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Anniversary: Chicago '68

Michael Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Michael Kaplan

All things converged to one night: tonight, forty-one years ago. The police found the fuse and lit it.

Requiem

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

The following is the transcript of Senator Edward Kennedy's speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Supreme Court To Decide How Much and How Often Government Can Violate Your Civil Rights

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Cristóbal Joshua Alex

The Supreme Court next week will hear a case that may allows police officers to do essentially anything unless courts have expressly told them that they couldn't.

White Men and the G.O.P. Mastery of Identity Politics

Jackson Katz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Jackson Katz

"I don't think Barack Obama is half the man Sarah Palin is. He can't take a punch, he's weak, and he whines," Limbaugh says of the Democratic nominee.

McCain's Misogyny & Fear Keep Palin On Tight Leash!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Linda Milazzo

I've seen rampant militarism bankrupt every sector of this nation - from its tangible infrastructure to its intangible soul.

Friday Talking Points [46] -- Moose Poop!

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

Sarah Palin has already singlehandedly introduced several terms into our political lexicon. "Hockey mom" is probably the most recognizable of these. ...

What the Democrats are Afraid Of

Christopher Ingram | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Christopher Ingram

Sarah Palin delivered an out of the park speech last night. And John McCain can be proud of his selection and ignore the personal and political attack...

Obama's Speech, and the Strategy Behind It

Chris Meserole | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Meserole

Obama's strategy this past month is a variant of the "rope-a-dope" strategy in boxing, where you let the opponent throw his best punches, exhaust himself on the offensive, and then unleash a barrage of your own.

Friday Talking Points [45] -- Lessons Democrats Should Learn From Obama's Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

I know that just about the entire blogosphere is talking about John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin (who?) for his running mate, but I, for one, refuse t...

The Great Communicator

David Kusnet | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
David Kusnet

Whether Obama, like Reagan, will win a clear mandate from anxious voters remains to be seen. But this much is apparent: Once again, a clearly defined set of beliefs has found a Great Communicator.

Bill And Hill Get Back On The Porch; Obama And Biden Hawk Up

Brad Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Brad Parker

After the Clintons passed the torch, the proceedings turned squeamishly militaristic. Republicans want to bully the world and have since World War ll. As fallen knight John Edwards said, America must find something to be patriotic about other than war.

Denver - Something's Missing...

Hannah Fisher | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Hannah Fisher

The USA is a country frequently portrayed by outsiders as hosting extravagant, voluble and boisterous events. As a young Brit in town, this is certai...

Networks Sleep While Democracy Burns

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Timothy Karr

While the networks yuk it up with sitcoms and teen libido, the message they're sending the American public is that the most important political gatherings of the last four years don't merit the nation's full attention.

PUMA -- Endangered Species

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

Hillary made the case she needed to make to her supporters who were still sitting on the fence, and she did it perfectly, in a speech for the ages.

Dignity And Respect -- Except for Hillary

Jon Raymond | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Jon Raymond

The real reason voters might go over to McCain is the animosity coming from the Obama people, the people who idolize a leader who "treats people with dignity and respect," as Michelle Obama put it.

Is Race an Issue? Are You Kidding?

Gordon Marino | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Gordon Marino

I have an Obama sign on my front lawn in suburban Minnesota, and as of two days ago I also have two cars marked with the large white letters "KKK."

Opening Night At The Democratic Convention: Two Thumbs Down

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Diane Tucker

CNN's Anderson Cooper told television viewers at 9 PM, "The first two hours went by without anyone delivering a focused message." He has a flair for understatement.

My Bloody First Democratic Convention -- Chicago 1968

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Greg Mitchell

With the 2008 Democratic national convention about to begin in Denver, I can't help recalling the first DNC that I covered in 1968, exactly 40 years ago this week.

Possible Obama Assassination Plot in Denver -- Here is the Latest

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Greg Mitchell

Mainstream media are now confirming, and going beyond, the initial reports this evening of a possible assassination plot against Barack Obama and the arrest of two men.

Signs of Significance

Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Rebecca Shapiro

HuffPost's OffTheBus is teaming up with USC Annenberg's Center on Communication Leadership and the Institute for Photographic Empowerment to support...

A Historical Perspective On Divided Democratic Conventions

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

Don't buy into the media narrative that this is some sort of "divided party" -- because today's Democrats aren't. All true Democrats are pulling hard to defeat the legacy of George W. Bush.

While Media Partied, Colorado First Lady Joined Convention Contemplatives

Norman B. Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Norman B. Wilson

While a huge media party raged at nearby Elitch Gardens, Jeannie Ritter, wife of Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, slipped in through a side door without any fanfare and sat at the back to meditate.

Denver Vlogging For Democracy

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Craig Newmark

The big reason I'm here is to stand up for participatory democracy. This election marks the serious beginning of a shift from big-money governance to networked governance.

Reflections on Past Conventions: Jimmy Carter, Mike Dukakis, and Bill Clinton.

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Madeleine M. Kunin

During the first democratic nominating convention I attended in 1976 (I was a delegate in 1974 but that interim convention was only about rules change...

Democratic Convention Citizen Photo Essay: Maximum Exposure

Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Rebecca Shapiro

WANTED: Photos and videos taken during the Democratic National Convention by tourists, Denver residents, bloggers, superdelegates, delegates, staffers, journalists, and activists.