Last month -- on one of the most beautiful days of our all-too-short-summer here in Maine, I was proud to have America's newest Member of Congress, Do...
Erik Ose | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics
These contests will help determine whether the party can hold off Republicans' attempts to seize back control of Congress, or add seats to the Democratic majority they gained in 2006.
Allison Stevens | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics
Unlike men, women still are reluctant to put themselves forward as candidates without first climbing the political ladder, often from the bottom rung, and don't throw their hats into the ring unless asked to.
Marshall Grossman | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics
So why, when in more and more districts, a vote to fund the war is a greater threat to incumbency than a vote to end it, do Hoyer and Pelosi still carry Bush's brackish water?
Matt Stoller | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics
I've been asking several of the Congressional candidates who endorse the Responsible Plan to end the War what they would ask Petraeus were they in Congress. Here are some of their questions.
Donna Edwards | Posted 03.27.2008 | Politics
It has been obvious for a long time that our presence in Iraq is making things worse, and that it is not a false choice between supporting the troops and ending the war.
Carl Pope | Posted 02.13.2008 | Politics
In Maryland, there was one clearly decisive win -- environmental activist and champion Donna Edwards soundly beat incumbent Al Wynn.
Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 02.12.2008 | Politics
In Maryland's Fourth Congressional District, progressive champion Donna Edwards went up against entrenched defender of the Republican culture of corruption Al Wynn. The progressive won.
Jane Hamsher | Posted 01.23.2008 | Media
Matt Bai's narcissistic attempts to circle the conversation back around to his favorite subject, "and now a little more about Matt Bai," are always tedious and guaranteed to be insight-free.
Matt Stoller | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics
What I love about corruption in DC is that it's just so damned tacky. Who knew Verizon had a good government committee?
Tina Fey graces the cover of the January issue of Vanity Fair, and in an...
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Last week, Black Friday heralded the unofficial kickoff of the 2008 winter holiday...
Reuters has a Q&A with John Travolta to promote his animated film "Bolt." At the end, they ask him...
President-elect Barack Obama announced Monday that Robert Gates would remain as...
After a 12-day hiatus, Sarah Palin stepped back into the spotlight on Monday to...
NEW YORK — Rush Limbaugh has seldom been a fan of...
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns...
CHICAGO — Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes...
Dear President-elect and Mrs. Obama: I know that the greening of the White House...
Chellie Pingree | Posted 09.04.2008 | Politics