Andy Ostroy, 11.10.2009
New York City-based political analyst
If Sean Hannity truly wants to be the "great American" he claims to be, he can start by being truthful to his listeners and by not rooting for his supposedly beloved America to fail under the current leadership.
John Feffer, 11.10.2009
Co-director of Foreign Policy In Focus
Russia is disappearing. So is Japan. Europe is next to go.
It's not the rising waters of global warning that threaten these parts of the world. The p...
Noura Erakat, 11.10.2009
Adjunt Professor Georgetown, Attorney, and Activist
Rather than condemn Israel's act of aggression, Congress added its name to a pungent piece of manipulative delusion: that Israel's onslaught of Gaza constituted an act of self-defense.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 11.10.2009
Congresswoman from New York
The historic passage of a health care bill came with an inescapably cruel irony. There is an amendment in the bill that threatens the health of millions of American women.
Angie Paccione, 11.10.2009
Former Colorado State Rep.
I'm proud that Bennet has gone to bat for our veterans by co-sponsoring the "Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act," which will expand a program that encourages our veterans to become teachers.
The Media Consortium, 11.10.2009
Network of Leading Progressive Independent Journalism Organizations
By Zach Carter, Media Consortium Blogger
On Friday, we learned that the U.S. unemployment rate officially broke 10% for the first time since the ear...
Myriam Miedzian, 11.10.2009
Author, He Walked Through Walls. Website: www.myriammiedzian.com
While much of his voting record, especially in the Illinois legislature was very good, some of his actions were disturbingly contrary to the rhetoric and the idealistic image he conveyed.
David Kirby, 11.10.2009
Author/Journalist
If elected, Obama promised, he would convene a major national summit on rural issues within 100 days of taking office. Across the country, rural activists held their breath.
Will Marshall, 11.10.2009
President and Founder, Progressive Policy Institute
President Obama's push for health care reform has provoked so many political sideshows that it's easy to lose track of the main plot. The most importa...
Karen Finney, 11.10.2009
Former Spokeswoman and Director of Communications at the Democratic National Committee
The members of Congress who voted in support of the Stupak amendment sent a message to America's women: after more than 200 years we are still not fu...
Lionel Beehner, 11.10.2009
Former senior writer for the Council on Foreign Relations
It's unbelievable, really. The US military is holding up Iraq as a model for Afghanistan. They'll tell you it took a few years to get right but by golly, Iraq is at peace with itself, with a large armed forces, a democratically elected government, and commerce flourishing. Let's replicate that "success" in Afghanistan.
Malou Innocent, 11.10.2009
Foreign Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute
Obama's decision on Afghanistan could define his presidency. If an escalating military strategy leads only to thousands of more deaths, then that is a bitter legacy indeed.
James Rucker, 11.10.2009
Founder of ColorOfChange.org
It's becoming increasingly clear that Fox News and News Corp have a problem with race. It is also becoming clear that the problem starts at the top with you.
Robert J. Elisberg, 11.10.2009
Columnist and screenwriter
If you want people to be frightened of Barack Obama because you say he's like Hitler, you have to understand that people don't hate Hitler because he provided governmental health care.
Jennifer Vanasco, 11.10.2009
Editor in chief, 365gay.com
Gays and lesbians raise a large amount of funds for the DNC. Until our major issues are addressed, it is time we close the gayTM.
Emma Ruby-Sachs, 11.10.2009
Lawyer
There is a gay boycott of the Democratic Party afoot, and it has the potential to turn into something that leads to real change in American politics.
Human Rights First, 11.10.2009
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...
Andy Borowitz, 11.10.2009
BorowitzReport.com
A new memo on Afghanistan written by one of Obama's top advisors emphasizes the futility of a continued U.S. military presence there, at one point going so far as to compare the war to Jay Leno Show.
Myriam Miedzian, 11.10.2009
Author, He Walked Through Walls. Website: www.myriammiedzian.com
The concern with the "sanctity of life" is apparently so great among some members of Congress that the health care bill passed by the House includes t...
Martha Burk, 11.09.2009
Political psychologist, co-founder, Center for Advancement of Public Policy
The House passed an "historic" health care bill Saturday night - there was much celebration on the Democratic side and the proverbial wailing and gnas...
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.