Making His List, Checking It Twice

Bruce Kluger & David Slavin, 12.23.2009

Regular contributors to National Public Radio’s All Things Considered

Just when Barack Obama thought his toughest decisions were behind him--his Afghanistan strategy, tackling unemployment, what to say to Tiger Woods i...

Fox Activism: Will it Face a Counterbalance?

Joe The Nerd Ferraro, 12.22.2009

Joe the Nerd Ferraro is a husband, dad, computer nerd, and a general pain to the local government in Audubon, PA.

In 2008 the Left was active and engaged. We spent our time, our money, and our hearts to get Obama elected. In 2009 though, we have left him twisting in the wind.

Good and Evil in a Troubled World

Craig Barnes, 12.21.2009

Author, playwright, trial lawyer, negotiator, frequent commentator on public radio

Nobody seems happy. Not the democrats who want to get out of Afghanistan; not the Republicans who want to bomb devils and wipe out evil.

My Five Minutes on Fox

Nancy Jackson, 12.21.2009

Executive Director, Climate & Energy Project, The Land Institute

I expected better from my recent Huckabee Show appearance, where I was booed and heckeled. After all, Governor Huckabee himself supported cap-and-trade just two years ago.

A Fox News Christmas

David Kronke, 12.21.2009

(Cue song) Violent night, protest night.. Liberals flee at our sight.. They are socialist, fascist and cruel.. We will stomp them, show them to be fools.. We must wipe them all ow-out.. We must wipe them all out.

Holocaust Deniers, Global Warming Deniers, Chris Wallace: Any Difference?

David Fiderer, 12.21.2009

Banker/Writer

Global warming "doesn't seem proven" to charlatans like Wallace, who artfully twist the concepts of science and religion. Last Sunday, he said science usually welcomes opposing views. Not quite.

The last refuge of a scoundrel: polls

Martin Nolan, 12.19.2009

The U.S. Senate clock neared 1 a. m. when the roll call ended on December 18. The vote was 63-33 to end debate on a large military appropriations bill...

Gambler Loses $127 million in Vegas

Don McNay, 12.18.2009

Award-winning financial columnist, author, commentator and personal finance guru.

Beautiful loser Where you gonna fall? When you realize You just can't have it all -Bob Seger In casino circles, the name they use to refer to p...

Are You There Barack? It's Me, David

David Wild, 12.17.2009

TV Writer, Rolling Stone Contributing Editor and author of "He Is . . . I Say"

Unlike some mad men and mad women out there, we're not worried that you hate this country or are some kind of radical. Instead, we're worried the same calm restraint that helped you get elected has turned into a worrying political timidity.

The Year of the Man-Child

Catie Lazarus, 12.16.2009

www.doctorlazarus.com

What Did You Learn in 2009? Test your knowledge by answering these objectively scientific questions about the celebrities, politicians and fifteen minute famers who made headlines.

According To Its Ethics Code, NPR Still Has A Fox News Problem

Eric Boehlert, 12.15.2009

Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America

Smart newsrooms develop an ethics code to help journalists do their jobs well, and to create clear lines of demarcation for when inevitable conflicts ...

Fox 'News' Fans Flood Anti-U.S. Chamber Campaign With Death Threats, Racial Attacks

Brad Friedman, 12.14.2009

Investigative journalist and broadcaster

"Conservative" Fox "News" fans sure do use the F-word a lot in their death threats. We're used to various death threats by now, but those American "values"-lovin' viewers have really outdone themselves this time.

Clemency for Huckabee

David Vines, 12.13.2009

Intern, The Huffington Post

Candidates have strong incentives to keep criminals behind bars. But when such standards trickle down to nonviolent criminals, prison populations and government debt soar, and lives are ruined.

Judge Restores Acorn's Funding: Will Decision Inspire Democrats to Stand Up to the Right?

John Atlas, 12.12.2009

President of The National Housing Institute

Progressives should appreciate Judge Nina Gershon's courage to follow the constitution in the face of unconstitutional, bipartisan attacks against ACORN.

Getting One's Polar Bearings on Climate Change

Randall Amster, 12.12.2009

Peace educator, author, and activist

Global warming debate isn't really about science or economics at all. It's actually a question of theology. It's really our generational version of the evolution debate that's going on here.

Anatomy of the Tea Party Movement: Tea Party Express

Alex Brant-Zawadzki, 12.11.2009

Alex Brant-Zawadzki is a writer and journalist living in San Francisco.

When people think of the Tea Party movement many of them think of the Tea Party Express rallies that received extensive coverage over the summer from FOX News.

Anatomy of the Tea Party Movement: American Future Fund

Alex Brant-Zawadzki, 12.11.2009

Alex Brant-Zawadzki is a writer and journalist living in San Francisco.

On February 19, the same day that Rick Santelli's infamous MSNBC ignited the Tea Party movement, the Fund put up a petition on their website for those interested in attending the Chicago Tea Party.

Anatomy of the Tea Party Movement: The Media

Alex Brant-Zawadzki, 12.11.2009

Alex Brant-Zawadzki is a writer and journalist living in San Francisco.

After Rick Santelli ranted about government spending on CNBC, coverage by FOX News, conservative talk show hosts, and right-side bloggers pushed the Tea Parties to prominence.

National Poortrait: No Proof of Global Climate Change

Lee Camp, 12.11.2009

satirista, LeeCamp.net

The Unnatural History of Nontroversy

Matt Osborne, 12.10.2009

Blogs at osborneink.com.

Don't tell me that nontroversy doesn't matter. With nearly as many Americans approving of Palin as Obama, nontroversy really, really matters.

The GOP, Hooked on Hate: Three Traits All Toxic Political Movements Share

Marcella Mroczkowski, 12.10.2009

Marcella Mroczkowski is a Huffington Post citizen journalist, attorney and parent of six..

Republicans in the age of Al-Qaeda have morphed into a Western, Christianist, mirror-image of their Islamist enemies. Bad political movements, like Tolstoy's happy families, are all alike. Look for three traits.