- Tuesday Betrayal Assured

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Obama's Enablers, Obama's Adversaries, and the Fight to Save the New Deal

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Obama's Enablers, Obama's Adversaries, and the Fight to Save the New Deal

Lincoln Mitchell: Partisanship is Only One of the Problems

Lincoln Mitchell: Partisanship is Only One of the Problems

Sen. Fritz Hollings: Wake Up, America

Sen. Fritz Hollings: Wake Up, America

Gary Hart: Restoring Democracy

Gary Hart: Restoring Democracy

Manisha Sinha: South Carolina's Secession at 150

Manisha Sinha: South Carolina's Secession at 150

Brad Burnham: Internet Access Should Be Application-Agnostic

Brad Burnham: Internet Access Should Be Application-Agnostic

Al Franken: The Most Important Free Speech Issue of Our Time

Al Franken: The Most Important Free Speech Issue of Our Time

David Katz, M.D.: Health Care Law: What the US Constitution Meant to Say

David Katz, M.D.: Health Care Law: What the US Constitution Meant to Say

Robert Kuttner: The Stimulus That Isn't

Robert Kuttner: The Stimulus That Isn't

Dave Johnson: Don't Pass Tax Cuts for the Rich and Then Tell Me About Deficits

Dave Johnson: Don't Pass Tax Cuts for the Rich and Then Tell Me About Deficits

Judith Ellis: The Obama Triangulation: The Right, the Left and Slick Willy

Judith Ellis: The Obama Triangulation: The Right, the Left and Slick Willy

Mike Lux: The Most Important Report of the Next Two Years

Mike Lux: The Most Important Report of the Next Two Years

Robert L. Borosage: Obama and the CEOs: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

Robert L. Borosage: Obama and the CEOs: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

Joseph J. Thorndike: What's the Estate Tax Supposed to Do, Anyway?

Joseph J. Thorndike: What's the Estate Tax Supposed to Do, Anyway?

Bob Cesca: Are Progressives Losing Touch With Reality?

Bob Cesca: Are Progressives Losing Touch With Reality?

Joseph A. Palermo: Tax Deal Will Normalize the Bush Era

Joseph A. Palermo: Tax Deal Will Normalize the Bush Era

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Bipartisanship vs. Democracy: The President and the Third Way Fallacy

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Bipartisanship vs. Democracy: The President and the Third Way Fallacy

Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson: The Great Disconnect

Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson: The Great Disconnect

Dylan Ratigan: Get America Working: We Need a Movement to Solve a Crisis

Dylan Ratigan: Get America Working: We Need a Movement to Solve a Crisis

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

GOP Lawmakers: Elizabeth Warren's Job 'Undermines' Constitution

GOP Lawmakers: Elizabeth Warren's Job 'Undermines' Constitution

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Piggy Bank Morality: Maya MacGuineas and David Brooks

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Piggy Bank Morality: Maya MacGuineas and David Brooks

Ari Berman: What Obama 2010 Can Learn From Obama 2008

Ari Berman: What Obama 2010 Can Learn From Obama 2008

Rep. Jay Inslee: John Boehner Is Holding Us Hostage

Rep. Jay Inslee: John Boehner Is Holding Us Hostage

Robert Lenzner: Bernanke Admits QE2 May Fail, Requests Fiscal Stimulus Now

Robert Lenzner: Bernanke Admits QE2 May Fail, Requests Fiscal Stimulus Now

Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson: Warren Buffett vs. the Broken-Clock Brigade

Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson: Warren Buffett vs. the Broken-Clock Brigade

David Swanson: The New War Congress: An Obama-Republican War Alliance?

David Swanson: The New War Congress: An Obama-Republican War Alliance?

Wendell Potter: My Apologies to Michael Moore and the Health Insurance Industry

Wendell Potter: My Apologies to Michael Moore and the Health Insurance Industry

Steven Cohen: As the Presidency Turns: Obama's Political Soap Opera

Steven Cohen: As the Presidency Turns: Obama's Political Soap Opera

Dean Baker: Compromise on Social Security and Medicare? Why My Center-Left Friends Are Wrong

Dean Baker: Compromise on Social Security and Medicare? Why My Center-Left Friends Are Wrong

Robert Creamer: Economic History Shows Clearly That Tax Cuts for Rich Hurt the Economy

Robert Creamer: Economic History Shows Clearly That Tax Cuts for Rich Hurt the Economy

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Robert Kuttner: Saving Progressivism From Obama

Robert Kuttner: Saving Progressivism From Obama

Iris Erlingsdottir: Power to the People

Iris Erlingsdottir: Power to the People

Rep. Luis Gutierrez: BP: Busy Promoting a Culture of Recklessness

Rep. Luis Gutierrez: BP: Busy Promoting a Culture of Recklessness

Carole Bayer Sager: Dancing With the Tea Party

Carole Bayer Sager: Dancing With the Tea Party

Art Levine: Labor Pushing Backbone Implant for Wavering Dems on Taxes, Social Security, Deficits

Art Levine: Labor Pushing Backbone Implant for Wavering Dems on Taxes, Social Security, Deficits

James Zogby: Myths About America and Americans

James Zogby: Myths About America and Americans

Kenneth Roth: Post Ghailani Verdict, Federal Trials Still Make Sense

Kenneth Roth: Post Ghailani Verdict, Federal Trials Still Make Sense

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Robert Scheer: The Man Who Shattered Our Economy

Robert Scheer: The Man Who Shattered Our Economy

Lincoln Mitchell: After the Shellacking

Lincoln Mitchell: After the Shellacking

Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson: It's Party Time on Wall Street, But Americans Face the Hangover

Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson: It's Party Time on Wall Street, But Americans Face the Hangover

Robert Reich: Why the Lame Duck Congress Must Extend Jobless Benefits For Hard-hit Families But Not Tax Cuts For the Rich

Robert Reich: Why the Lame Duck Congress Must Extend Jobless Benefits For Hard-hit Families But Not Tax Cuts For the Rich

Dan Glickman: Restoring America's Future

Dan Glickman: Restoring America's Future

Steven Rattner: GM IPO Increase: How They Turned It All Around

Steven Rattner: GM IPO Increase: How They Turned It All Around

Bob Cesca: When Your 'Junk' Is Touched at the Airport, Thank a Republican

Bob Cesca: When Your 'Junk' Is Touched at the Airport, Thank a Republican

Joseph A. Palermo: D-Day in the Class War

Joseph A. Palermo: D-Day in the Class War

Amy Siskind: How the GOP Blew it on the Paycheck Fairness Act -- and Who the Biggest Cowards Were

Amy Siskind: How the GOP Blew it on the Paycheck Fairness Act -- and Who the Biggest Cowards Were

Jackson Williams: Justice "DeLayed" Doesn't Have to Mean Justice Denied

Jackson Williams: Justice "DeLayed" Doesn't Have to Mean Justice Denied

Nieman Watchdog > Commentary > Let the Bush-era tax cuts expire…all of them

Nieman Watchdog > Commentary > Let the Bush-era tax cuts expire…all of them

Robert Giles: Let the Bush-Era Tax Cuts Expire... All of Them

Robert Giles: Let the Bush-Era Tax Cuts Expire... All of Them

Dennis A. Henigan: The NRA's Courtroom Craziness

Dennis A. Henigan: The NRA's Courtroom Craziness

Charles Gasparino: GM IPO Continues Trend of Rewarding Those Who Failed

Charles Gasparino: GM IPO Continues Trend of Rewarding Those Who Failed

Jeffrey A. Miron: Anti-Libertarian Presidents

Jeffrey A. Miron: Anti-Libertarian Presidents

Richard (RJ) Eskow: The Ides of November

Richard (RJ) Eskow: The Ides of November

Karen J. Greenberg: Guilty Until Proven Guilty: Threatening the Presumption of Innocence

Karen J. Greenberg: Guilty Until Proven Guilty: Threatening the Presumption of Innocence

A New Cold War in Asia? by Pankaj Mishra | NYRBlog | The New York Review of Books

A New Cold War in Asia? by Pankaj Mishra | NYRBlog | The New York Review of Books

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Sen. Dick Lugar: Eliminating Earmarks Cuts No Spending

Sen. Dick Lugar: Eliminating Earmarks Cuts No Spending

Robert Teitelman: David Brooks on the Cultures of Economics

Robert Teitelman: David Brooks on the Cultures of Economics

David Gans: Antonin Scalia -- The Tea Party's Court Justice

David Gans: Antonin Scalia -- The Tea Party's Court Justice

Donald Tang: Climbing a Tree to Catch a Fish

Donald Tang: Climbing a Tree to Catch a Fish

Tina Dupuy: It's Only Unethical When It's Called 'News'

Tina Dupuy: It's Only Unethical When It's Called 'News'

Zach Carter: The Fed's New Foreclosure Predator Bailout

Zach Carter: The Fed's New Foreclosure Predator Bailout

Rep. Jim McDermott: Will a Republican Tsunami Drown the Unemployed?

