We Need More Parties
If both political parties split at, America would probably adopt a coalition government; the newly- formed Progressive and Conservative Parties might even ally on issues like taking on Wall Street.
If both political parties split at, America would probably adopt a coalition government; the newly- formed Progressive and Conservative Parties might even ally on issues like taking on Wall Street.
Robert Creamer | Posted 12.29.2009 | Politics
Voters want the proverbial money changers thrown out of the temple of government. They don't want Democrats to be more milquetoast and "sensible." They want something done to right this extraordinary wrong.
Miles Mogulescu | Posted 12.24.2009 | Politics
From the moment he was elected, Obama has governed not as a progressive liberal but as a corporatist liberal. Progressive liberals hoped Obama would be like FDR. Instead, he's been like Bill Clinton on steroids.
Norman Solomon | Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics
Among Democratic loyalists, reflexive support for the latest line from the administration has made it easier for Obama to move rightward.
Sen. Paul G. Kirk, Jr. | Posted 12.19.2009 | Politics
I hope Howard Dean is reading, because I believe with a better understanding of the real reforms this bill brings to America's health care system, he will join me as a forceful advocate for its enactment.
Jim Kennedy | Posted 12.18.2009 | Politics
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.
Vanessa Carmichael | Posted 12.17.2009 | Politics
The Left loses key battles because most Americans don't understand the very basics of American democracy--especially that we do not have a parliament.
Evan Handler | Posted 12.17.2009 | Politics
While cutting benefits available to those that need them, Blue Cross of California will simultaneously be raising the cost to employers of purchasing coverage for their workers.
Tobias Barrington Wolff | Posted 12.16.2009 | Chicago
Pat Quinn opposes marriage equality, and LGBT people and issues are nowhere to be found on his campaign website. The choice in this race was a clear one for me.
Reno | Posted 12.20.2009 | Politics
If we're going to throw Barack Obama out as a phony power-monger just like all the rest, I have one question: Who is going to replace him?
Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 12.15.2009 | Politics
Because he cannot provide peace and prosperity, Obama needs to pass some meaningful legislation to demonstrate that he is doing something positive. Just getting a health care bill passed will mean nothing to many Americans.
John R. Bohrer | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics
Lieberman is too egotistic (and from too blue of a state) to come out and admit that his sole purpose is to block reform from happening. But Michael Steele isn't.
Posted 12.06.2009 | Politics
The presidential primary process is flawed and needs to be fixed, the Democratic National Committee says. A committee has issued recommendations that ...
John Byrne | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics
The following article was produced by the Raw Story and written by John Byrne. Forty percent of self-identified Democratic voters say they are "not l...
Washington Post | Matthew Dowd | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics
President Sarah Palin. To many pundits and late-night comedians, this sounds like a punch line, and to many die-hard Democrats it sounds like a reason...
Chris Weigant | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics
Let's look at the poker hand we've been dealt on health care reform. Democrats have now officially gone from "pot committed" to "all in." The stakes, to be blunt, have been raised until they are as high as they can go.
Chris Weigant | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics
Harry Reid thinks he's got enough votes, but then this is the reason why the vote keeps getting pushed back -- because he's obviously still scrambling for the final few votes before he moves ahead.
Nancy Keenan | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics
The pundits say that on abortion, the Democrats have to choose between the economically liberal wing of its party and the socially progressive one. I strongly disagree with this premise.
Huff TV | Posted 11.18.2009 | Media
Huffpost political reporter Sam Stein appeared on The Ed Show Wednesday and weighed in on the nation's high unemployment rate and what it could mean f...
John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
The Republicans' strategy of slowing down change couldn't be more evident than in the perpetually extending health care debate. But they have been successful at promulgating the idea that they, too, are touting change.
Kelley Bell-Wenzlaff | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
The health care bill is so important, we can't let this amendment get in the way of its passage. But don't mistake that to mean its O.K. to ask the ladies to "take one for the team," not this time.
William Astore | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
Palin will continue to be the darling of men like Rupert Murdoch and operations like Fox News, simply because nobody advances the Conservative agenda with more folksy charm and chutzpah.
Norman Solomon | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics
While Obama weighs Afghanistan policy options, the California Democratic Party's adoption of the resolution is the most tangible indicator yet that escalation of the U.S. war effort can only fuel opposition within the president's own party.
New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics
For all the right's jeremiads, its own brand of political correctness kept it from connecting two crucial dots: how our failing war against terrorists...
Nancy L. Cohen | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics
Even if some Democrats who voted for the amendment did so because of deep convictions, the main thrust of the measure is to condemn women for being sexually active.
Chris Weigant | Posted 12.31.2009 | Politics