Dennis Kucinich

The Fed Under Fire (VIDEO)

Harry Hanbury | Posted 07.10.2009 | Business


Harry Hanbury

As details emerge of how the Fed secretly doled out more than a trillion dollars during the financial crisis, a rare bipartisan movement in Congress demands that the Fed be held accountable.

The Hypocrisy of Bill Maher

Jeff Norman | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics


Jeff Norman

Bill Maher blasted the Democratic Party for kowtowing to its corporate paymasters, and bemoaned the lack of real liberals on ballots and television.

Kucinich Rips Lewis For Duping Shareholders (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics


Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis took a pounding Thursday from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. One of the most damning exchanges ...

Abraham Lincoln's Vegetarian Address

Dave Astor | Posted 06.04.2009 | Comedy


Dave Astor

"Four score and seven meals ago my conscience brought forth to the anti-rebel north a new diet conceived in kindness and dedicated to the proposition that all animals are created equal.

Weekly Audit: Why Accountability Matters Economy NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.26.2009 | Politics


The Media Consortium

by Zach Carter, Media Consortium MediaWire Blogger With workers all over the globe trudging through a catastrophic recession, it's almost a given th...

Merrill Lynch Bonuses 22 Times The Size Of AIG

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics


Dennis Kucinich sent out a round of letters to top Treasury officials Monday morning, questioning how much they knew about bonuses paid to Merrill Lyn...

Is Your Representative Opposing Escalation in Afghanistan?

Norman Solomon | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics


Norman Solomon

Last week, some members of Congress sent President Obama a letter that urged him to "reconsider" his order deploying 17,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan. But the list of signers was awfully short.

Kucinich To Investigate "Executive Assassination Ring"

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics


Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich has sent a letter to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns on Friday requesting an ...

Can Congress Save Obama from Afghan Quagmire?

Robert Naiman | Posted 03.09.2009 | World


Robert Naiman

A progressive presidency is a terrible thing to waste. It only comes around once every so often. Wouldn't it be a shame if Americans' hopes for the Obama administration were squandered in Afghanistan?

Obama's Iraq Speech Receives Mixed Reviews On Capitol Hill

Stuart Whatley | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


There has been something of an inverse partisan reaction in Congress to President Obama's speech on Friday outlining a drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq...

Where Is Our $78 Billion?

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

While Barack Obama is making all the news headlines today for (finally!) doing some cheerleading for his recovery package (as it wends its way through...

Kucinich Leads Trend for Even Handed Foreign Policy

Michael Carmichael | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics


Michael Carmichael

According to astute observers -- there is a new trend in Congress in favor of a more even-handed approach to foreign policy. The bipartisan group, Co...

Kucinich to Introduce Gaza Ceasefire Resolution -- Who Will Co-Sponsor?

Robert Naiman | Posted 01.14.2009 | World


Robert Naiman

It's great that Dennis is on the floor of the House telling the truth. But it's terrible for the prospects of changing disastrous U.S. policies towards the Palestinians for Dennis to be standing alone.

Can Congress Speak Out Against Gaza Violence? Yes, They Can!

Robert Naiman | Posted 01.06.2009 | World


Robert Naiman

Don't whine about Congress if you haven't exerted the minimal effort to ask it to behave differently.

Kucinich Calls For UN Probe Of Israel

Posted 12.29.2008 | Politics


Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) is calling for a United Nations investigation into Israel's attacks on Gaza, criticizing Israel for a disproportionate r...

My 2008 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.19.2008 | 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...

Drug Czar of My Dreams

Matt Elrod | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics


Matt Elrod

A significant reallocation of scarce resources from criminal justice to public health solutions is long overdue, but drug policy is multi-disciplinary and international in scope.

Cheney's Confession Should Lead to Criminal Investigation of Bush's Torture Policies

Mitchell Bard | Posted 12.17.2008 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

If the Bush administration would have at least acted like they might have done something wrong, maybe we could have moved on. But if Cheney is going on national TV to endorse torture, he has tied the hands of the country.

Angry Kucinich Reminds Obama He Was Rival

Andy Borowitz | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics


Andy Borowitz

As President-Elect Obama continues to assemble his "team of rivals" by filling Cabinet positions with former political opponents, he has drawn the ire of one self-styled rival who feels he has been unfairly overlooked.

Peace Gnome to the Rescue

Mike Sheehan | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


Mike Sheehan

Rep. Kucinich (D-OH) -- whom we around here affectionately refer to as the "Peace Gnome" -- is urging the L.A. City Council to free a captive elephant languishing in a county zoo.

Botching the Bailout

The Media Consortium | Posted 11.18.2008 | Business


The Media Consortium

The Bush administration is squandering hundreds of billions of dollars on incompetence again -- the whole thing is beginning to look a little too much like Iraq.

Soft Power is Obama's Greatest Strength

Indra Adnan | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics


Indra Adnan

Perhaps all that is needed is a good role model for soft power: someone who seeks to engage rather than stand off, capable of dialogue not just debate.

Multiple Voices in Inspiring Essay Compilation

Donna Albergotti | Posted 10.21.2008 | Living


Donna Albergotti

With infectious optimism, One Can Make a Difference ends up being a comforting, hopeful read for seemingly helpless times.

Remembering 9/11 and Moving Forward

Rep. Dennis Kucinich | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics


Rep. Dennis Kucinich

America must move from the errant, retributive justice of 9/11 to a healing, restorative process of truth and reconciliation.

Obama Obliterates McCain

Michael Carmichael | Posted 08.29.2008 | Politics


Michael Carmichael

Obama calmly yet passionately defined himself and his prescription for America in radical juxtaposition to the record of George Bush and the agenda of John McCain.