Rep. Jim McDermott: Will a Republican Tsunami Drown the Unemployed?

Jim Wallis: It Takes a Movement: The Next Steps

Jim Wallis: It Takes a Movement: The Next Steps

Michael B. Keegan: Known Unknowns: The Power of Secret Money in the 2010 Elections

Michael B. Keegan: Known Unknowns: The Power of Secret Money in the 2010 Elections

Robert Creamer: When Voters Find Out They've Been Conned

Robert Creamer: When Voters Find Out They've Been Conned

Joe Cirincione: When Is the Far Right Going to Start Listening to the Military?

Joe Cirincione: When Is the Far Right Going to Start Listening to the Military?

Marian Wright Edelman: The Threat of Persistent Poverty

Marian Wright Edelman: The Threat of Persistent Poverty

Sol Erdman: Today's Politics of Invalidation

Sol Erdman: Today's Politics of Invalidation

Michael Moore: Let's Pass Some Laws Before the Republicans Head Into Town

Michael Moore: Let's Pass Some Laws Before the Republicans Head Into Town

Anis Shivani: Bush's 'Decision Points' Is A Terrifying Journey Into the Authoritarian Mind

Anis Shivani: Bush's 'Decision Points' Is A Terrifying Journey Into the Authoritarian Mind

Andrew Levine: What Does Obama Want?

Andrew Levine: What Does Obama Want?

Richard (RJ) Eskow: The Six Percenters

Richard (RJ) Eskow: The Six Percenters

Friday, November 12, 2010

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Is the Tea Party a Moral and Spiritual Movement?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Is the Tea Party a Moral and Spiritual Movement?

Charles Ferguson: The Financial Crisis and America's Political Duopoly

Charles Ferguson: The Financial Crisis and America's Political Duopoly

Clarence B. Jones: Post-Midterm Elections' 'Moment of Truth'

Clarence B. Jones: Post-Midterm Elections' 'Moment of Truth'

Rep. Brad Miller: Does Social Security Have WMD?

Rep. Brad Miller: Does Social Security Have WMD?

Rob Johnson: Deficit Commission Recs: We Gotta Get Out of This Place

Rob Johnson: Deficit Commission Recs: We Gotta Get Out of This Place

Gilbert B. Kaplan: Put on Your Workboots, America

Gilbert B. Kaplan: Put on Your Workboots, America

Lynn Parramore: Money and the Midterms: Are the Parties Over? Interview With Thomas Ferguson

Lynn Parramore: Money and the Midterms: Are the Parties Over? Interview With Thomas Ferguson

Cenk Uygur: Glenn Beck's Horrific Lie

Cenk Uygur: Glenn Beck's Horrific Lie

Les Leopold: When Will We Face Up to the Enormity of the Jobs Crisis?

Les Leopold: When Will We Face Up to the Enormity of the Jobs Crisis?

Robert Lanza, M.D.: Why Are You Here? A New Theory May Hold the Missing Piece

Robert Lanza, M.D.: Why Are You Here? A New Theory May Hold the Missing Piece

Ari Melber: In Blue Dog Battle, Progressives Are (Half) Right

Ari Melber: In Blue Dog Battle, Progressives Are (Half) Right

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson: A Tale of Two Planets

Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson: A Tale of Two Planets

Juan Cole: Obama in Asia: Meeting American Decline Face to Face

Juan Cole: Obama in Asia: Meeting American Decline Face to Face

Jeff Madrick: Deficit Commission's Extreme Proposals Spell Disaster

Jeff Madrick: Deficit Commission's Extreme Proposals Spell Disaster

Lawrence Lessig: In Praise of Tea

Lawrence Lessig: In Praise of Tea

Robert J. Elisberg: Help Wanted: Politician. No Experience Necessary.

Robert J. Elisberg: Help Wanted: Politician. No Experience Necessary.

Robert Creamer: "Deficit Hawks" Have Amnesia

Robert Creamer: "Deficit Hawks" Have Amnesia

Lorelei Kelly: Tea Party Defense Guidelines

Lorelei Kelly: Tea Party Defense Guidelines

Linda Keenan: Shadow Elite: Government & "Big Cheese"

Linda Keenan: Shadow Elite: Government & "Big Cheese"

Greenhouse Bananas: Non-Science Smear Campaigns: Scientific American

Greenhouse Bananas: Non-Science Smear Campaigns: Scientific American

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Simpson/Bowles: A Predawn Raid on the Middle Class

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Simpson/Bowles: A Predawn Raid on the Middle Class

Robert L. Borosage: Not Your Mother's Conservatives

Robert L. Borosage: Not Your Mother's Conservatives

Scott Atran: Bush's Blarney: A Tale of Wishful Thinking and Willful Ignorance

Scott Atran: Bush's Blarney: A Tale of Wishful Thinking and Willful Ignorance

Meryl Chertoff: Three Myths About Judicial Elections

Meryl Chertoff: Three Myths About Judicial Elections

Robert Reich: Obama's First Stand

Robert Reich: Obama's First Stand

Brendan Nyhan: The Misleading Story of Harry Truman's Comeback

Brendan Nyhan: The Misleading Story of Harry Truman's Comeback

William K. Black: Lenders Put the Lies in Liar's Loans, Part 2

William K. Black: Lenders Put the Lies in Liar's Loans, Part 2

Kathleen Reardon: When Compromise Is a Fool's Paradise

Kathleen Reardon: When Compromise Is a Fool's Paradise

Jim Wallis: It Takes a Movement: Why a 'Movement' Is Necessary -- Part 3

Jim Wallis: It Takes a Movement: Why a 'Movement' Is Necessary -- Part 3

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Jeffrey Wasserstrom: Looking at China From Across the Pacific and Across the Himalayas

Jeffrey Wasserstrom: Looking at China From Across the Pacific and Across the Himalayas

Ira Glasser: Calling the Republican Bluff

Ira Glasser: Calling the Republican Bluff

Mike Lux: The Re-Positioning Tango

Mike Lux: The Re-Positioning Tango

David Fiderer: The Bush Tax Cuts and the Republican Cult of Economic Failure

David Fiderer: The Bush Tax Cuts and the Republican Cult of Economic Failure

Robert Scheer: The Life and Times of Bush the Clueless

Robert Scheer: The Life and Times of Bush the Clueless

Johann Hari: Protest Works. Just Look at the Evidence -- And Start to Fight Back

Johann Hari: Protest Works. Just Look at the Evidence -- And Start to Fight Back

Jacob Heilbrunn: Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder Says Bush Is Lying

Jacob Heilbrunn: Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder Says Bush Is Lying

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Sit! Stay! A New York Times Chew Toy for Blue Dogs

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Sit! Stay! A New York Times Chew Toy for Blue Dogs

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Robert Lenzner: QE2 Dangerous for American Wage Earners

Robert Lenzner: QE2 Dangerous for American Wage Earners

‘We the people’ - Le Monde diplomatique - English edition

‘We the people’ - Le Monde diplomatique - English edition

Larry Beinhart: Why the Stimulus Package Failed

Larry Beinhart: Why the Stimulus Package Failed

Rev. Jesse Jackson: Republicans About to Show True Colors

Rev. Jesse Jackson: Republicans About to Show True Colors

Ed Koch: Yes We Can Win in 2012

Ed Koch: Yes We Can Win in 2012

Wendell Potter: Why I Will Stay Far Away From Cliffs From Now on

Wendell Potter: Why I Will Stay Far Away From Cliffs From Now on

Leo Hindery, Jr.: "Where Do Democrats Go Next?" It's Not Where Evan Bayh Would Have Us Go

Leo Hindery, Jr.: "Where Do Democrats Go Next?" It's Not Where Evan Bayh Would Have Us Go

Peggy Noonan: Sarah Palin A 'Nincompoop' For Reagan Reduction

Peggy Noonan: Sarah Palin A 'Nincompoop' For Reagan Reduction

MJ Rosenberg: Netanyahu Sticks it to the United States...Again

MJ Rosenberg: Netanyahu Sticks it to the United States...Again

Dean Baker: Quantitative Easing Round II: The Fed's Second Shot

Dean Baker: Quantitative Easing Round II: The Fed's Second Shot

Monday, November 8, 2010

Trey Ellis: Power and Passion

Trey Ellis: Power and Passion

Dan Dorfman: Obama Big Betting Favorite for 2012

Dan Dorfman: Obama Big Betting Favorite for 2012

Dennis A. Henigan: Ideology, Politics and Guns

Dennis A. Henigan: Ideology, Politics and Guns

Don Tapscott: Macrowikinomics: Time to Stop Tinkering, Time for Collaborative Health Care

Don Tapscott: Macrowikinomics: Time to Stop Tinkering, Time for Collaborative Health Care

William K. Black: Lenders Put the Lies in Liar's Loans

William K. Black: Lenders Put the Lies in Liar's Loans

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Does Obama Really Want to Make Social Security Cuts Even the Tea Party Wouldn't Touch?

