Arianna Huffington

The Right Campaign Metrics for Obama's Promises and Performance

Ari Melber | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


Ari Melber

Even as the results from actual, live campaigns in Virginia and New Jersey roll in, the political and media establishment is fixated on the anniversary of Obama's election.

Obama Was Never a Revolutionary

John McQuaid | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


John McQuaid

There was never going to be a revolution. Obama ran on change, but he's always been a centrist and an institutionalist. He believes in making things work, in practical results; not starting from scratch.

Obama Is Timid Because Progressives Are Timid

Aaron Belkin | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


Aaron Belkin

What can we expect from a President who presides over a relatively conservative public, whose party is fractured by a fundamental contradiction, and whose legislative agenda is held hostage by Ben Nelson?

Candidate Obama Might Have Some Questions for President Obama

Mitchell Bard | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

Coming off the election, the president had enormous political capital (really a blank check to move forward with anything he campaigned for), and I can't help thinking that he didn't make enough use of it.

Base to Obama: Come In, Please

RJ Eskow | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


RJ Eskow

Obama seems to be deliberately moving his party rightward in order to capture the political spectrum from center/right to left. He wants to become the Tony Blair of American politics.

Joe Scarborough Mocks Plouffe's Use Of Stem Cell Research To Defend Obama's Record (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


On the "Today Show" Tuesday David Plouffe defended President Obama's record in office so far by pointing out a number of things he has achieved. One o...

Obama's "Timidity" is a Foreign Policy Virtue

Joseph Nye | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


Joseph Nye

Considering what he inherited, and the accomplishments he has made regarding America's image and extension of soft power abroad, Obama's first year cannot be said to have lacked audacity.

Changing Media Platforms and the Book Industry (VIDEO)

Gary Vaynerchuk | Posted 10.30.2009 | Books


Gary Vaynerchuk

My thoughts on changes in the book industry and why I love what Huffington Post is doing in this space!

TV Review: The Good Wife

Catie Lazarus | Posted 10.30.2009 | Entertainment


Catie Lazarus

The Good Wife deftly hints at how even the most well meaning of us, men and women, aren't always well doing.

25 Bloggers You Wish You Were Reading

Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.28.2009 | Media


Rachel Sklar

Remember when the web used to be about following links to someone's cool blogspot site? Now it's all about the world of ultra-ultra-niche or the secret gems that the big sites troll daily for their unique takes.

2010: The Year Main Street Sticks It to Wall Street and Washington

Don McNay | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business


Don McNay

If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.

Arianna Discusses Executive Compensation, Dick Cheney On Morning Joe

Huff TV | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business


Huff TV

Arianna Huffington and Gayle King of "O" magazine joined the Morning Joe round table on Friday morning to discuss Dick Cheney's recent criticism of t...

Technorati Releases "State Of The Blogosphere" Report

Technorati | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media


Welcome to Technorati's State of the Blogosphere 2009 report. Since 2004, our annual study has followed the growth and trends in the blogosphere. For ...

A Review of The Cleveland Show: Hancock's Previous Episodes

Catie Lazarus | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment


Catie Lazarus

The pop-psychology de rigueur depiction of familial dysfunction where members act as arm chair psychologists and solve each others' problems is America's cheapest form of mental health care.

Laura Ingraham Rips Cable's 'Balloon Boy' Coverage: "Puts Egg On All Of Our Faces" (AUDIO)

Huffington Post | Nick Sabloff | Posted 10.17.2009 | Media


Cable news networks' rather breathless coverage of the 'balloon boy' saga has come in for its share of media criticism from across the political spect...

Does Astroturf Ever Die?

Timothy Karr | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media


Timothy Karr

These fake grassroots groups have scored some amazing successes. Working together with lobbyists and a pack of sputtering media pundits, they've bullied Washington's timid leadership.

The Irrelevancy of Network News

Judith Ellis | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media


Judith Ellis

Arianna was right to question the networks about their "balloon boy" coverage. Does anybody really wonder why old media is becoming more irrelevant, while new media continues to pave a new path?

Jason Linkins

Pardon The Interruption: CNN Drops Afghanistan Discussion For Serious Breaking News About Rush Limbaugh

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.14.2009 | Media


So, it's half past six or so on a Wednesday evening and I am watching that evening's edition of CNN's Wolf Blitzer and the Chamber of Situations, wher...

Dear Publishing Colleagues

Amy Hertz | Posted 10.13.2009 | Books


Amy Hertz

I know many of you are looking at this Books section and wondering what the heck is going on and how the hell you are going to make any noise for your books.

How We Unplug & Recharge

Alana B. Elias Kornfeld | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living


Alana B. Elias Kornfeld

Sometimes, we just need to unplug. No speeding to meditation class. No updating Facebook profiles. No furious recitations of positive affirmations ...

What Is Arianna Reading?

Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 10.05.2009 | Books


I've never known someone who loves books as much as Arianna Huffington. She's absolutely the most omnivorous reader I've ever met. And she takes her...

Arianna On Leno: Memo To Men: Don't Have Affairs With Your Employees Unless You're Letterman

Huff TV | Posted 10.08.2009 | Media


Huff TV

Arianna appeared on the "Jay Leno Show" Friday night alongside Stephen Baldwin, Meghan McCain and Jim Norton for a segment called "Who Cares What They...

Democrat Alan Grayson Calls Republicans "Knuckle-Dragging Neanderthals" on CNN. Was He Right? You Bet!

Ronald B. Robinson | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Ronald B. Robinson

Being progressives and promoting a positive agenda of Socio-Spiritual Liberation and Joyful Justice doesn't mean being wimpy.

Arianna Discusses Sarah Palin, How She'd Advise President Obama, And Moving Beyond Left And Right

Huff Radio | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


Huff Radio

On Monday night, Arianna spoke with Barbara Walters' on her weekly radio show Here's Barbara. They discussed Sarah Palin, what Arianna would say if t...

The Ambiguity in Women's Lives

Tabby Biddle | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living


Tabby Biddle

Is it possible for women today to be independent, ambitious, successful career women and at the same time still be taken care of and "protected" by a partner?