The U.S. Labor Department released it's highly anticipated job report Friday, and their news was not as good as it had unexpectedly been just a month ago.

The December 2009 report revealed that jobs were actually created in the month of November, marking the first increase in employment since...

Michael Vick, it has been reported everywhere, has signed a two year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, and I, for one, am happy for the man.

Full disclosure: I lived in Atlanta from 1987 to 1996 and during that time became a fairly rabid fan of Atlanta sports. Even...

We have an important choice to make. Do we want to control our energy supply and its environmental impact? Or, do we want to outsource it to China, Russia and Saudi Arabia?
--Sarah Palin, The Washington Post 7/14/2009

Sarah Palin, in her new incarnation as an I-don't-know-what, has...

Ever since I got home from work today I've been excited for one thing and one thing only: President Obama's throwing of the ceremonial first pitch of the MLB All Star Game. Admittedly, this is a pretty lame thing to be excited about, but...

Well the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" took what seemed like 10,000 years, but the Minnesota Supreme Court finally ruled yesterday in a unanimous decision to certify Al Franken's election victory last November. The final margin of victory for Franken was 312 votes out of 2.9 million cast, which translates...

On May 14, 2009 Anthony Bourdain of No Reservations fame, Duff Goldman of Ace of Cakes, and food activist Alice Waters participated in an informative, insightful, and humorous panel discussion at The Connecticut Forum in Hartford on food and food politics.

Whereas Alice advocated heavily for local and sustainable...

Dear Obama People,

Even though I've never met any of you, I suppose I like you. I mean, you (or your bosses or minions or whomever) did a damn good job getting the big guy elected. You made me feel as if I was part of a movement when all...

Politicians promise all sorts of things on the campaign trail, but it's a rare breed of politician that follows through on their promises at all, let alone before they're even elected. Enter Tom Perriello, a Democrat running a unique campaign in Virginia's solidly red...

If you've ever sat around and thought, "Gee, wouldn't it be cool if there was a Zagat-style guide to local green businesses?" then wish no longer concerned citizen, because a small, ambitious group called Greenopia publishes just such a guide for Los Angeles, San Francisco, and as of April --...