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Does Obama Really Want to Make Social Security Cuts Even the Tea Party Wouldn't Touch?

John Feffer: The Lies of Islamophobia: The Three Unfinished Wars of the West Against the Rest

John Feffer: The Lies of Islamophobia: The Three Unfinished Wars of the West Against the Rest

Jane White: A 'Manhattan Project' Jobs Plan That Even Republicans Might Like

Jane White: A 'Manhattan Project' Jobs Plan That Even Republicans Might Like

Sen. Bernie Sanders: The Olbermann Suspension and Corporate Media

Sen. Bernie Sanders: The Olbermann Suspension and Corporate Media

Kathleen Reardon: Waiting for Obama: 60 Minutes of 'Nothing Very Definite'

Kathleen Reardon: Waiting for Obama: 60 Minutes of 'Nothing Very Definite'

Mike Lux: Revolt of the Populist Swing Voters

Mike Lux: Revolt of the Populist Swing Voters

Gary Hart: Power Shifts

Gary Hart: Power Shifts

Sherman Yellen: America: The Incredible Shrinking Nation

Sherman Yellen: America: The Incredible Shrinking Nation

Lincoln Mitchell: From the Audacity of Hope to Timid and Kvetchy

Lincoln Mitchell: From the Audacity of Hope to Timid and Kvetchy

Drew Westen: Could We Have Predicted What Happened Last Tuesday?

Drew Westen: Could We Have Predicted What Happened Last Tuesday?

Jim Wallis: It Takes a Movement: A Post-Election Analysis -- Part 1

Jim Wallis: It Takes a Movement: A Post-Election Analysis -- Part 1

Robert Creamer: Why Nancy Pelosi Should Continue to Lead Democrats in the House

Robert Creamer: Why Nancy Pelosi Should Continue to Lead Democrats in the House

Robert Kuttner: Time for Team B -- And a Movement

Robert Kuttner: Time for Team B -- And a Movement

Richard T. Hughes: The Christian Right in Context, Part 1: The Long View

Richard T. Hughes: The Christian Right in Context, Part 1: The Long View

Linda Bergthold: "Repeal This Monstrosity"? No, Health Reform Will Survive

Linda Bergthold: "Repeal This Monstrosity"? No, Health Reform Will Survive

Joseph A. Palermo: What "Center?"

Joseph A. Palermo: What "Center?"

Dave Johnson: Tea Party Betrayed Already?

Dave Johnson: Tea Party Betrayed Already?

Our Banana Republic - NYTimes.com

Our Banana Republic - NYTimes.com

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Robert Reich: America's Two Economies, and Why One Is Recovering and the Other Isn't

Robert Reich: America's Two Economies, and Why One Is Recovering and the Other Isn't

Asma Uddin: Caliphate on the Range? The Shariah Precedent in American Courts

Asma Uddin: Caliphate on the Range? The Shariah Precedent in American Courts

Anis Shivani: Elections Got You Down? The 17 Best Social and Political Awareness Books of 2010 (PHOTOS)

Anis Shivani: Elections Got You Down? The 17 Best Social and Political Awareness Books of 2010 (PHOTOS)

Robert Lenzner: Celebrating QE2, Republican Victory, Bush Tax Cuts

Robert Lenzner: Celebrating QE2, Republican Victory, Bush Tax Cuts

James K. Galbraith: Obama's Problem Simply Defined: It Was the Banks

James K. Galbraith: Obama's Problem Simply Defined: It Was the Banks

Robert L. Borosage: The Tea Party Lesson: Passion Over Positioning

Robert L. Borosage: The Tea Party Lesson: Passion Over Positioning

Don Tapscott: Macrowikinomics: Rebooting the Economy

Don Tapscott: Macrowikinomics: Rebooting the Economy

Burns Strider: Nancy Pelosi Should Remain As Leader of the House Democratic Caucus

Burns Strider: Nancy Pelosi Should Remain As Leader of the House Democratic Caucus

Gary Zajac's Amplify | Amplify.com

Gary Zajac's Amplify | Amplify.com

Jeffrey Feldman: Democrats Must Stop Listing, Start Tipping

Jeffrey Feldman: Democrats Must Stop Listing, Start Tipping

Jeffrey Feldman: Democrats Must Stop Listing, Start Tipping

Jeffrey Feldman: Democrats Must Stop Listing, Start Tipping

William K. Black: Let's Set the Record Straight on Bank of America, Part 2: Eliminating Foreclosure Fraud

William K. Black: Let's Set the Record Straight on Bank of America, Part 2: Eliminating Foreclosure Fraud

Lynn Parramore: Green Tide: The More Money You Make, the More Likely You Voted Republican

Lynn Parramore: Green Tide: The More Money You Make, the More Likely You Voted Republican

Rennie Silva: Who Will Tell the Young People?

Rennie Silva: Who Will Tell the Young People?

Heather McGhee: It's Time to "Out-Jobs" the Conservatives

Heather McGhee: It's Time to "Out-Jobs" the Conservatives

Bob Burnett: Desecrating Nancy Pelosi

Bob Burnett: Desecrating Nancy Pelosi

Robert Creamer: Latinos Prevent Republicans From Seizing Control of Senate

Robert Creamer: Latinos Prevent Republicans From Seizing Control of Senate

Johann Hari: The Laws and Policies of the United States Are Now Openly for Sale

Johann Hari: The Laws and Policies of the United States Are Now Openly for Sale

Richard (RJ) Eskow: A Collegial Question for Peter Orszag (and Alan Simpson, and Alice Rivlin, and... )

Richard (RJ) Eskow: A Collegial Question for Peter Orszag (and Alan Simpson, and Alice Rivlin, and... )

Chris Matthews: Infrastructure as Monument

Chris Matthews: Infrastructure as Monument

Roger Hodge: So Much for the Art of the Possible: Obama's Pragmatism Refutes Itself

Roger Hodge: So Much for the Art of the Possible: Obama's Pragmatism Refutes Itself

Robert Reich: The Republican Recipe for an Anemic Economy Through Election Day 2012

Robert Reich: The Republican Recipe for an Anemic Economy Through Election Day 2012

Lawrence D. Bobo: Message to Democrats: Don't Worry, Be Happy!

Lawrence D. Bobo: Message to Democrats: Don't Worry, Be Happy!

Leon T. Hadar: Will Anti-Interventionist Congressional Republicans Please Stand Up

Leon T. Hadar: Will Anti-Interventionist Congressional Republicans Please Stand Up

Byron Williams: The GOP Now Has Skin in the Game

Byron Williams: The GOP Now Has Skin in the Game

Brendan Nyhan: Beware Context-Free Election Analysis

Brendan Nyhan: Beware Context-Free Election Analysis

Dan Collins: Praying for a Miracle in Albany

Dan Collins: Praying for a Miracle in Albany

Michael P. McDonald: Who Voted in 2010, and Why It Matters for 2012

Michael P. McDonald: Who Voted in 2010, and Why It Matters for 2012

Tony Schwartz: Fueling Positive Emotions in a World Gone Mad

Tony Schwartz: Fueling Positive Emotions in a World Gone Mad

Jamie Court: How Can Progressives Win Again? Look To California

Jamie Court: How Can Progressives Win Again? Look To California

James Love: The 2010 Elections, Reflections, Lessons and Taking Stock

James Love: The 2010 Elections, Reflections, Lessons and Taking Stock

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Linda Keenan: Shadow Elite: Election 2010 -- Attack of the Stealth Financeers

Linda Keenan: Shadow Elite: Election 2010 -- Attack of the Stealth Financeers

Ken Cohen: Good Energy Policy Makes For Good Economic Policy No Matter Who Is In The Majority

Ken Cohen: Good Energy Policy Makes For Good Economic Policy No Matter Who Is In The Majority

James Moore: Yo, America. It's Texas. We Got Another One for Ya!

