In Obama's Budget, a Trickle of Money for Louisiana's Disappearing Coast
The $35.6 million requested for South Louisiana is one-tenth the money requested in the budget for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The Great Lakes? Are they dying?
First, Beck claimed he never used the word "slaughter." Then he only used it in reference to Mao, Stalin, or Hitler. Then, when he used it, he wasn't referring to Obama. Then he was. Got it?
The $35.6 million requested for South Louisiana is one-tenth the money requested in the budget for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The Great Lakes? Are they dying?
If Democrats can't stand up and clearly articulate the nightmare scenario we were saved from, then the economic disaster that Republicans caused may well be the same disaster that helps them surge back into power.
A broad coalition of groups are joining together to push the drive for a Constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizen's United decision, while supporting legislation to limit the Court's ruling.
The head of a major region of France, in reference to his fellow party member, said that "to vote for this guy in Haute-Normandie" would "be a problem" for him, because "he has a mug that's not Catholic."
There is no reason why the government cannot immediately suspend Don't Ask Don't Tell discharges. A year is a long time when your family and your job are on the line.
Sleep is one of the great mysteries of life. Like gravity or the quantum field, sleep is so fundamental that scientists still don't know exactly what it is.
If the president is to save his presidency from a fatal weakening, he needs promptly to work through his inner dialogue and resolve the contesting urge to be loved with the urge to be true to himself.
Afghans remain convinced that the conflict cannot be solved through military means, which is why we are losing the goodwill of the Afghan people with continued night raids, dog attacks and detentions.
The idea that Barack Obama needs to move to the center makes no sense at all, since the most important domestic economic issue -- jobs -- has no business being triangulated into left, right or center.
Liberals who denounce the Citizens United decision fail to appreciate what a great ruling it was for the First Amendment, and what a huge victory it was for freedom of speech and against government censorship.
Chris Matthews revealed that he had seen the Oscar-nominated film Avatar and for an hour had forgotten that the alien characters, the Na'vi, were blue.
The Don't Ask Don't Tell Story Project will introduce Americans to some of the brave men and women who have been harmed by this unjust policy.
Progressives understand that growing debt and interest payments, unless curtailed now, will eat up money that should go to the long-term investments that matter most, like clean energy, education and health care.
Super Bowl advertising has always been a showcase of overt sexism. This year the biased barrage also includes CBS's and the NFL's decision to air a seemingly subtle ad sponsored by Focus on the Family.
I am no Punxsutawney Phil, but I did see my shadow today and, I hate to tell you, it is human! We, animals, are often said to be like humans in our bodies, but very unlike them in our minds -- is that so?
Commissions are a default, undemocratic mechanism for handing off difficult issues to "experts." But reducing the long-term budget deficit has little to do with expertise. It's about our nations' values and priorities.
I really love Lost. And as our shared excitement builds, here are some TV Island Discs to celebrate our time on the Island.
In addition to defeating Islamic fundamentalists, Congress and the military must also address the problem of Christian supremacists, who undermine their oath to defend the principles enshrined in the Constitution.
Comprehensive immigration reform is critical for America's long term economic success and is one of the few political initiatives that could receive genuine bipartisan support in the current Congress.
The Haitian people were the first to be free of slavery, but they have been paying a price ever since. We, as a nation, have drained this beautiful island, but now we have the chance to repair the past.
In 1966, on the set of one of my photo shoots, a mature man approached me and started up a conversation, asking me about my accent, and my likes and dislikes. He then introduced himself as J.D. Salinger.
Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen made clear today that this military review is about how, not if Don't Ask Don't Tell will be repealed.