Dianne Feinstein

Time to Ban BPA from Food and Beverage Containers

Sen. Dianne Feinstein | Posted 12.18.2009 | Green


Sen. Dianne Feinstein

No responsible parent would expose their infant to cigarette smoke or car exhaust. But every day in America, millions of infants are exposed to dangerous chemicals hiding in plain view.

Step Up to Mike's Challenge

Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Linda Milazzo

Despite all we've learned from Sicko, Fahrenheit 9/11 and Roger and Me, we continue to take abuse. Our pal Mike is now asking us to act.

Reflections on the Loma Prieta Earthquake, 20 Years Later

Art Agnos | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Art Agnos

When a disaster hits, it is too late to put your best people in charge of planning and preparation. That's not the place for soft political patronage.

Why Joe Biden Should Resign

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.18.2009 | World


Arianna Huffington

The vice president has long opposed escalating in Afghanistan. So if the president decides to escalate, Biden, for the good of the country, should escalate his willingness to act on his "deep reservations" and resign.

An Open Letter from Meg Whitman About Voting

Chris Kelly | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics


Chris Kelly

Meg Whitman just proved that she votes using the argumentum ad ignorantiam and the transitivity of implication. Now that's a candidate who values education.

Californians Don't Trust State Government: Poll

LA Times | Cathleen Decker | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Public Policy Institute survey finds two-thirds expect bad economic times in the next year, and half fear job loss. But the survey also uncovers stron...

Sam Stein

Feinstein: Holder's Torture Probe Timing "Not Very Good"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics


One of the highest-ranking Democrats in the Senate expressed displeasure on Sunday with Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to investigate the use...

Mayor Villaraigosa's Failure to Endorse the Youth PROMISE Act is Puzzling and Disappointing

Jacqueline Caster | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Jacqueline Caster

This bill continues to promote and devote the vast majority of its resources to expensive failed policies that may exacerbate the gang problem and crime while disproportionately affecting youth of color.

CIA Faces Deluge Of Criticism After New Disclosure

Washington Post | R. Jeffrey Smith and Joby Warrick | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics


The disclosure Wednesday of the CIA's decision five years ago to let a private security contractor help manage its sensitive effort to kill senior al-...

When Should Gay Marriage Advocates Try to Reverse California's Prop 8?

William Bradley | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics


William Bradley

This week, a few organizations championing same-sex marriage will announce their opinions as to whether to try to reverse Prop 8 in 2010 or 2012.

Judiciary Committee: Sharp Minds -- and Empty Suits

Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

These Senators spend their precious minutes before the cameras posturing, except for when they're pandering. Except for when they're plodding.

Schumer Says Reform by Labor Day, While Cowardly Democrats Vote with Sessions

Frank Sharry | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics


Frank Sharry

Why are Democrats letting Senator Sessions set the agenda with empty, irrelevant, "build the fence bigger" immigration amendments?

Barack Obama Immediately Regrets Asking For Your Help

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 08.05.2009 | Politics


Allison Kilkenny

"We shouldn't be focusing resources on each other," Obama said, "We ought to be focused on winning this debate." But winning the healthcare debate for whom?

Dianne Feinstein: Criticism From Left On Health Care "Doesn't Move Me One Whit"

The Plum Line | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


Senator Dianne Feinstein has already taken a hammering from Dems and health care reform advocates for casting doubts on the prospects of President Oba...

Obama vs. Khomeinism

Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston | Posted 07.24.2009 | World


Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston

How should we deal with Khomeinism? Listen to the Iranian people. Are they asking for our help? Their signs are written in English because they want the world to know their struggle.

Senator Feinstein, Stop Nay-Saying On Health Reform

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics


Jason Rosenbaum

There's no reason for Senator Feinstein to be a nay-sayer on health care, especially given the political climate in Washington right now. So why is she?

Feinstein: Obama May Not Have Votes To Pass Health Care

Bloomberg | Posted 07.22.2009 | Politics


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Feinstein: NSA Not Violating Surveillance Law

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday disputed a newspaper report that the National Security Agency conduc...

Secrecy Sacrificing National Security

Shahid Buttar | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics


Shahid Buttar

Our nation's most notorious criminals violate our most fundamental laws and remain not only free, but actively engaged in influencing our national security policies.

Five Legislators I May Not Vote For Again

Bruce Tenenbaum | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


Bruce Tenenbaum

This past month, my health insurance company raised premiums across the board 34%. The Democrats are already making noise about giving in to the insurance business. Why, then, did any of us vote for these fools?

Ryan Grim

Feinstein Answers Republicans: "Judges Do Make Policy"

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 07.01.2009 | Politics


Republicans hit the airwaves -- and President Obama's first nominee for the Supreme Court -- hard this week, calling Judge Sonia Sotomayor racist and ...

America's Waterways Need Help - and, Yes, You Can Help

Steve Fleischli | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green


Steve Fleischli

By some estimates, 60 percent of U.S. creeks, rivers, and streams and tens of millions of acres of wetlands and other sensitive waterbodies have lost federal protection in the last few years due to the Supreme Court's decisions.

The Avoidable Tragedy of California's Prop 8

William Bradley | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics


William Bradley

The California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8 is all the more tragic in that the initiative never should have passed in the first place.

Ryan Grim

Reid Backs Up Obama: "We've Had Quite A Few Pictures -- I'm Not Sure We Need Anymore"

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is tentatively standing by President Obama's decision to withhold photos of U.S. personnel reportedly tortu...

$50 Million for What?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

When congressional Democrats convened, on Monday, to authorize another $94.2 billion for war in Iraq, and Afghanistan, they rejected the president's r...