James Moore: Yo, America. It's Texas. We Got Another One for Ya!

Michael Roth: We Need to Create Trust

Michael Roth: We Need to Create Trust

Bernard-Henri L�vy: Stop Shooting at Obama

Bernard-Henri L�vy: Stop Shooting at Obama

Bob Cesca: Angry Voters Choose Government Gridlock, Investigations and Shutdown

Bob Cesca: Angry Voters Choose Government Gridlock, Investigations and Shutdown

Ron Christie: Obama's Challenge Is Obama's Opportunity

Ron Christie: Obama's Challenge Is Obama's Opportunity

Michael B. Keegan: Trouble With a Capital Tea

Michael B. Keegan: Trouble With a Capital Tea

Richard (RJ) Eskow: A President's Choice: Resist Wall Street's 'Shock Doctrine' or Keep Listening to the Usual Suspects

Richard (RJ) Eskow: A President's Choice: Resist Wall Street's 'Shock Doctrine' or Keep Listening to the Usual Suspects

Richard (RJ) Eskow: A President's Choice: Resist Wall Street's 'Shock Doctrine' or Keep Listening to the Usual Suspects

Richard (RJ) Eskow: A President's Choice: Resist Wall Street's 'Shock Doctrine' or Keep Listening to the Usual Suspects

Peter Dreier: GOP-Tea Party Rift Is a Myth

Peter Dreier: GOP-Tea Party Rift Is a Myth

Robert Naiman: A Progressive Primary to Push for Jobs and End the Wars

Robert Naiman: A Progressive Primary to Push for Jobs and End the Wars

Michael Kieschnick: 10 Steps to Take Now After a Brutal Election

Michael Kieschnick: 10 Steps to Take Now After a Brutal Election

David Sirota: Ignore the Media Conflictinator: 2010 Vote Was Turning Point Against Conservative Doctrine

David Sirota: Ignore the Media Conflictinator: 2010 Vote Was Turning Point Against Conservative Doctrine

Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson: Giving the Keys Back to the Folks Who Crashed the Car

Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson: Giving the Keys Back to the Folks Who Crashed the Car

George Lakoff: What the Pundits Missed

George Lakoff: What the Pundits Missed

Brendan Nyhan: A First Take on Election 2010

Brendan Nyhan: A First Take on Election 2010

Karen Dolan: Buck up, Progressives -- We WON!

Karen Dolan: Buck up, Progressives -- We WON!

Norman Solomon: After the Election Disaster: Back to Basics

Norman Solomon: After the Election Disaster: Back to Basics

Rabbi Michael Lerner: 10 Commandments to Revive Progressives After the November Defeat

Rabbi Michael Lerner: 10 Commandments to Revive Progressives After the November Defeat

Robert Scheer: Payback at the Polls

Robert Scheer: Payback at the Polls

Robert Creamer: What Yesterday's Election Means for Progressives

Robert Creamer: What Yesterday's Election Means for Progressives

Lorelei Kelly: Beyond Head-Stomping -- the Democratic Battle That Awaits

Lorelei Kelly: Beyond Head-Stomping -- the Democratic Battle That Awaits

Matthew Hoh: The Midterms and the Role of Domestic Politics in Foreign Policy

Matthew Hoh: The Midterms and the Role of Domestic Politics in Foreign Policy

Mitchell Bard: Three Good Things for Progressives to Take From the Midterm Election Results

Mitchell Bard: Three Good Things for Progressives to Take From the Midterm Election Results

Lincoln Mitchell: What Really Happened Tuesday Night

Lincoln Mitchell: What Really Happened Tuesday Night

Mark Penn: Strategy Corner: Exit Polls Show the Voters Just Want Obama Back in the Center and on the Economy

Mark Penn: Strategy Corner: Exit Polls Show the Voters Just Want Obama Back in the Center and on the Economy

Jim Wallis: Voting Against

Jim Wallis: Voting Against

Miles Rapoport: Voters Want Jobs, Economic Recovery, and a Government That Will Work to Achieve it

Miles Rapoport: Voters Want Jobs, Economic Recovery, and a Government That Will Work to Achieve it

Clarence B. Jones: Midterm Elections: Another "Perfect Storm" for Obama?

Clarence B. Jones: Midterm Elections: Another "Perfect Storm" for Obama?

Outrage, Misguided -- In These Times

Outrage, Misguided -- In These Times

Friday, November 5, 2010

Dan Collins: A Final Thought on Carl Paladino: Thanks for Nothing

Dan Collins: A Final Thought on Carl Paladino: Thanks for Nothing

Marcia G. Yerman: Women and the Political Landscape: Unraveling Perplexing Issues

Marcia G. Yerman: Women and the Political Landscape: Unraveling Perplexing Issues

Noura Erakat: The Tea Party and Race in America

Noura Erakat: The Tea Party and Race in America

Paul Begala: A Centrist Democratic Agenda: More Jobs, Less Corruption

Paul Begala: A Centrist Democratic Agenda: More Jobs, Less Corruption

Terry Smith: Dysfunctional Democracy: U.S. Senate Will Now Have Zero African Americans

Terry Smith: Dysfunctional Democracy: U.S. Senate Will Now Have Zero African Americans

Robert Reich: Why Obama Should Learn the Lesson of 1936, not 1996

Robert Reich: Why Obama Should Learn the Lesson of 1936, not 1996

Terry O'Neill: When Women Don't Vote, Extremists Win

Terry O'Neill: When Women Don't Vote, Extremists Win

Richard (RJ) Eskow: The Post-Election Game Plan: Cut Social Security, Soak the Middle-Class, and Keep Taxes Low For the Rich

Richard (RJ) Eskow: The Post-Election Game Plan: Cut Social Security, Soak the Middle-Class, and Keep Taxes Low For the Rich

Barbara Ransby: 'Restoring Sanity' Means Reclaiming the Mantle of a Principled Progressive Struggle With a Diverse Base of People

Barbara Ransby: 'Restoring Sanity' Means Reclaiming the Mantle of a Principled Progressive Struggle With a Diverse Base of People

Michael B. Keegan: What the 2010 Elections Say About America: Stories People for the American Way Is Watching

Michael B. Keegan: What the 2010 Elections Say About America: Stories People for the American Way Is Watching

Simon Rosenberg: Finding a Better Way to Talk About the US Electorate in 2010

Simon Rosenberg: Finding a Better Way to Talk About the US Electorate in 2010

Brendan Nyhan: What Today's Predicted Outcome Will and Will Not Mean

Brendan Nyhan: What Today's Predicted Outcome Will and Will Not Mean

Michael P. McDonald: Myth-Busting Election Night Coverage

Michael P. McDonald: Myth-Busting Election Night Coverage

Mitch Rofsky: Facing Midterm Results: Do Liberals Really Want a One-Term Presidency?

Mitch Rofsky: Facing Midterm Results: Do Liberals Really Want a One-Term Presidency?

Michael Moore: Today Is the Day

Michael Moore: Today Is the Day

Midterm Election Pitted Keynesians vs. Hayekians, Again | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS

Midterm Election Pitted Keynesians vs. Hayekians, Again | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Tom Engelhardt: Ballot Box Blues: The Most Dispiriting Election of a Lifetime (Mine)

Tom Engelhardt: Ballot Box Blues: The Most Dispiriting Election of a Lifetime (Mine)

Arianna Huffington: Takeaways From a Saturday Spent Riding to Washington With 10,000 Sane Americans

Arianna Huffington: Takeaways From a Saturday Spent Riding to Washington With 10,000 Sane Americans

Phil Bronstein: Would You Like an O'Donnell With That Obama?

Phil Bronstein: Would You Like an O'Donnell With That Obama?

