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Before Clinton's South Korea Visit, North Korea Steps Up War Rhetoric

AP | JAE-SOON CHANG | Posted 03.22.2009 | World


SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea stepped up its war rhetoric Thursday, saying its troops are "fully ready" for war with South Korea, just hours ...

Clinton In Tokyo Pledges Multilateralism

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 03.19.2009 | World


TOKYO — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says a possible missile launch hinted at by North Korea should not be carried out. Clint...

Microcredit As Part of the Solution: Yunus Spreads Grameen in the U.S.

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 03.11.2009 | Business


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

The crowds in the U.S. waiting to hear Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, and founder of the Grameen bank for the poor, are growing la...

The 2008 Google Docs Campaign

Eric Kuhn | Posted 03.04.2009 | Media


Eric Kuhn

Google Docs is the single platform that enabled Obama's effective organization an historic fundraising success.

Welfare Rolls in First Upward Spike Since 1996

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics


Philip N. Cohen

From 1996 to 2007, the number of single-parent families with children living below the poverty line fell by a whopping 2.5%. Who says there's no progress in America?

Diplomacy To Be Used Toward Same Militaristic Ends

antiwar.com | Doug Bandow | Posted 03.02.2009 | World


Much of the world has greeted the transfer of power from President George W. Bush to President Barack Obama with sighs of relief if not shouts of joy....

GOP Sen. Cornyn Delays Clinton Confirmation Vote

NY Times | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's smooth ride to confirmation as secretary of state hit a small bump on Tuesday as one of her Republican colleagues blo...

Clinton's Remarks Anger Afghan Foreign Minister

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 02.17.2009 | World


KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton's use of the term "narco state" to describe Afghanistan in a recent Senat...

Poetry & Politicians: For Better or Verse

Margo Hammond and Ellen Heltzel | Posted 02.16.2009 | Style


Margo Hammond and Ellen Heltzel

For Jeb Bush: "They fuck you up, your mum and dad./They may not mean to, but they do./They fill you with the faults they had/And add some extra, just for you."

China's Downfall: the Ultimate Impact of Environmental Degradation

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 02.16.2009 | Green


Jeff Schweitzer

The destruction in China is so staggering, it's hard to comprehend. Sixteen of the world's 20 most polluted cities are in China, and many regions can now lay claim to the most polluted air in the world.

Sam Stein

Clinton's Nomination Opposed Only By David Vitter

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics


The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted on Wednesday to approve Sen. Hillary Clinton's nomination to serve as Secretary of State and pass that no...

Ryan Grim

Clinton Confirmation Hearing: Deputies Will Manage State Department

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics


Hillary Clinton sought to assuage senators on Monday about her ability to manage the sprawling State Department by saying that she won't actually be r...

Obama May Not Be Middle East's Messiah

Sunil Adam | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics


Sunil Adam

President-elect Barack Obama's conspicuous silence on the latest conflagration in the Middle East is perhaps not only tactical but also prudent. There...

Reading The Pictures: The Ex-(And Soon To Be Ex-)Presidents

Michael Shaw | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


Michael Shaw

2009-01-08-shaw_presidents.jpgObama M.O.: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. (Check it out. He just loves working the other side of the fence.)

Friday Talking Points [59] -- New Year's Resolutions (For Democrats)

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

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...

The Predictable President

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics


Charles D. Ellison

We see how Obama is easy to discuss all things domestic (such as bailouts, market forces, and more bailouts), but mum on how he poses to work it out abroad.

Is Rick Warren Beyond The Pale?

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

While I understand the anger from the gay-rights community over the Warren issue, I myself am waiting to see some solid results from Obama before judging him.

Sam Stein

Howard Wolfson To Aid Bloomberg, Not Clinton

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics


Howard Wolfson, communications guru for Hilary Clinton's primary campaign, announced just now that he will be doing communications work for Michael Bl...

My 2008 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Welcome to our annual awards! For the past three years, this column has paid homage (translation: "ripped off their gimmick") to the McLaughlin Group...

The Folly of de-Clintonification

Jared Levy | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics


Jared Levy

As Barack Obama goes about forming a cabinet, cries have gone up that Obama is committing some kind of sin by appointing a number of people who worked in the Clinton Administration.

Friday Talking Points [57] -- End Of Prohibition 75th Anniversary Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Brian Williams, NBC's talking head extraordinaire, is probably a decent guy, a guy with whom you could sit down and have a beer. [More on the alcohol...

Economist: Obama "May Be A Nightmare" For Afghanistan's Karzai

The Economist | Posted 01.05.2009 | World


BARACK OBAMA has promised to make Afghanistan his foreign-policy priority. But on the streets of Kabul his electoral triumph has been greeted with jad...

How a Team of Rivals Collaborates

Mike Bonifer | Posted 01.03.2009 | Business


Mike Bonifer

A lot has been made of Obama's casting of the key roles in the new administration. There is astonishment aplenty that he's put together a team of strong personalities and former rivals.

Obama's Uninspiring National Security Team

Lionel Beehner | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics


Lionel Beehner

Obama's familiar-looking team of national security fixer-uppers does not inspire confidence. Nor do his vague answers to detailed questions on specific policies.

Obama: Help Wanted for Stimulus in Urban Areas

Cheryle Jackson | Posted 01.01.2009 | Chicago


Cheryle Jackson

Though Obama's plan feels right on the surface, for me it raises two questions: "Which Main Streets?" and "Who gets those jobs?"