Brian Beutler

The Blogosphere Reacts to the Kerry-Boxer Senate Climate Bill

Josh Nelson | Posted 10.01.2009 | Green


Josh Nelson

The bill as it currently stands is stronger than the American Clean Energy and Security Act in several crucial ways, but it has a treacherous gauntlet to run before reaching the President's desk.

What is Acorn? And Why Progressives Need to Support It

John Atlas | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


John Atlas

The right goes after the left's most effective groups. Because ACORN does not rely on government funds the organization will survive the orchestrated attacks against it. But if it's to restore its strength, it needs progressive support.

Daily Pulse: Baucus Coughs Up a Bill

Lindsay Beyerstein | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Lindsay Beyerstein

The president lit a fire under Max Baucus (D-Mont) and the Senate Finance Committee by unexpectedly announcing last week that he'd be laying out his own vision for health care reform this Wednesday.

Jason Linkins

GOP Representative Worried That Public Option Has Lower Costs, "Advantages"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics


The public option. Polls indicate that the American people are head over heels in love with the public option. And the preliminary scoring from the ...

Get Well Soon: To Brian and Everyone Else Harmed by Stupid and Impulsive Crimes

Harold Pollack | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


Harold Pollack

Brian Beutler, the talented journalist and blogger, has been shot and wounded in a botched mugging, another pointless act of violence.