Stephan A. Schwartz: Benjamin Franklin And a Modern American Portrait of Physical Health and Hunger

Stephan A. Schwartz: Benjamin Franklin And a Modern American Portrait of Physical Health and Hunger

Jonathan Weiler: Why the Republicans Will Misread Tomorrow's Elections Results

Jonathan Weiler: Why the Republicans Will Misread Tomorrow's Elections Results

Brendan Nyhan: A Preview of Post-Election Storytelling

Brendan Nyhan: A Preview of Post-Election Storytelling

Ray Suarez: At Home in Chicago, Obama Rally a Far Cry From Democrats' 2008 Triumphs

Ray Suarez: At Home in Chicago, Obama Rally a Far Cry From Democrats' 2008 Triumphs

Will Bunch: Sanity, Iraq, and Jon Stewart's "View From Nowhere"

Will Bunch: Sanity, Iraq, and Jon Stewart's "View From Nowhere"

Mark Ruffalo: Taking on Karl Rove

Mark Ruffalo: Taking on Karl Rove

William K. Black: If Obama Thinks the Response to the S&L Debacle Failed, Why Is He Adopting it?

William K. Black: If Obama Thinks the Response to the S&L Debacle Failed, Why Is He Adopting it?

Voters sweep the Republicans back into power but can't say why. - By John Dickerson - Slate Magazine

Voters sweep the Republicans back into power but can't say why. - By John Dickerson - Slate Magazine

2010 Midterm Elections: Here Comes A Lost Generation | The New Republic

2010 Midterm Elections: Here Comes A Lost Generation | The New Republic

Monday, November 1, 2010

Mugged by the Debt Moralizers - NYTimes.com

Mugged by the Debt Moralizers - NYTimes.com

Raymond J. Learsy: America's Anger at the Great Financial Bailout and the Press' Continuing Inability To Understand Why

Raymond J. Learsy: America's Anger at the Great Financial Bailout and the Press' Continuing Inability To Understand Why

Ben Brandzel: Rally to Restore Satyagraha?

Ben Brandzel: Rally to Restore Satyagraha?

Robert Kuttner: What Lessons of Election Day?

Robert Kuttner: What Lessons of Election Day?

Robert S. Erikson: Change in the Electoral Mood, 2009-2010

Robert S. Erikson: Change in the Electoral Mood, 2009-2010

Jerome Karabel: The Democratic Debacle of 2010: A Premature Postmortem

Jerome Karabel: The Democratic Debacle of 2010: A Premature Postmortem

Midterm elections: Most voters will skip elections - latimes.com

Midterm elections: Most voters will skip elections - latimes.com

Kathy Kemper: Schadenfreude in Modern Politics: How Would You Judge?

Kathy Kemper: Schadenfreude in Modern Politics: How Would You Judge?

Erikka Yancy: Vitriol and Violence on the Campaign Trail

Erikka Yancy: Vitriol and Violence on the Campaign Trail

Robert Cramer: Agents of Change? We Recommend It

Robert Cramer: Agents of Change? We Recommend It

Dave Johnson: Tea Party Members vs Tea Party Wall Street Funders

Dave Johnson: Tea Party Members vs Tea Party Wall Street Funders

Robert Reich: The Real Center of American Politics: A Reflection on Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert

Robert Reich: The Real Center of American Politics: A Reflection on Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert

David Paul: The Problem Is Not Jon Stewart

David Paul: The Problem Is Not Jon Stewart

Ron Christie: Democrats' Chickens Coming Home to Roost

Ron Christie: Democrats' Chickens Coming Home to Roost

AlaskaDispatch.com: Joe Miller's Paranoid Attempt To Overthrow The Alaska Republican Party

AlaskaDispatch.com: Joe Miller's Paranoid Attempt To Overthrow The Alaska Republican Party

Tom Vander Ark: Restoring the American Dream

Tom Vander Ark: Restoring the American Dream

Tina Wells: Even With A Low Approval Rating For Their President, Young People Will Rock The Vote On Tuesday

Tina Wells: Even With A Low Approval Rating For Their President, Young People Will Rock The Vote On Tuesday

Jodi Jacobson: Why a Soccer Momma for Obama Hung Up Her Cleats

Jodi Jacobson: Why a Soccer Momma for Obama Hung Up Her Cleats

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Lisa Solod Warren: What the Rally for Sanity and Obama Have in Common and It's Not Politics

Lisa Solod Warren: What the Rally for Sanity and Obama Have in Common and It's Not Politics

TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

Taylor Marsh: What Jon Stewart Missed

Taylor Marsh: What Jon Stewart Missed

Terry Newell: The Impatient Society

Terry Newell: The Impatient Society

Will Durst: Don't Vote

Will Durst: Don't Vote

New Theory on Evolution of Poltical Beliefs | Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. Miller-McCune.

New Theory on Evolution of Poltical Beliefs | Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. Miller-McCune.

James Zogby: GOP and the Deepening Divide

James Zogby: GOP and the Deepening Divide

What the Tea Party Shares With MoveOn.org - NYTimes.com

What the Tea Party Shares With MoveOn.org - NYTimes.com

What the Tea Party Shares With MoveOn.org - NYTimes.com

What the Tea Party Shares With MoveOn.org - NYTimes.com

Shane Claiborne: Bombs, Cookies And The Cross: A Christian View On Military Spending

Shane Claiborne: Bombs, Cookies And The Cross: A Christian View On Military Spending

Friday, October 29, 2010

Robert Reich: Why Aren't Business Leaders Standing Up to the Tea Party?

Robert Reich: Why Aren't Business Leaders Standing Up to the Tea Party?

Page Gardner: Marriage Gap Key to Unlocking the Gender Gap in 2010 and Beyond

Page Gardner: Marriage Gap Key to Unlocking the Gender Gap in 2010 and Beyond

Mike Lux: The Close Races in the House

Mike Lux: The Close Races in the House

Nancy Pfotenhauer: A Revolt 10 Years in the Making

Nancy Pfotenhauer: A Revolt 10 Years in the Making

Robert Naiman: U.S. vs. Brazil: Lula Brought Home the Bacon for the Base

Robert Naiman: U.S. vs. Brazil: Lula Brought Home the Bacon for the Base

Chris Durang: Don't Throw Out the Bums if You're Voting in Worse Bums

Chris Durang: Don't Throw Out the Bums if You're Voting in Worse Bums

Zach Carter: Are Treasury's Knives Coming Out Against Elizabeth Warren?

Zach Carter: Are Treasury's Knives Coming Out Against Elizabeth Warren?

Billy Wimsatt: Vote Sanity

Billy Wimsatt: Vote Sanity

Merton and Joan Bernstein: Beware of Financial Firms Bearing Advice on Social Security

Merton and Joan Bernstein: Beware of Financial Firms Bearing Advice on Social Security

Michael P. McDonald: A Late Democratic Early Voting Surge in Nevada

Michael P. McDonald: A Late Democratic Early Voting Surge in Nevada

Mitchell Bard: A Short and Clear Guide to What a Midterm Vote Really Means

Mitchell Bard: A Short and Clear Guide to What a Midterm Vote Really Means

Les Leopold: Will the Democrats Take the Fall for Wall Street?

Les Leopold: Will the Democrats Take the Fall for Wall Street?

Cenk Uygur: What Obama Is Missing

Cenk Uygur: What Obama Is Missing

Steven Weber: Falsies

Steven Weber: Falsies

Robert Reich: Halliburton and the Upcoming Election

Robert Reich: Halliburton and the Upcoming Election

Robert Creamer: The Democratic Path to Victory in the House

Robert Creamer: The Democratic Path to Victory in the House

Paul Loeb: The Republican War on Reality

Paul Loeb: The Republican War on Reality

Nicole Tichon: Bridging the Political Divide to Reduce Spending

Nicole Tichon: Bridging the Political Divide to Reduce Spending

Patti Solis Doyle: Sharron Angle Has Told Us Exactly What to Expect

Patti Solis Doyle: Sharron Angle Has Told Us Exactly What to Expect

Jacob Heilbrunn: The Plot Against Barack Obama

Jacob Heilbrunn: The Plot Against Barack Obama

Myriam Miedzian: Capitalism Uber Alles: How the American Working Class Got Brainwashed

Myriam Miedzian: Capitalism Uber Alles: How the American Working Class Got Brainwashed

Ari Berman: The Case for a Smaller Tent Party

Ari Berman: The Case for a Smaller Tent Party

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Getting Medieval On Your Assets: Four Reasons Foreclosure Fraud Really, Really Matters

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Getting Medieval On Your Assets: Four Reasons Foreclosure Fraud Really, Really Matters

Thursday, October 28, 2010

William K. Black: No Mr. President, Larry Summers Did Not Resolve the Financial Crisis for a Pittance, He Just Papered Over the Problem

William K. Black: No Mr. President, Larry Summers Did Not Resolve the Financial Crisis for a Pittance, He Just Papered Over the Problem

Robert J. Elisberg: The Republican Tsunami That Could(n't)

Robert J. Elisberg: The Republican Tsunami That Could(n't)

Lorelei Kelly: Millennial Civics: Your Revolution Is Tuesday

Lorelei Kelly: Millennial Civics: Your Revolution Is Tuesday

Mark Green: Stemming the Tide of Secret Corporate Money

Mark Green: Stemming the Tide of Secret Corporate Money

Joe Brewer: The Psychology of Manipulation in Political Ads

Joe Brewer: The Psychology of Manipulation in Political Ads

Robert Auerbach: Why the Federal Reserve's Contribution to Unemployment and Price Discrimination Continues

Robert Auerbach: Why the Federal Reserve's Contribution to Unemployment and Price Discrimination Continues

Tim Koelkebeck: Is the Religious Right Taking Over the Tea Party?

