Our role should be to continue demanding improvements with tactics as cutthroat and as intense as those being used by the insurance industry.
Will Marshall | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics
President Obama now has a difficult sales job to perform. In essence, his message will be: we need to get in deeper to get out of Afghanistan sooner. He's right.
Amitai Etzioni | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
If the Democrats cannot show that the existing arrangement constitutes a raid of the public treasury, do not expect them to do so on the much more complicated issues of credit swap controls.
Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics
"Basically, I do agree with the President that we need some kind of health care reform," says Anh in a Q and A. "Now, what kind of reform are we going to get? That is the question."
Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey co-chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Recently, she sat down with me to discuss health care reform.
Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics
I talked extensively with Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and what is apparent is the Congressman's passion to reform our nation's health care system.
Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics
Last week, Rep. Waxman paneled a discussion at UCLA on climate change. Later, he was gracious enough to sit down with me for an interview.
Dylan Loewe | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics
When anyone anywhere speculates for any period of time about some far-off possible doom for Democrats, we collectively panic. But, fellow anxiety-driven friends, now is not the time to panic.
Mitchell Bard | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics
We are either going to get no health care reform or watered-down health care legislation that acts as a bandage, helping some people but ignoring the larger problem creating the pain.
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics
The Blue Dog coalition loved spending lavishly on the Iraq war only to rediscover the evil of budget deficits as soon as Obama was elected.
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.05.2009 | Green
IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Obama moves mountains -- unfortunately; Coal state Democrats heart coal; Chemical industry hearts BPA; PLUS: Big Bellies now...
Norman Lear | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics
I worry that my party could be coming down with a kind of political swine flu. It's new to our politicos but known to be lethal, resembles what we've experienced, yet we are totally unprepared for it.
Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics
Congressman Moran: Those who are culpable need to be judged by their peers and I think we need to put in place some kinds of structures to ensure that we never repeat our mistakes.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.28.2009 | Politics
Limbaugh in a phony moment mockingly minimized his importance as a radio talk show host, feigning puzzlement at why the Democrats were so obsessed with him. He was right. They never should have been.
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics
Democrats in Congress are looking at "all options" to recoup the bonus payments made to AIG executives, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told...
Wall Street Journal | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics
Congressional Democrats have reached a milestone with the highest recorded approval ratings since the party took control of both chambers in the 2006 ...
Jane Hamsher | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics
There appears to be a pretty big gap between what DC journalists think Americans think, and what Americans actually think. Look at the DC media's "winners" and "losers" in the wake of the stimulus bill.
Gary Stager | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green
We all know that we should spare no expense to ensure that the President of the United States is safe and comfortable. That's why he has a fleet of super-duper airplanes at his disposal.
The Plum Line | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics
Okay, here's some more for you on that big advantage that Congressional Republicans seem to have over Democrats when it comes to getting on the cable ...
Jamie Stiehm | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics
Unruly congressional Republicans will not deal in good faith and there is nothing they would like better than to ruin Obama's day -- or presidency.
Rick Horowitz | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics
In place of the phrase "Nobody with an ounce of self-respect would ever agree to take this seat under these conditions," please substitute "Mr. Burris is not a man who stands on ceremony."
Stephen Zunes | Posted 02.06.2009 | World
The hard-line militaristic position of the Democratic Party does not bode well for a more enlightened Middle East policy after eight disastrous years under President George W. Bush.
Linda Bergthold | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics
Why will 2009 be different from 1993? Obama is not making the same mistakes the Clintons did, and that is good news for all of us.
Pete Cenedella | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics
Bye bye MIchigan, hello California: The House Democrats have finally cleared some old spare parts out of the way in anticipation of President Obama's agenda.
Taylor Marsh | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics
John Murtha is in a political dogfight, with wingnuts pouring in money and resources to support a candidate who doesn't even know the district Murtha has represented for 34 years.
David Sirota | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics