Goldman Sachs' $500 Million Mea Culpa

Joseph A. Palermo, 11.20.2009

Author/Associate Professor of History

It's truly touching that Goldman Sachs' CEO Lloyd Blankfein, who recently said that his too-big-to-fail, Fed-backed holding company is doing "God's wo...

No Grinch will ruin Carrie Underwood's Holiday

Michael Bialas, 11.20.2009

Entertainment and Sports Journalist

Carrie Underwood has been a busy girl. The recent host of the Country Music Association Awards, talks about recent controversy and what it's like to host her own special

Online Hit -- Manny "Philippines" Pacquiao

Jose Antonio Vargas, 11.20.2009

Technology and Innovations editor, Huffington Post

There's more to Filipinos than a man who can throw punches in a ring, of course, but Manny Pacquaio's success, in ways big and small, has unified and validated a sizable minority group from a country that, with 92 million people, is the 12th most populous in the world, just one spot under Mexico.

Friday Talking Points [101] -- Count Me With The Misfits

Chris Weigant, 11.16.2009

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

Whether or not Harry Reid ever gets his act together, the achievement of Nancy Pelosi getting healthcare reform legislation should stand on its own as an admirable political achievement.

Top 10 Reasons This Woman Can't Write for Late Night Comedy Shows

Catie Lazarus, 11.18.2009

www.doctorlazarus.com

My lady sensibility is limited to menstruation (hilarious), babies (adorable), and unicorns mating (adorably hilarious).

Sean Hannity's Act of Neo-Contrition

Chez Pazienza, 11.13.2009

Editor of Deus Ex Malcontent, Author, Ex-Network News Producer, New Media Consultant

Fox News host Sean Hannity did something many will call shocking, some will call phony and insincere, and I'll call, at the very least, uncharacteristic. He admitted that Jon Stewart was right

UN Note: The Missing U.S. Ambassador

Phyllis Bennis, 11.08.2009

Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies

Susan Rice, known for her powerful support for accountability regarding war crimes in Darfur, regardless of potential political consequences, had of course reversed herself when the issue was accountability for Gaza.

Top 5 Big Bird Adjusts to Life Outside of Sesame Street Moments

Danny Groner, 11.10.2009

Video Editor/Online Assistant Editor at TheWeek.com

Sesame Street celebrates its 40th anniversary this week with much fanfare and Muppet mania. The show's icon, Big Bird, has fled his coop at times -- here are some clips.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman, 11.05.2009

Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster

And this year's Plaxie goes to Dodger pitcher Vicente Padilla. Stealing a page from Plaxico Burress, Padilla accidentally shot himself in the leg while hunting in Nicaragua.

How Jon Stewart Killed Barackstar

Maegan Carberry, 11.04.2009

Online at maegancarberry.com, co-host of Wilshire & Washington

The Obama administration, despite its hipster Flickr feed and weekly YouTube address, has presented a television-driven strategy, ceding a great deal of its street cred with the president's digital Millennial generation base.

Obama Won Last Year Only Because Stephen Colbert Dropped Out!

Greg Mitchell, 11.03.2009

Author, "Why Obama Won"

Barack Obama ended up beating John McCain rather easily one year ago, but Stephen Colbert didn't stay in the race for the White House or Obama could have really been in trouble (for a minute or two, anyway).

Stephen Colbert Signs Campaign Letter to Close Guantanamo Now (Video)

Tom Andrews, 10.30.2009

Former Member of Congress, Maine

Rosanne Cash appeared on the Colbert Report last night on the use of music to torture at Guantanamo, and she made it clear: using music as torture is wrong and there's no gray area.

Get in Goddam Bed!

Stephen Josephson, 10.29.2009

Clinical Psychologist

Most of the people who "sleep well" are either depressed, on medication, not from New York or sleep apneic.

Shock Barack: Trick or Treat?

Tom Matlack, 10.28.2009

Co-founder of The Good Men Project

The Shocking Barack bloggers wanted to deliver their scooters to the President at the White House. Only one problem: apparently he wasn't expecting company.

Why Does a Woman Sleep with Her Boss?

BJ Gallagher, 10.28.2009

The story of a woman sleeping with her boss seldom has a happy ending - so why are some women still willing to do it?

Breaking: Fox News Spun Off to Viacom

Gerald Sindell, 10.23.2009

Author of "The Genius Machine"

Asked what she might need to do in order to make Fox News a better fit with the Comedy Channel formula, Viacom's MTV networks CEO, Judy McGrath replied, "Absolutely nothing."

Wall Street Bonuses: Four Questions

Jill Schlesinger, 10.20.2009

Editor-at-Large, CBS MoneyWatch.com

How did some of these banks make so much money? You can thank the government. First and foremost, there was TARP funding.

NPR Gets in News Staff's Facebook

Bill Lichtenstein, 10.19.2009

President, Lichtenstein Creative Media

One has to wonder just what the editors at NPR will say if they are asked, "Is it OK to post a link to last night's Jon Stewart rant or to Frank Rich's recent editorial on my Facebook page?"

Why the White House Is 100% Right to Challenge Fox News

Cenk Uygur, 10.20.2009

Host of The Young Turks

If Fox News rises up to the challenge of confessing their real identity and real purpose, then -- and only then -- should Obama take on that conservative voice in an interview on their air.

The Dirty Thirty and the Silence of the Media Lambs

Paula Gordon, 10.18.2009

Producer and host: The Paula Gordon Show

When the U.S. Senate finally stopped Joseph McCarthy’s violent, devastating attacks on American values, 22 Senators SUPPORTED McCarthy.  Th...

Friday Talking Points [98] -- Newsiness

Chris Weigant, 10.18.2009

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

I have to admit before I begin that I don't watch cable television "news" during the day, because I consider it largely to be a waste of my valuable t...