Tim Koelkebeck: Is the Religious Right Taking Over the Tea Party?

Michael P. McDonald: What Does Early Voting Tell Us About the State of the Election?

Michael P. McDonald: What Does Early Voting Tell Us About the State of the Election?

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Annoying Alan Simpson: The 310,000,001st Reason to Vote

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Annoying Alan Simpson: The 310,000,001st Reason to Vote

Tim Kaine: A Response to Michael Steele: What Do Republicans Really Stand For?

Tim Kaine: A Response to Michael Steele: What Do Republicans Really Stand For?

Robert Teitelman: The Difficulties of Judging Income Inequality

Robert Teitelman: The Difficulties of Judging Income Inequality

Dylan Loewe: Another 1994? Or Another 1946?

Dylan Loewe: Another 1994? Or Another 1946?

Joseph A. Palermo: Civic-Minded Plutocrats

Joseph A. Palermo: Civic-Minded Plutocrats

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Chris Matthews: A Politician Is Like a Human Arcade

Chris Matthews: A Politician Is Like a Human Arcade

Christine Pelosi: Ready for Election Day? Take GOTV Campaign Boot Camp Quiz

Christine Pelosi: Ready for Election Day? Take GOTV Campaign Boot Camp Quiz

Tina Dupuy: Midterm Choice: Profiteers or Bureaucrats

Tina Dupuy: Midterm Choice: Profiteers or Bureaucrats

Dan Rather: Digital Democracy in Doubt

Dan Rather: Digital Democracy in Doubt

Richard Greene: The Unspoken Solution to America's Problems: The Voter's Guide for November 2

Richard Greene: The Unspoken Solution to America's Problems: The Voter's Guide for November 2

Rizvi Qureshi: Against Jon Stewart: Restoring Sanity or Restoring Spectatorship?

Rizvi Qureshi: Against Jon Stewart: Restoring Sanity or Restoring Spectatorship?

Doug Kendall: The Chamber, Citizens United, and the Campaign for the Third Branch

Doug Kendall: The Chamber, Citizens United, and the Campaign for the Third Branch

Naomi Cahn: The Womancession

Naomi Cahn: The Womancession

Ed Koch: The Coming Political Tsunami

Ed Koch: The Coming Political Tsunami

David Brock: A Peace-Loving Sarah Palin Would "Refudiate" Glenn Beck

David Brock: A Peace-Loving Sarah Palin Would "Refudiate" Glenn Beck

Johann Hari: The Real Reason Obama Has Disappointed and Endangered Us -- and How to Turn it Around

Johann Hari: The Real Reason Obama Has Disappointed and Endangered Us -- and How to Turn it Around

Robert Reich: After the Midterms: Why Democrats Move to the Center, and Republicans Don't

Robert Reich: After the Midterms: Why Democrats Move to the Center, and Republicans Don't

Daphne Eviatar: Gitmo Guilty Plea Is a Sad Day for U.S. Rule of Law

Daphne Eviatar: Gitmo Guilty Plea Is a Sad Day for U.S. Rule of Law

Clancy Sigal: Wimps Don't Win

Clancy Sigal: Wimps Don't Win

Michael Brenner: November 2 -- For Whom the Bell Tolls

Michael Brenner: November 2 -- For Whom the Bell Tolls

Robert Creamer: If You're Deciding Who to Support or Whether to Vote -- Follow the Money

Robert Creamer: If You're Deciding Who to Support or Whether to Vote -- Follow the Money

Michael P. McDonald: Does Early Voting Show Republican Enthusiasm?

Michael P. McDonald: Does Early Voting Show Republican Enthusiasm?

William K. Black: Foreclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 2: Spurious Arguments Against Holding the Fraudsters Accountable

William K. Black: Foreclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 2: Spurious Arguments Against Holding the Fraudsters Accountable

Sunday, October 24, 2010

The real danger from NPR's firing of Juan Williams - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com

The real danger from NPR's firing of Juan Williams - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com

Grasping Reality with Both Hands

Grasping Reality with Both Hands

Inherently Violent: Why Conservatives Love War - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Inherently Violent: Why Conservatives Love War - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education

David Briggs: An Inconvenient Truth: More Religious Freedom Means Less Religious Conflict

David Briggs: An Inconvenient Truth: More Religious Freedom Means Less Religious Conflict

Supremely Bad Judgment - NYTimes.com

Supremely Bad Judgment - NYTimes.com

The State of Liberalism - NYTimes.com

The State of Liberalism - NYTimes.com

It's the Occupation, Stupid - By Robert A. Pape | Foreign Policy

It's the Occupation, Stupid - By Robert A. Pape | Foreign Policy: "Extensive research into the causes of suicide terrorism proves Islam isn't to blame -- the root of the problem is foreign military occupations."

Experimental Error: Electile Dysfunction - Science Careers - Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Faculty, Postdoc jobs on Science Careers

Experimental Error: Electile Dysfunction - Science Careers - Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Faculty, Postdoc jobs on Science Careers

Stephen Lambert: The Flaw: Examining the Roots of Economic Malaise

Stephen Lambert: The Flaw: Examining the Roots of Economic Malaise

Robert Lenzner: China Needs to Hit the Brakes; US Needs to Step on the Gas

Robert Lenzner: China Needs to Hit the Brakes; US Needs to Step on the Gas

Paul Loeb: Suppose Your Actions Swung the Election

Paul Loeb: Suppose Your Actions Swung the Election

David Helfenbein: Two Weeks To Go: This Election Cycle Analyzed, and an Announcement

David Helfenbein: Two Weeks To Go: This Election Cycle Analyzed, and an Announcement

Brent Budowsky: Harry Reid Mans Up for Lilly Ledbetter

Brent Budowsky: Harry Reid Mans Up for Lilly Ledbetter

James Zogby: Arab Voices: Listening and Moving Beyond Myths

James Zogby: Arab Voices: Listening and Moving Beyond Myths

Jeffrey Winters: America's Income Defense Industry

Jeffrey Winters: America's Income Defense Industry

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Parvez Ahmed: Juan Williams to Helen Thomas: Clarity Missing in Debate Over Free Speech

Parvez Ahmed: Juan Williams to Helen Thomas: Clarity Missing in Debate Over Free Speech

Dan Pfeiffer: Shadow Campaigning: What Do They Expect in Return?

Dan Pfeiffer: Shadow Campaigning: What Do They Expect in Return?

William K. Black: Foreclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 1: Put Bank of America in Receivership

William K. Black: Foreclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 1: Put Bank of America in Receivership

John L. Esposito: Obama's Trip to India: Sikhs Are Not Muslims

John L. Esposito: Obama's Trip to India: Sikhs Are Not Muslims

Edward Murray: Other Things That Glenn Beck Has Never Seen

Edward Murray: Other Things That Glenn Beck Has Never Seen

Sen. Tom Udall: No More 'Trick or Treat' Phone Bills

Sen. Tom Udall: No More 'Trick or Treat' Phone Bills

Rep. Luis Gutierrez: On Immigration, Are You a Lamar Smith-John Boehner-Steve King Republican?

Rep. Luis Gutierrez: On Immigration, Are You a Lamar Smith-John Boehner-Steve King Republican?

