''On or about December 1910," Virginia Woolf wrote, "human character changed.'' We can be much more specific: "On November 4, 2008, just after 11 pm Eastern, America changed" (human character remains rather intransigent). Read More
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While Paulson Waffles, the White House Dawdles, and Congress Dithers, the Economy Continues to Burn
Brainstorm Alert: I'm going to be guest hosting for Rachel Maddow on Monday and I'd love your suggestions about which topics you like to hear discussed - and which guests you'd like to hear from. Please put your suggestions in the comments section and I'll take them to Bill Wolff, her producer, and the rest of the team.
Obama will not choose her because she's a woman. He will choose her because she has shown visionary leadership on two of the critical international (and moral) questions of our age.
If President Obama does indeed select Sen. Clinton as his Secretary of State, he will be invoking Lincoln's legacy in a profound way; and in the opinion of this Congressman, there could be no wiser choice for the post.
There's little appetite now to dredge up and rehash the nightmare, but without better exposure of what happened at the RNC in St. Paul, the "war on dissent" risks repeating itself in the future.
You buy stocks when they're low. Basically, it's wise to get a bargain when a bargain's to be gotten. So, is now the time to "buy" Republican?
The stories that have been circulating about Rahm Emanuel are as reprehensible as the "Barack Obama is a secret Muslim/Manchurian candidate" tale.
With amazing speed, President-elect Obama has answered the question of what would become of the mouth-watering database of names his campaign created from volunteers and donors.
With the post-election analysis season almost over, it's worth taking one final look at some of the characters who ensured President-elect Obama would make it to the White House.
Has anything BushCo's ever done benefitted the people or the country? Just admit it: we've been robbed, beaten and stabbed. Those are just the facts, Detective Obama.
Sen. Clinton is obviously qualified and I think America would love to see a new government that wasn't simply made-up of cronies but of people with differing viewpoints who come together for the good of the country.
The Greek classics are no longer simply food for ivory tower intellectuals, but are entering the mainstream of society and politics, as food for thought, as the tools for living "an examined life."
Addressing homeowner woes is apparently too complicated, so Hank Paulson wants to move on to massive infusions for big banks and help for student loans and consumer credit. This strategy is mystifying.
The woman they called Flipper expressed romantic yearnings about the man named Keith. That was too delicious a morsel not to be shared by email among staffers in the U.S. Attorney's office in Alabama.
If the Republicans want greater Jewish support in the future, they will have to stop pandering to what they erroneously believe to be our fears, and instead move politically and ideologically in our direction.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry's handling of Sarah Palin yesterday seemed at least partly reflective of a resentment the other governors must be feeling toward their diva counterpart.
What Obama has done is so extraordinary that it calls into question the entire project of black advocates and intellectuals preoccupied by the question of racism.
There has been a sea change in Washington as the wonks, tech pundits and lobbyists align themselves with new leadership and the likelihood that Net Neutrality could become law soon.
We must work, and work really hard, to keep our skies blue. So here are a few tips to reduce your carbon footprint.
The "60 vote" threshold is an artificial obstructionist creation of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and the Senate Republicans.
