Senator Lieberman: The Joe I Know

Jim Kennedy, 12.18.2009

As someone who worked for Joe Lieberman for more than 17 years, I'm often asked, "What's wrong with your old boss?" Some fellow former "Lieberstaffers" have even been privately critical of his recent actions.

Fox News "Can't Get a Straight Answer" from White House

Andy Ostroy, 09.17.2009

New York City-based political analyst

The hypocritical Republican crybabies at Fox are outraged over a heated exchange last Thursday between Obama's press secretary Robert Gibbs and their White House correspondent, Major Garrett.

Where Are They Now?

Nick Turse, 07.19.2009

Associate Editor, TomDispatch.com

While times are tough for most Americans, one group is doing remarkably well. For former members of the Bush administration, the economic outlook remains bright and jobs are seemingly plentiful.

Lenin Rules!

Larry Gellman, 05.23.2009

It was Lenin, after all, who almost 100 years ago stated what has become the mantra of the angry Right and the deluded media nearly a century later: A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

12 Steps To Bush Recovery

Emily Bracken, 03.12.2009

Writer, Bon Vivant, Provocateur

11. Know that electing Democrats into office is the only way to restore to this democracy some sort of sanity.

Listen to We, the People, Not They, the Obstructionists

Charles Karel Bouley, 03.08.2009

Talk Show Host, Entertainer, Author, Reporter, Comic

Republicans and their war bankrupted us and put us in harm's way. Now those same Republicans are helping Rush Limbaugh get his wish by making Obama and America fail.

Hudson Crash Required Journalists to Collaborate

Danny Groner, 02.19.2009

Video Editor/Online Assistant Editor at TheWeek.com

The photographs taken at the site of the Hudson crash may be the best proof yet that citizen journalism is not only essential, but is here to stay.

Bush's Divided Legacy

The Progress Report, 02.15.2009

The Progress Report is the daily policy newsletter of the Center for American Progress Action Fund

by Faiz Shakir, Amanda Terkel, Satyam Khanna, Matt Corley, Benjamin Armbruster, Ali Frick, Ryan Powers, and Igor Volsky To receive The Progress Repor...

A Challenge to Publishers: Say No to Gonzo

Andrew Foster Altschul, 02.03.2009

But what if the answer to publishers' problems lies not in finding the right book to publish but in finding the right book not to publish?

Sarah Palin: the All-in-One Reality TV Show

Monroe Price, 01.07.2009

Palin is one-person reiteration of everything from "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" (early round dismissal?) up through and including "Survivor."

Ellen Degeneres Is Married. And I Don't Care.

Michael Seitzman, 11.22.2008

Screenwriter, Director, Producer

I'm very happy for her. Thrilled for her, in fact. But, mostly, I don't care. It doesn't change my life one bit. Not at all. And that's exactly how it should be.

Palin Likens Her Supporters to the Worst Fans in Baseball

Disgrasian, 11.09.2008

Diana Nguyen and Jen Wang are the creators of DISGRASIAN.com

As if I needed one more reason to loathe Sarah Palin, here's another: she likened the Republican presidential ticket to the Tampa Bay Rays.

Palin et al: Please Talk About Corn

Susan Straight, 10.17.2008

Susan Straight's most recent novels are A Million Nightingales and Highwire Moon.

On Friday night, Sarah Palin appeared on television as part of her interview series with Charles Gibson. I finally sat down to watch this woman,...

Finding the Toilet in Stockholm

John Sauer, 09.27.2008

Last week a mix of water and sanitation experts gathered for World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden to mull over the world's biggest public health crisis. The problem is that not enough people paid attention.

Rick Warren's Carnival of Confession

Wayne Besen, 09.20.2008

Founder of Truth Wins Out, a non-profit organization that debunks anti-gay lies and myths

While Rick Warren is an improvement over Focus on the Family's James Dobson, he must teach evangelicals there is a better way than the selfishness of modern conservatism.

Wrong...Wrong...Wrong: Obama Lets Muslim Advisor Resign

Steve Clemons, 09.06.2008

Publisher of "The Washington Note"

Obama should convince the American public that he's not setting up a zero sum game between Muslims on one side and Christians and Jews on the other.

CNN Anchor Slams Impeachment as "Kabuki Theatre"

Linda Milazzo, 08.07.2008

Writer/Educator/Activist

It seemed that most of the clearly biased shows on cable news had been publicly outed as such, but viewers learned there was yet another conservative Republican show:Election Center with Campbell Brown.

Scott McClellan: White House Fed Fox News Talking Points

Steve Young, 08.03.2008

Talk show host, author, oped-columnist, television writer, and filmmaker

For those of you not as politically savvy as FoxNews viewers, here's the technical way talking points work: The Bush White House told Fox News what to say and Fox News said it.

The Sound of God Laughing

Alison Rose Levy, 07.24.2008

Health journalist, coach, and advocate, Media Director, Friends of Health

The last person I'd expect as the antagonist of a parable is a harried modern comedian -- yet it's just that hero whom Deepak Chopra gives us in his wonderful new book, Why is God Laughing?

George Bush's Post-Election Checklist

Mike Bonifer, 07.23.2008

Mike Bonifer is the author of Gamechangers -- Improvisation for Business in the Networked World

1. Make Exxon guy buy Crawford ranch at hefty profit for Laur 'n me. 1A. Get Texaco dude to sell Laur 'n me a place in Dallas, cheap. A big pla...

Bush is the Oil Companies' Scott McClellan

Tom D'Antoni, 07.22.2008

Journalist, TV producer, radio DJ, author

Everything out of Bush's mouth concerning oil drilling, oil prices, oil anything should be treated as what it is, a message from the oil companies.