The Senate, Not the House, is the Name of the Game on Health Care Reform

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 11.08.2009

Political Analyst and Social Issues Commentator

President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, key House and Senate Democratic and Republicans, and most importantl...

Hitler in Hell

Jeff Danziger, 11.08.2009

Jeff Danziger is a political cartoonist syndicated by the NYTimes worldwide.

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Berlin '89: When the Impossible Became Real

Joe Cirincione, 11.08.2009

President of Ploughshares Fund

I was in Berlin 20 years ago this week. I saw the impossible first-hand: the people of Germany taking down the Wall. I was then working on the prof...

The Chamber of Commerce Party

Tom Vander Ark, 11.08.2009

www.EdReformer.com

I had dinner with four Republicans last night. They wonder where their party went. It was a chamber of commerce gala, so I probably had dinner with ...

In Pelosi's House, 64 Democrats Sell Women Out

Taylor Marsh, 11.08.2009

Political analyst, commentator, with foreign policy focus

The first female Speaker of the House makes history by passing a health care bill that not only doesn't have a robust public option, but also sells ou...

The Right-Wing Media's Election Analysis Just Ain't That Good

Karl Frisch, 11.07.2009

Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America

Back in 2001, conservative media figures were adamant. Democratic Party victories at the ballot boxes during the off-year elections had little nati...

Politically Correct or Perfectly Crazy

Trish Kinney, 11.07.2009

Author of Silver Platter Girl and documentary filmmaker

What seems to qualify as Politically Correct these days can leave you scratching your head or screaming like a lunatic.

Unemployment Numbers Worsen; Next Year's Numbers Will Be Even Worse

Stephen Viscusi, 11.07.2009

America's Workplace Guru

Economists tell us that the recession may soon be ending. "Recession" is an economic term. The "NY Times" tells us "if statistics went back as far,(u...

Demerit Pay

Dennis Danziger, 11.07.2009

public school teacher

In the spirit of generosity I've been thanking the gods that private school teachers' salaries are not connected to studen...

Obama Referenda

David Parker, 11.07.2009

Political consultant; Former writer for the "Harvard Lampoon"

Any time an American does anything at all, it is a demonstration of his or her support for, or opposition to, the President and his policies. Paying attention, Russia? That's how democracy works.

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.

Good Reason for Muslims to Fear Ft. Hood Backlash

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 11.07.2009

Political Analyst and Social Issues Commentator

The pack of shrill rightist bloggers and talk radio chatterers jumped all over the shooting and gleefully fanned anti-Muslim passions. It didn't take much to get the anti-Muslim hate juices flowing.

The Campaign: The Audacity of Hope Did Not Die in Maine

Georgianne Nienaber, 11.07.2009

Investigative journalist, searcher, and author

Was it bigotry that defeated gay marriage in Maine and California, or was it ignorance? Films like The Campaign, about the fight for gay rights, require our attention and our support.

Obama Stimulus Plan Fails Middle Class

Lloyd Chapman, 11.06.2009

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the national unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent in the month of October, its highest point ...

A Lesson From Barack (and Malia) Obama

Mona Gable, 11.07.2009

Writer and Journalist focusing on politics and parenting

I was secretly pleased when the President outed Malia for getting a C on her science test. No matter what your ambitions are as a parent, you can't control how motivated your children are or what they achieve.

Fort Hood Shooting: 1 Disturbed Man, 1 Gun, 13 Dead, 30 Wounded

Paul Helmke, 11.06.2009

President, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

America has seen an epidemic of horrific gun violence at churches and synagogues, workplaces, health clubs, high schools, universities, police stations and now Army bases.

Mr. President, Can the Ghosts of Vietnam Talk You Down?

Dan Siegel, 11.06.2009

A writer, social entrepreneur and speaker on politics, film and civil society

Dear Mr. President: It is stunning to me that a humane and discerning mind like yours is being dragged further into an unnecessary and unwinnable war. Please listen to your inner compass.

"Justice Can't Wait:" Judicial Selection in the First 10 Months of the Obama Administration

Nan Aron, 11.06.2009

Alliance for Justice has released a new report on judicial selection in the first ten months of the Obama administration. An assessment of the steps ...

Health Care Reform: Trying to Please Everyone and No One

Philip Lee Miller, 11.07.2009

Founder and Medical Director of Los Gatos Longevity Institute

You deserve a more articulate answer to the question: just what is the problem?

Should Governments Employ the Unemployed?

Yale Political Union, 11.06.2009

Nonpartisan debating society

On October 27th, 2009, Howie Hawkins, a co-founder of the Green Party and former candidate in the 2009 election for the 4th District Councilor in Syr...

President Obama Brings 10,000 Manufacturing Jobs Back from China (Headlines We'd Like to See)

Gilbert B. Kaplan, 11.06.2009

Former Deputy Assistant and Acting Assistant Secretary of the U. S. Department of Commerce

We have neglected the manufacturing base of our economy in much the same way we have neglected financial regulation. There simply is no manufacturing policy in the United States.