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.

A New Foreign Policy: Hillary Clinton Targets Pakistan

Mayhill Fowler, 11.03.2009

Teacher, editor and writer

Hillary Clinton's three-day visit to Islamabad and Lahore, which began inauspiciously on the day of the terrorist attacks, was widely derided in the Pakistani press and cursorily covered here at home.

A Year of Obama: Top Ten Highs and Lows of the Last Twelve Months

Glynnis MacNicol, 11.04.2009

Senior Editor, Mediaite.com

It's hard to believe it's only been a mere nine-and-a-half months of actual presidency. And truly it is only a slight exaggeration to say that in the interim it's been all Obama, all the time.

Will the Real Hillary Please Stand Up?

Daoud Kuttab, 11.05.2009

Palestinian journalist residing in Jerusalem and Amman.

As first lady, Hillary Clinton was the darling of Palestinians and Arabs when late in Bill Clinton's term she uttered the hot button word "Palestine." Since then she has flip-flopped depending on the political winds.

Why Do Israelis Dislike Barack Obama?

Bradley Burston, 11.03.2009

Columnist for Haaretz and Senior Editor, haaretz.com

For Israel's sake, for the Palestinians' sake, and for the good of his presidency, the administration must radically reassess its approach to the Mideast conflict.

The Original Power Couple Emerges Again With Hillary on Top...

Phil Bronstein, 11.02.2009

Executive Vice President and Editor-at-Large, San Francisco Chronicle

The Clinton marriage is probably less of a negotiation than a long-term range war (not without genuine affection). But surveying the battlefield, it's clear that Hillary has advanced her public personality position way ahead of his.

View from Pakistan: Today's Blast

Shirin Sadeghi, 11.02.2009

Middle East Consultant and former Journalist for the BBC and Al Jazeera

Pakistani children may be enjoying the break, but most of them know exactly why they can't go to school. I sit stiff as one boy looks up from his video game to tell me the school buses might not be safe right now.

Hillary Would Have Made a Terrific Vice President, Bill Notwithstanding

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 11.01.2009

Political Analyst and Social Issues Commentator

The thinking among Team Obama was that Bill would have meddled, bossed, shoved his weight around, and been an insufferable know-it-all wise guy on policy issues.

The Little Coup that Couldn't

Laura Carlsen, 10.31.2009

Director, Americas Program, Center For International Policy

If the agreement brokered this week holds, Honduran society will have turned the ugly precedent of a modern-day military coup d'etat into an example of the strength of nonviolent grassroots resistance.

Golfing with Hillary's Ghost

Keli Goff, 10.30.2009

Author, commentator and contributor to TheLoop21.com

While Hillary Clinton may have "forgiven" the President, reconciled with him and moved on -- and moved in to his Cabinet -- there remain some still mourning the presidency that might have been.

Is Anybody Still Surprised by Joe Lieberman?

Lincoln Mitchell, 10.28.2009

Assistant Professor in the Practice of International Politics, Columbia University

Lieberman's announcement that he will vote against cloture for a health care bill that includes the public option should surprise nobody. His ideological home is no longer in the Democratic Party.

Patriarch of Maloney Clan, Clif Maloney, Passes On

Jim Luce, 10.27.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

Clif, 71, husband of Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, passed away in September after climbing one of the tallest mountains in the world, Mt. Cho Oyu, between Nepal and China.

The Trigger is a Lie

Cenk Uygur, 10.26.2009

Host of The Young Turks

There's a million ways to rig the Medicare system so that nothing ever gets triggered. In fact, that's the whole point of the trigger. Anyone who advocates otherwise is a liar.

TV Review: The Good Wife Goes to Better Heights

Catie Lazarus, 10.21.2009

www.doctorlazarus.com

The Good Wife is closer than any Oprah or Barbara Walters special will ever be to bringing this viewer to understanding why Hilda Spitzer, Elizabeth Edwards (until recently), and Hilary Clinton stood by their men.