Ironically, it was President Kennedy's assassination less than a year into Ted's first term that really allowed the younger Kennedy to find his place on the national stage.
Mike Lux | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics
No one in all of America's great history got more tangible things that mattered accomplished for the American people. On issue after issue, Ted Kennedy was at the center of the debate.
Jennifer Brunner | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics
Fighting for the dignity of humanity is at the core of the politics of empowerment. It is exercised by protecting the right of every eligible person to vote with fairness, equality and respect.
Janet Ranganathan | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green
Rebel groups are funded by profits from mining activities, and by unwitting American consumers who purchase electronics using minerals sourced from mines in eastern DRC.
Steven Hill | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics
Recognizing the Supreme Court as an ideologically skewed judicial legislature helps us to understand how badly this crucial body needs to be updated for the 21st century.
Deepak Bhargava | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics
It's always easier to criticize and tear down progress than it is to offer solutions. A public insurance option is the only way for the American people to realize true health care reform.
Jake Brewer | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics
S.482 is the lowest of low-hanging fruit, and it's time the Senate picked this one off and let us move on to even more pressing transparency issues.
William S. Becker | Posted 08.19.2009 | Green
If Mother Nature were handing out grades, she'd have a difficult time assigning one to the 1,200-page climate dissertation known as Waxman-Markey, now being considered by the Senate.
Eric Deggans | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics
The GOP decries Sotomayor's statements about heritage, but in 2005 another Supreme Court nominee told the Senate that in discrimination cases, he often takes into account his own family's history.
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.08.2009 | Green
Will the climate change in the Senate over climate change legislation?; ExxonMobil pays up & pays out; Universal cell phone charger for the EU, but not for you!; Nuclear Power vs. Summer...
Ariel Gonzalez | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics
Throughout your campaign and its aftermath, you went out of your way to not be funny -- please free your sense of humor from whatever black site it's been languishing in for the last two years.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media
What a frabjous day for former Bush Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who have finally surmounted what seemed to be his most insurmountable object --...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics
[UPDATED, below.] The GOP is running this ad online, lamenting the fact that the Democrats now have the sixtieth Senate vote in the form of Al Franke...
Andy Ostroy | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics
Will Andy Samberg be the first politician to run for U.S. Senator armed with an array of provocative digital shorts starring him and Justin Timberlake?
Jon Chattman | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics
With the lack of jobs for new graduates, as well as older borrowers, there is a looming student loan bubble about to burst.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics
If you happened to watch ABC News' prime time show, "Let's Talk About Health Care Reform With The President," you might remember the moment right at t...
Sen. Robert Menendez | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics
Choice in health care isn't just about allowing families to shop around. It's about making health care better through real competition for your business.
Steve Fleischli | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green
By some estimates, 60 percent of U.S. creeks, rivers, and streams and tens of millions of acres of wetlands and other sensitive waterbodies have lost federal protection in the last few years due to the Supreme Court's decisions.
Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics
Pure like ice. Pure like fire. That's the way they wanted it. That's the way they'd have it, and they'd leave no tone unspurned. Only true believer...
Andy Borowitz | Posted 04.28.2009 | Comedy
"This is something I've wanted to say for years: is there a bigger dick on this planet than Mitch McConnell?" he said. "I know he thinks he's doing his job, but please, what a turd."
Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.11.2009 | Media
What the NY Times discovered was that Ms. Gillibrand represented, zealously, a tobacco company. Their case is overwhelming. The Senator is not qualified to hold public office.
Jirair Ratevosian | Posted 05.02.2009 | World
The global economic crisis makes foreign assistance an even greater priority when you consider the impact it has on the health of the poor and most marginalized.
Larry Gellman | Posted 04.25.2009 | Business
President Obama says we should stay angry but express our outrage in productive ways. I say we should get rid of the anger altogether.
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics
We must not allow the Blue Dogs to slow down President Obama's momentum or water down the sweeping reforms the nation needs in these trying economic times.
Leo W. Gerard | Posted 03.17.2009 | Politics
Republicans are terrified of the stimulus because if it works, then Americans will think good thoughts about government action and spending.
Danny Miller | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics