First Hillary, Now Sarah

Taylor Marsh, 11.14.2009

Political analyst, commentator, with foreign policy focus

Here we go again. Hillary was made out to be a she devil, too unqualified from her first lady status to run for Senate, with the same thing being sai...

Obama In Flux

William Bradley, 11.14.2009

California-based Political Analyst NewWestNotes.com

As he embarks on his first big trip to Asia, President Barack Obama's strategies are in flux in many areas.

"Qum" Buy Ya

Amb. Marc Ginsberg, 11.13.2009

Former US Amb. to Morocco

While the technical revelations regarding the Qum nuclear enrichment facility filter out as the IAEA prepares its final report to the U.N., the U.S. is at a crossroads regarding Iran's nuclear program.

Newsmax's Rehab of Bernard Kerik Fails

Terry Krepel, 11.12.2009

ConWebWatch.com founder and editor, Media Matters senior editor

All of Newsmax's efforts have gone for naught, undone last week as Kerik pleaded guilty to eight charges, including tax fraud and lying to White House officials.

Obama's Magical Surrealism in Honduras

Bob Ostertag, 11.11.2009

Composer, historian, journalist, and Professor of Technocultural Studies and Music at UC Davis

In light of the Honduran elections, Obama's representative decided that might be a good time to ridicule all the Latin American democracies.

A Necessary Addition to Obama's China Trip Agenda: Chinese Public Interest Lawyers

Elizabeth Lynch, 11.11.2009

Attorney and Editor of chinalawandpolicy.com

You would never expect attorneys to hold a serious meeting in a McDonald's, but that is where I found myself last Friday when I met with three public interest attorneys, all recently disbarred, in Beijing.

The Michelle Obama Fixation

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 11.11.2009

Political Analyst and Social Issues Commentator

What difference could it possibly make whether Michelle Obama's approval rating plunged over 10 percent in the past couple of months, or that she even...

Cairo to Fort Hood: Broader Engagement at Home and Abroad

Qanta Ahmed, MD, 11.11.2009

Board Certified Sleep Medicine Physician, internationally published Author

Mass murders have become a depressingly familiar punctuation in the rhythm of modern day American despair.

Stakes Rise for the United States in Honduras

Daniel Altschuler, 11.12.2009

Rhodes Scholar, pursuing a doctorate in Politics at the University of Oxford

At the end of October, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton celebrated the unprecedented overturning of a coup through dialogue. That assessment has now proved naïve.

U.S. Must Lead U.N. to New Action on Darfur

Human Rights First, 11.12.2009

Non-profit, nonpartisan international human rights organization

By Julia Fromholz Three weeks ago, the Obama administration announced its comprehensive policy toward Sudan, relying on both incentives and pressures...

The World's Original "Banana Republic" Strong-Arms the World's "Last Remaining Superpower?"

Bob Ostertag, 11.09.2009

Composer, historian, journalist, and Professor of Technocultural Studies and Music at UC Davis

The deal to reinstate Honduran President Manuel Zelaya unraveled this week, leaving the U.S. as the only government in the western hemisphere willing to let the recent military coup there stand.

The End of the Oslo Phased

Daoud Kuttab, 11.12.2009

Palestinian journalist residing in Jerusalem and Amman.

In the midst of discussions regarding possible scenarios following Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' decision not to run for president, few have paid attention to the larger picture.

"Informed Sources": What Really Happened When Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin Got Into Upstate New York Politics

Reese Schonfeld, 11.09.2009

Television journalist

The latest tempest involved New York's 23rd Congressional district, where the Republican candidate was forced out of the race because of her positions on gay and abortion rights.

Is the United States Gearing Up to Go Into Pakistan?

Ali A. Rizvi, 11.07.2009

Canadian writer, physician, and musician

While it may be too early to tell whether Obama will follow through on his 2007 campaign pledge, it does seem like his administration is setting the stage.

Abbas's Decison Signals Need for Implementation Not Negotiations for Two State Solution

Daoud Kuttab, 11.07.2009

Palestinian journalist residing in Jerusalem and Amman.

The Israelis, the Americans, the international community and any proponent of a negotiated settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict couldn't dream of finding a better Palestinian leader.

Honduran Coup Violates Women's Human Rights

Laura Carlsen, 11.06.2009

Director, Americas Program, Center For International Policy

On Nov. 2 representatives from Honduran women's organizations presented a grim panorama of violations of women's human rights by the de facto regime l...

"Pretend Secrecy" Shields the White House from a Drone Missile Debate

Sanjeev Bery, 11.05.2009

Executive Director, Freedom Forward

It is time to set aside the notion that U.S. drone missile attacks in Pakistan are some kind of secret.

No, You Didn't Dream It; Obama Told Us To Expect More (VIDEO)

Lee Stranahan, 11.05.2009

Filmmaker, Writer, Photographer

The rift among progressives about President Obama's performance has been growing for months. The President's defenders share the same short list of ex...

President Obama's Credibility on the Line in Honduras

Mark Weisbrot, 11.05.2009

Co-director, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, D.C.

The Obama team brokered the accord in Honduras, and got a commitment from the coup leaders. If they go back on it, how much will the Obama administration's word be worth on anything else?

Stop Terror, Let's Talk

Pinaki Bhattacharya, 11.04.2009

Senior defense correspondent

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh of India could not have chosen the time and place better for sending the very public message to Pakistan. On Thursda...

Clinton on Settlements: The Power of Words

Hagit Ofran, 11.04.2009

Based on the zeal with which the media jumped on the non-story of Clinton's speech in Jerusalem, it is hard to avoid the impression that a lot of people are more interested in seeing Obama fail than succeed.