Barney Frank Is Interested In Cabinet Post
Rep. Barney Frank is interested in capping his political career as a member of the president's Cabinet, according to a new biography of the Financial ...
Rep. Barney Frank is interested in capping his political career as a member of the president's Cabinet, according to a new biography of the Financial ...
Gilbert B. Kaplan | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business
We need to create jobs that have a multiplier effect and that build on our comparative advantage. When we think about where to put stimulus funds, someone has to stand up for manufacturing.
Times Online | Posted 05.24.2009 | World
Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian Prime Minister, has always had a particular interest in pretty women with experience in entertainment. Now with elect...
Sarah Granger | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics
The new Council represents a phenomenal opportunity for greater engagement of women in the political process and could become the conduit for a variety of positive programs for women.
Indra Adnan | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics
Hilary could not then and cannot now afford to promote 'soft power' for fear of appearing weak. 'Smart power', given her own concerns about politics and gender, is the best she can do.
Jerry Zezima | Posted 02.28.2009 | Living
As for the kitchen, you might want to find out what's in your cabinets after you fill your Cabinet. Wives get miffed when their husbands don't know where things are.
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics
This is the nub of it for me with the Lefties: they do not truly understand who they are, nor what they are motivated by. The slightest bump in the road leads to anarchy or dissent.
Dave Maass | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics
Chris Weigant | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics
Happy New Year 2009! Because I've always felt it is more amusing to make new year's resolutions that others should follow, today's Friday Talking Poin...
Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics
Obama has responded to questions about selecting older, experienced team members when he was the candidate of change by saying that he will gather input from his team.
William Bradley | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics
Well, Obama has more than weathered a few highly-publicized controversies -- he has the highest approval rating for a president-elect in decades.
Lori Wallach | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics
Whether Ron Kirk is a good choice for trade representative will be determined by his ability to deliver on creating a new trade and globalization policy that benefits more Americans.
Michael Likosky | Posted 01.19.2009 | Business
The foundation of our economic stimulus is a public- private-partnership. What should this partnership look like? How should benefits and burdens, risks and rewards be distributed?
C. William Guy | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics
Most CEO's have relatively large egos, and Presidents of the United States are certainly no exception.
Chris Weigant | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics
The Illinois Supreme Court has just rejected what was in essence a coup attempt by the state Attorney General, which would have installed the Lt. Governor in Blagojevich's place.
Robert Koehler | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics
The war regroups. What if Barack Obama, as he pursues his pragmatic strategy that so far seems to be 10 parts "reassurance" (to the defense and financ...
Andy Burnham | Posted 01.04.2009 | World
International debate has not kept pace with the speed of technological change and globalization. We need businesses and governments that have a much stronger understanding of the creative process.
Chris Weigant | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics
Obama is going to do something to absolutely enrage leftists, progressives, and the few remaining Americans who actually call themselves liberals; and, furthermore, he's going to do it within his first 100 days in office.
Lance Simmens | Posted 01.03.2009 | Business
This is not just smart politics, it is smart policy. Obama realizes he needs broad support for the hard choices that need to be made, and he is going about securing that support.
Gautam Dutta | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics
If it wants to maintain control, the Democratic Party simply cannot afford to take any community for granted, whether Asian American, Latino, or African American.
The Media Consortium | Posted 12.21.2008 | Home
By Lindsay Beyerstein, MediaWire blogger It's official, former Sen. Tom Daschle will be Barack Obama's Secretary of Health and Human Services. Daschl...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics
Eric Holder's sterling credentials are one thing, but politics is another. A political appointment to a top spot is generally a pro forma affair; it may be anything but that with Holder.
Chris Weigant | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics
You've got to ask yourself -- why is this the only story that has leaked in this fashion from the transition team?
Bettina Duval | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics
Although we have had one woman running for president and one female vice-presidential candidate, the 2008 election was not a complete success for women.
James Boyce | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
Just as the netroots had injected itself squarely in the middle of the political conversation in this country, so now too, will the most DC of processes be broken wide open.
The Hill | Bob Cusack | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics