First They Came

August J. Pollak, 11.09.2009

Progressives take another one for the "team." To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon "Some Guy With a Website," check out the archive. ...

Bomb Appalachia (and Face the Music)

Michael Gould-Wartofsky, 11.09.2009

From Coast to Coast, King Coal Finds Itself Confronted by the Movement to Stop Mountaintop Removal They don't take it lying down, these people. A...

Obama, Spidey, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Caitlin Kraft Buchman, 11.09.2009

Democratic National Committewoman, DNC Women''s Caucus Board

As we sit in our Democrats Abroad strategy sessions this weekend, the people of Berlin will celebrate their passionate victory bringing down a wall that no one ever imagined would fall.

How Sarah Palin and Tea Partiers Are Blowing Up the GOP

Susan J. Demas, 11.09.2009

Syndicated columnist, political analyst and mlive.com blogger

When extremists are a (vocal) minority, reasonable Republicans and independents come out of the woodwork. And the spoils go to the Democrats, who look comparatively sane.

Obama's Choice: Jobs Now or Republicans in November

Les Leopold, 11.09.2009

Author of "The Looting of America"

To: President Obama From: The Looting of America Re: Speech you should give to prevent a Republican sweep next fall. "My fellow-Americans, We fac...

Kamala Harris & Asian Americans

Gautam Dutta, 11.09.2009

Harris is certainly the first African American woman to become a District Attorney in California. But she's also the first Asian American to accomplish that impressive feat.

The Night They Brought Old Dixie Back

Linda R. Monk, J.D., 11.09.2009

Constitutional scholar, Author of "The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution"

The Republicans are resurgent, at least for now. It's going to be a hard slog in 2010 and 2012 to keep the grassroots fervor alive -- and the funding to sustain it. In Virginia, we are just plain tired.

Barack's Not Honest Abe -- But Neither Was Abraham Lincoln

Lowell Thompson, 11.09.2009

We like to look back on past presidents and precedents to compare to current leaders. But when you actually know something about the real history, it seldom compares with our pop version.

Dennis Kucinich: The Lone Ranger

Jennifer Utz, 11.09.2009

Video-journalist covering Iraqi refugee crisis, former producer at "Democracy Now"

House lawmakers voted 220 to 215 to approve the plan. Thirty-nine Democrats voted against the bill, one of whom was Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich. In a statement on his website, he explained why.

The Media Stovepipe

Matt Osborne, 11.09.2009

Blogs at osborneink.com.

We've seen this pattern before. A non-sourced, anonymous story enters the right-wing blogosphere and gets picked up by mainstream media, allowing the ...

Breaking the Pre-Nup

Will Durst, 11.08.2009

Political comic, former radio talk show host

For liberals, Election Day '08 was the marriage of hope and opportunity. Election Day '09: not so much. More like a summons from a partner's divorce lawyer to give a deposition.

The Audacity to Change

Robert Kuttner, 11.09.2009

Co-Founder and Co-Editor of The American Prospect

Obama, like Kennedy, needs to overcome the dubious counsel of his own advisers, this time both economic and military. The president needs to listen to other voices, including his own.

Towards the Next Victory on Health Care

Lincoln Mitchell, 11.09.2009

Assistant Professor in the Practice of International Politics, Columbia University

The House and Senate are different institutions which often do not take cues from each other. Success in one far from guarantees success in the other; and momentum is an elusive, and often nonexistent issue in legislation.

The Senate, Not the House, Is the Name of the Game on Health Care Reform

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 11.08.2009

Political Analyst and Social Issues Commentator

The House vote on health care reform was historic only in that one body of Congress took the hotly contested first big step toward reform. The Senate hasn't spoken.

Hitler in Hell

Jeff Danziger, 11.08.2009

Jeff Danziger is a political cartoonist syndicated by the NYTimes worldwide

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Berlin '89: When the Impossible Became Real

Joe Cirincione, 11.09.2009

President of Ploughshares Fund

I was in Berlin 20 years ago this week. I saw the impossible first-hand: the people of Germany taking down the Wall. Twenty years after, we are at another historic point. Domestically, we see it in issues like health care.

The Chamber of Commerce Party

Tom Vander Ark, 11.09.2009

www.EdReformer.com

I had dinner with four Republicans last night. They wonder where their party went. They all feel abandoned by party politics.

In Pelosi's House, 64 Democrats Sell Women Out

Taylor Marsh, 11.08.2009

Political analyst, commentator, with foreign policy focus

The first female Speaker of the House makes history by passing a health care bill that not only doesn't have a robust public option, but also sells out women's civil rights.

The Right-Wing Media's Election Analysis Just Ain't That Good

Karl Frisch, 11.07.2009

Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America

Back in 2001, conservative media figures were adamant. Democratic Party victories at the ballot boxes during the off-year elections had little nati...

Politically Correct or Perfectly Crazy

Trish Kinney, 11.07.2009

Author of Silver Platter Girl and documentary filmmaker

What seems to qualify as Politically Correct these days can leave you scratching your head or screaming like a lunatic.

Unemployment Numbers Worsen; Next Year's Numbers Will Be Even Worse

Stephen Viscusi, 11.07.2009

America's Workplace Guru

Economists tell us that the recession may soon be ending. "Recession" is an economic term. The "NY Times" tells us "if statistics went back as far,(u...