Dennis Kucinich: The Lone Ranger

Jennifer Utz, 11.09.2009

Video-journalist covering Iraqi refugee crisis, former producer at "Democracy Now"

On Sunday morning, I picked up my New York Times and read the front-page headline, "Sweeping Health Care Overhaul Passes the House." I said to myself...

The Media Stovepipe

Matt Osborne, 11.09.2009

Blogs at osborneink.com.

We've seen this pattern before. A non-sourced, anonymous story enters the right-wing blogosphere and gets picked up by mainstream media, allowing the ...

Breaking the Pre-Nup

Will Durst, 11.08.2009

Political comic, former radio talk show host

For liberals, Election Day '08 was the marriage of hope and opportunity. Election Day '09: not so much. More like a summons from a partner's divorce lawyer to give a deposition.

The Audacity to Change

Robert Kuttner, 11.09.2009

Co-Founder and Co-Editor of The American Prospect

Obama, like Kennedy, needs to overcome the dubious counsel of his own advisers, this time both economic and military. The president needs to listen to other voices, including his own.

Towards the Next Victory on Health Care

Lincoln Mitchell, 11.08.2009

Assistant Professor in the Practice of International Politics, Columbia University

The House and Senate are different institutions which often do not take cues from each other. Success in one far from guarantees success in the other; and momentum is an elusive, and often nonexistent issue in legislation.

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

The House vote on health care reform was historic only in that one body of Congress took the hotly contested first big step toward reform. The Senate hasn't spoken.

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, 11.09.2009

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. Twenty years after, we are at another historic point. Domestically, we see it in issues like health care.

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 out women's civil rights.

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.