Shirley Sherrod

The SAFE Banking Act Will Do What Financial Regulators Thus Far Have Not

Micah Hauptman | Posted 05.10.2012

Micah Hauptman

Preventing banks from becoming so large, complex, and interconnected that their failure would ravage the economy is the safest guarantee against a future "too big to fail"-driven financial crisis.

What if Sandra Fluke were a Woman of Color?

Mary Keck | Posted 05.21.2012

Mary Keck

In the wake of the Sandra Fluke vs. Rush Limbaugh media frenzy, we've begun to ask some very interesting questions. The queries popping up over the Fluke-Limbaugh controversy has brought a question to my mind: What if Sandra Fluke were a woman of color?

Emails Reveal White House Role In Sherrod Ouster

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 05.08.2012

WASHINGTON -- White House officials were in close contact with the Agriculture Department in the hours leading up to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack...

Shirley Sherrod's Case Against Andrew Breitbart Begins

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 09.18.2011

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart asked Tuesday that a federal judge throw out a defamation case that former govern...

Strauss-Kahn and the Age of Reputation

Steve Clemons | Posted 08.30.2011

Steve Clemons

In today's fast-paced world, a reputation can be destroyed rapidly -- and if, as in the case of Strauss-Kahn it seems, the consequences of charges made actually precede the processing of those charges.

Anthony Weiner Hands Republicans a Twofer

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 08.06.2011

Joseph A. Palermo

The wars drag on, the economy teeters, climate change unfolds just as the scientists predicted, and the yawning gap between the rich and the rest of us continues to grow. And what are we left with? The spectacle of a guy named Weiner doing naughty things.

Shirley Sherrod Contract Talks With USDA Turn Rocky

The Washington Post | Krissah Thompson | Posted 07.26.2011

USDA's plans to forge a consulting contract with former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod have turned rocky. Sherrod, who met briefly wi...

Shirley Sherrod To Return To USDA?

AP | RAY HENRY | Posted 07.15.2011

ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants help with minority outreach from a former official in Georgia who was ousted in a racial flap...

GOP Rep. Steve King on Shirley Sherrod, Pigford and Racism (VIDEO)

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Lee Stranahan

As part of my documentary about how the Pigford settlement designed to help black farmers was hijacked by trial lawyers and politicians, I interviewed controversial congressman Steve King.

The Odd Timing of Shirley Sherrod's Lawsuit Against Andrew Breitbart

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Lee Stranahan

Until Mrs. Sherrod plunged herself headfirst into the Pigford story by suing my film's funder, Andrew Brietbart, I wasn't clear on how central a figure she was.

Shirley Sherrod Sues Andrew Breitbart Over Video

Posted 05.25.2011

Shirley Sherrod has filed a lawsuit against Andrew Breitbart over a video released by the conservative personality that lead to her ouster as an offic...

Who Wants to Cash in on Gutting the Clean Air Act?

Liz Butler | Posted 05.25.2011

Liz Butler

All of us who care about stopping climate change pollution need to stand together and say no. No, you cannot buy our democracy; no, you cannot pollute our air; and no, you cannot overpower us with money.

Here's to Female "Troublemakers" Making History

Mary Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Mary Hughes

For many women of the baby boom generation, "making trouble" requires a gentle nudge -- even in the name of worthy causes. Happily, that's changing.

2010: A Shellacking in Poor Judgment and Bad Behavior

Jim Lichtman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Lichtman

Our grandparents and great-grandparents lived through a Great Depression with grit and resolve. Unlike many of today's citizenry, who have become a whiny group of rage-a-holics.

IndictBreitbart.org Launches Campaign Against Right Wing Activists, Breitbart, O'Keefe, and Giles

John Atlas | Posted 05.25.2011

John Atlas

IndictBreitbart.org claims that when James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles secretly recorded Maryland ACORN's employees after entering their office they broke Maryland's Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act.

An Uptick in Racism in Campaigns in 2010

Rinku Sen | Posted 05.25.2011

Rinku Sen

If the election of 2008 was a referendum on race, the midterms are feeling like a recount. The dominant political discourse of 2008 centered on an imp...

Juan Williams Should Have Been Given a Choice -- NPR or Fox

Mark Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Green

The result was right though the process wasn't. Since you can't ride two horses in different directions, Williams should have been given a choice -- be a civil, thoughtful analyst on NPR or a demagogic winger on Fox.

Drinking Sugar

Henry J. Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

Henry J. Stern

Why should we taxpayers subsidize obesity and the medical costs that caring for diabetes would require? Why should kids be brought up on sugar water?

Emails Show Shirley Sherrod Fired In Rush Over Edited Video

Los Angeles Times | Peter Nicholas and Kathleen Hennessey | Posted 05.25.2011

Obama administration officials knew they did not have all the facts last summer when they rushed to dismiss Shirley Sherrod from the Agriculture Depar...

Andrew Breitbart Opens Up About O'Keefe and Sherrod (VIDEO)

Shira Lazar | Posted 05.25.2011

Shira Lazar

Andrew Brietbart is known for being a lightning rod for controversy. The conservative blogger and founder is never one to pull punches on divisive political topics ranging from Shirley Sherrod to James O'Keefe.

Fake ACORN Pimp O'Keefe Tries to Seduce CNN Reporter

John Atlas | Posted 05.25.2011

John Atlas

James O'Keefe, the conservative activist known for manipulating the mainstream media by making undercover videos that helped destroy the progressive c...

Breitbart's Game

Mike Bonifer | Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Bonifer

If hearing about a London tabloid going online makes Breitbart's nipples sensitive, imagine what stories about a boy dressed in his grandmother's chinchilla coat posing as a pimp must do to him.

WATCH: Bill Maher Talks Beck's 'Diabetic Mall-Walkers,' Summer Of Racism

Posted 05.25.2011

Bill Maher recaps the summer of 2010 in the first "Real Time" broadcast since the show's summer hiatus. In the clip sent exclusively to the Huffin...

The Disturbing, Changing Role of the Media

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 05.25.2011

Joan E. Dowlin

I remember a time when the press played a very vital role in holding our political leaders accountable for their actions and their promises. I miss the old days.

Yosemite Sam Hacks the Media

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 05.25.2011

B. Jeffrey Madoff

Why did Terry Jones get media exposure? Media coverage is the oxygen that keeps these people alive and makes them seem to matter.