Dennis A. Henigan: Toomey Dances on Guns and Terror

Dennis A. Henigan: Toomey Dances on Guns and Terror

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Backdoor Bailout, Tea Party Fakeout: The GOP's Secret $90 Billion Gift to Wall Street

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Backdoor Bailout, Tea Party Fakeout: The GOP's Secret $90 Billion Gift to Wall Street

Rep. Carolyn Maloney: Privatizing Social Security: Haven't We Seen This Movie Before?

Rep. Carolyn Maloney: Privatizing Social Security: Haven't We Seen This Movie Before?

Margie Omero: What's at Stake for Women in the Midterms: Part 2 -- Hundreds of GOP Candidates With Women Problems

Margie Omero: What's at Stake for Women in the Midterms: Part 2 -- Hundreds of GOP Candidates With Women Problems

Paul Froese: Which God Blesses America?

Paul Froese: Which God Blesses America?

Amarnath Amarasingam: What Jihadists Talk About Online

Amarnath Amarasingam: What Jihadists Talk About Online

Josh Silver: Sarah Palin, Jim DeMint Take Aim at NPR Funding

Josh Silver: Sarah Palin, Jim DeMint Take Aim at NPR Funding

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Dennis Santiago: Moving the Economy Forward: Can the City of Los Angeles Pass Its Responsible Banking Ordinance?

Dennis Santiago: Moving the Economy Forward: Can the City of Los Angeles Pass Its Responsible Banking Ordinance?

Wendell Potter: Consumers Win an Important Battle Against Insurers, Thanks to State Insurance Commissioners

Wendell Potter: Consumers Win an Important Battle Against Insurers, Thanks to State Insurance Commissioners

Richard Grenell: New Republican Congress Should Stop Funding NPR

....but I disagree...

Richard Grenell: New Republican Congress Should Stop Funding NPR

Trey Ellis: The Grave Danger of Conservative Blindness

Trey Ellis: The Grave Danger of Conservative Blindness

Van Jones: Right-Wing Voter Guide Revolution: What Can Progressives Learn?

Van Jones: Right-Wing Voter Guide Revolution: What Can Progressives Learn?

Matthieu Ricard: Why Pleasure Is Not Happiness (VIDEO)

Matthieu Ricard: Why Pleasure Is Not Happiness (VIDEO)

Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite: Truthiness in the Twitter Era

Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite: Truthiness in the Twitter Era

Johann Hari: The Tea Party's Wildest Dreams Come True -- in Britain. The Result? Disaster

Johann Hari: The Tea Party's Wildest Dreams Come True -- in Britain. The Result? Disaster

David Roberts: Introducing 'Climate Hawks'

David Roberts: Introducing 'Climate Hawks'

Bob Cesca: The Republican Swindle About 'Obamacare and Stimulus'

Bob Cesca: The Republican Swindle About 'Obamacare and Stimulus'

Beth Broderick: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Plutocracy

Beth Broderick: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Plutocracy

Beth Broderick: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Plutocracy

Beth Broderick: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Plutocracy

Zach Carter: Foreclosure-Gate Fallout: How Bad Can It Get For Wall Street?

Zach Carter: Foreclosure-Gate Fallout: How Bad Can It Get For Wall Street?

Joe Cirincione: British Budget Collapse Foreshadows Cuts to Come in U.S. Defense Budget

Joe Cirincione: British Budget Collapse Foreshadows Cuts to Come in U.S. Defense Budget

Peter Seligmann: America's Commitment to Nature: Another Endangered Species?

Peter Seligmann: America's Commitment to Nature: Another Endangered Species?

Rep. Jim McDermott: A Day Without the Democrats

Rep. Jim McDermott: A Day Without the Democrats

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Pictures of MERS, Part 1: Corporate Documents Illustrate the Mortgage Shell Game

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Pictures of MERS, Part 1: Corporate Documents Illustrate the Mortgage Shell Game

Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From 1934 Campaign: Irving Thalberg's 'Attack Ad' vs. Upton Sinclair

Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From 1934 Campaign: Irving Thalberg's 'Attack Ad' vs. Upton Sinclair

Rocky Kistner: Six Months Later, an Oil Disaster Spreads Across the Gulf

Rocky Kistner: Six Months Later, an Oil Disaster Spreads Across the Gulf

Robert L. Cavnar: Too Little, Too Soon: Six Months After the Blowout

Robert L. Cavnar: Too Little, Too Soon: Six Months After the Blowout

Robert Scheer: Obama Hires a Hustler

Robert Scheer: Obama Hires a Hustler

Joseph A. Palermo: The McLaughlin Group: It's the "Professional Left's" Fault

Joseph A. Palermo: The McLaughlin Group: It's the "Professional Left's" Fault

Paul Rieckhoff: Wake Up, America! War Off the Radar, Congress Fails

Paul Rieckhoff: Wake Up, America! War Off the Radar, Congress Fails

Carl Pope: Texas Oil Loses a Round

Carl Pope: Texas Oil Loses a Round

To choose austerity is to bet it all on the confidence fairy | Joseph Stiglitz | Comment is free | The Guardian

To choose austerity is to bet it all on the confidence fairy | Joseph Stiglitz | Comment is free | The Guardian

6 Top Campaign Ads, Debunked | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS

6 Top Campaign Ads, Debunked | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Wendell Potter: Thank You, UnitedHealth Group. Your Jaw-Dropping Profit Announcement May Be Just What the Doctor Ordered.

Wendell Potter: Thank You, UnitedHealth Group. Your Jaw-Dropping Profit Announcement May Be Just What the Doctor Ordered.

Steve Lombardo: 14 Days to Go and the President Is Killing Democrats

Steve Lombardo: 14 Days to Go and the President Is Killing Democrats

Nathan Gardels: Wei Jingsheng: Blocking 'Peaceful Evolution' Will Lead to Instability in China

Nathan Gardels: Wei Jingsheng: Blocking 'Peaceful Evolution' Will Lead to Instability in China

Mira Schor: Lowering the Bar on Activism

Mira Schor: Lowering the Bar on Activism

Kathleen Reardon: What the President Could Learn From Sarah Palin

Kathleen Reardon: What the President Could Learn From Sarah Palin

Benjamin R. Barber: Socialism For Dummies or: Why Obama Isn't a Communist

Benjamin R. Barber: Socialism For Dummies or: Why Obama Isn't a Communist

Robert Naiman: A Robin Hood Tax to Pay for the Wars

Robert Naiman: A Robin Hood Tax to Pay for the Wars

Dan Beckmann: So Where Did All the Hope and Change Go?

Dan Beckmann: So Where Did All the Hope and Change Go?

Michael B. Keegan: Joe Miller, the "Irrational Blogger," and the Right's Even More Irrational View of Free Speech

Michael B. Keegan: Joe Miller, the "Irrational Blogger," and the Right's Even More Irrational View of Free Speech

Mike Lux: Election Surprises

Mike Lux: Election Surprises

Christopher Burgess: So You Want to Work Remotely?

Christopher Burgess: So You Want to Work Remotely?

Chez Pazienza: Crazier Than a Fox

Chez Pazienza: Crazier Than a Fox

Thaddeus Russell: Why I Got Fired From Teaching American History

Thaddeus Russell: Why I Got Fired From Teaching American History

Robert Reich: The Perfect Storm That Threatens American Democracy

Robert Reich: The Perfect Storm That Threatens American Democracy

Chris Weigant: Tea Partiers Should Prepare for Disappointment

Chris Weigant: Tea Partiers Should Prepare for Disappointment

Tom Engelhardt: A World Made by War: How Old Will You Be When the American War State Goes Down?

Tom Engelhardt: A World Made by War: How Old Will You Be When the American War State Goes Down?

Art Brodsky: Fox Steps Over the Internet Line; But There's Nothing To Be Done

Art Brodsky: Fox Steps Over the Internet Line; But There's Nothing To Be Done

L. Randall Wray: QE2 Won't Save Our Sinking Ship

L. Randall Wray: QE2 Won't Save Our Sinking Ship

Josh Silver: Why it's "Radical" to Fight Corporate Control of Government (And Why Net Neutrality Is a Remedy)

Josh Silver: Why it's "Radical" to Fight Corporate Control of Government (And Why Net Neutrality Is a Remedy)

Ken Loach: Western Sahara and the Tide of History

Ken Loach: Western Sahara and the Tide of History

Mark Penn: Who Will Win the Midterms?

Mark Penn: Who Will Win the Midterms?

Dean Baker: Foreclosure Moratorium: Cracking Down on Liar Liens

Dean Baker: Foreclosure Moratorium: Cracking Down on Liar Liens

Gary Hart: One Way Out

Gary Hart: One Way Out

Robert J. Elisberg: Hate Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry

Robert J. Elisberg: Hate Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry

Raymond J. Learsy: Is Wall Street Zapping America Again?

Raymond J. Learsy: Is Wall Street Zapping America Again?

Raymond J. Learsy: Is Wall Street Zapping America Again?

Raymond J. Learsy: Is Wall Street Zapping America Again?

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Foreclosures and Guilt: The "Home Loan Moral Hazard Scorecard"

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Foreclosures and Guilt: The "Home Loan Moral Hazard Scorecard"

Robert Creamer: Two Weeks Out -- Nine Reasons Why Democrats Will Keep Control of the House

Robert Creamer: Two Weeks Out -- Nine Reasons Why Democrats Will Keep Control of the House

Alan Schram: Let China Manipulate its Currency---They Are Doing Us a Favor

Alan Schram: Let China Manipulate its Currency---They Are Doing Us a Favor

Paul Abrams: Closing Argument (II): "Jobs for Americans vs. Tax Cuts for Billionaires"

Paul Abrams: Closing Argument (II): "Jobs for Americans vs. Tax Cuts for Billionaires"

Robert Kuttner: Recovery, Please

Robert Kuttner: Recovery, Please

Robert Reich: The Fed's New Bubble (Masquerading as a Jobs Program)

Robert Reich: The Fed's New Bubble (Masquerading as a Jobs Program)

David Bromwich: The Dying Art of Political Explanation

David Bromwich: The Dying Art of Political Explanation

HuffPost TV: Arianna Slams Wall Street On CNN's 'Parker Spitzer': They're Not Making Things, They're Making Things Up (VIDEO)

HuffPost TV: Arianna Slams Wall Street On CNN's 'Parker Spitzer': They're Not Making Things, They're Making Things Up (VIDEO)

John Gerzema and Michael D'Antonio: Nothing and Everything -- What Consumers Expect from the New Normal

John Gerzema and Michael D'Antonio: Nothing and Everything -- What Consumers Expect from the New Normal

Cenk Uygur: Silver Lining in Corporate Attack on Democrats

Cenk Uygur: Silver Lining in Corporate Attack on Democrats

Ken Blackwell: "No Such Things As Shovel-Ready": The Political Suicide of President Obama

Ken Blackwell: "No Such Things As Shovel-Ready": The Political Suicide of President Obama

Gary Zajac's Amplify | Amplify.com

Gary Zajac's Amplify | Amplify.com

Robert Creamer: Wall Street Hopes to Use Republicans to Re-Purchase Congress

Robert Creamer: Wall Street Hopes to Use Republicans to Re-Purchase Congress

Arianna Huffington: Choking on Its Contrived Objectivity, the Media Refuses to Take a Stand on Sanity

Arianna Huffington: Choking on Its Contrived Objectivity, the Media Refuses to Take a Stand on Sanity

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Cold Case File: Who Shot Down a 70-Year-Old Attack on Social Security?

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Cold Case File: Who Shot Down a 70-Year-Old Attack on Social Security?

Monday, October 18, 2010

Scott Lilly: Draconian but Expensive: Boehner's Poorly Considered 'Pledge' Is Likely to Increase the Deficit

Scott Lilly: Draconian but Expensive: Boehner's Poorly Considered 'Pledge' Is Likely to Increase the Deficit

Gara LaMarche: The Road Ahead for Progressives: Back to Basics

Gara LaMarche: The Road Ahead for Progressives: Back to Basics

Dan Rather: Help Not Wanted?

Dan Rather: Help Not Wanted?

Henry Blodget: Here's What Foreclosure-Gate Will Really Do to House Prices

Henry Blodget: Here's What Foreclosure-Gate Will Really Do to House Prices

Mike Lux: Populist Surge or Muddled Message Overwhelmed by Money?

Mike Lux: Populist Surge or Muddled Message Overwhelmed by Money?

Rev. Jesse Jackson: GOP Runs on the "Big Lie"

Rev. Jesse Jackson: GOP Runs on the "Big Lie"

Hilary Rosen: We Are the Right Change

Hilary Rosen: We Are the Right Change

Thaddeus Russell: 11 Freedoms That Drunks, Slackers, Prostitutes And Pirates Pioneered And The Founding Fathers Opposed (PHOTOS)

Thaddeus Russell: 11 Freedoms That Drunks, Slackers, Prostitutes And Pirates Pioneered And The Founding Fathers Opposed (PHOTOS)

Amy B. Dean: The Roots of the Enthusiasm Gap Go Back to 1992

Amy B. Dean: The Roots of the Enthusiasm Gap Go Back to 1992

Robert Scheer: Invasion of the Robot Home Snatchers

Robert Scheer: Invasion of the Robot Home Snatchers

Joseph A. Palermo: Citizens United -- Game Changer

Joseph A. Palermo: Citizens United -- Game Changer

Andrew Levine: The Effectiveness Gap

Andrew Levine: The Effectiveness Gap

America's Poor: Where Poverty Is Rising In America (INFOGRAPHIC)

America's Poor: Where Poverty Is Rising In America (INFOGRAPHIC)

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie: Media Images of Religious Americans: Elitist, Condescending and Wrong

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie: Media Images of Religious Americans: Elitist, Condescending and Wrong

Peter Connolly: All Else Failing, Try Liberalism

Peter Connolly: All Else Failing, Try Liberalism

Arianna Huffington: Can-Do Entrepreneurs Move Beyond Our Can't-Do Government

Arianna Huffington: Can-Do Entrepreneurs Move Beyond Our Can't-Do Government

Dean Baker: Beneficent Counterfeiters and Economic Stimulus

Dean Baker: Beneficent Counterfeiters and Economic Stimulus

Joanne Bamberger: The Great Conservative Double Standard of Krystal Ball

Joanne Bamberger: The Great Conservative Double Standard of Krystal Ball

Donna Flagg: The Credit CARD Act Is No Match for Wall Street's Ingenuity

Donna Flagg: The Credit CARD Act Is No Match for Wall Street's Ingenuity

Pepe Escobar: China's Pipelineistan "War": Anteing Up, Betting, and Bluffing in the New Great Game

Pepe Escobar: China's Pipelineistan "War": Anteing Up, Betting, and Bluffing in the New Great Game

Raymond J. Learsy: Bravo JP Morgan! Just What We Need, Another Wall Street Casino

Raymond J. Learsy: Bravo JP Morgan! Just What We Need, Another Wall Street Casino

Raymond J. Learsy: Bravo JP Morgan! Just What We Need, Another Wall Street Casino

Raymond J. Learsy: Bravo JP Morgan! Just What We Need, Another Wall Street Casino

Leo Hindery, Jr.: China's Latest Power Plays -- More Unfair Trade, Now Grave Threats to Our Security

Leo Hindery, Jr.: China's Latest Power Plays -- More Unfair Trade, Now Grave Threats to Our Security

Michael Gerson: The Success and the Failures of the Religious Right

Michael Gerson: The Success and the Failures of the Religious Right

Stanley S. Litow: Charting Our Nation's Prosperity

Stanley S. Litow: Charting Our Nation's Prosperity

MJ Rosenberg: Obama Sure Could Have Used Josiah Bartlett's Staff

MJ Rosenberg: Obama Sure Could Have Used Josiah Bartlett's Staff

Josh Horwitz: Glenn Beck, the NRA, and the Dangers of an Impolite Society

Josh Horwitz: Glenn Beck, the NRA, and the Dangers of an Impolite Society

Sen. Fritz Hollings: U.S. Is in a Trade War, Whether It Likes It or Not

Sen. Fritz Hollings: U.S. Is in a Trade War, Whether It Likes It or Not

Marty Kaplan: Waiting for Sanityman: Can Jon Stewart Save America?

Marty Kaplan: Waiting for Sanityman: Can Jon Stewart Save America?

Gary Hart: Fear Itself, and Why We Should Fear it

Gary Hart: Fear Itself, and Why We Should Fear it

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Automated Greed Factories: How Soulless Banking Is Crushing the Economy

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Automated Greed Factories: How Soulless Banking Is Crushing the Economy