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Celebrities Hit Auction Block for Human Rights

Jeffrey Buchanan | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment


Jeffrey Buchanan

The online auction will raise funds supporting the RFK Center's vital work around the globe.

The Fake Out: Imitating Regulation in the Era of Madoff

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.30.2009 | Business


Harry Moroz

The Senate is capable of making activity illegal that the general public already assumes is illegal.

Digging In To Obama's (And Republicans') Poll Numbers

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Barack Obama continues to ride a wave of public support as we approach the magic "100th day" of his presidency. Since I wrote about his 100 days (94 ...

What's Television Telling Us About American Men in Deep-uh-?

David Finkle | Posted 05.16.2009 | Entertainment


David Finkle

Maybe this is an overdue recognition that men -- traditionally socialized to be strong, to deny their flaws adamantly -- are finally able to come face to face with them.

Is Cap-And-Trade Dead This Year?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Democrats are all but admitting that they're killing off cap-and-trade for this year's legislative season. When the time comes, they will be blaming the Republicans, even though their own cowardice is the real culprit.

House, Senate Pass Obama's Budget

AP | DAVID ESPO and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Acting in quick succession, the House and Senate approved budgets Thursday night drawn to President Barack Obama's specifications a...

What If The Middle-Class Ruled?

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics


Harry Moroz

Lawmakers should use the current crisis as an opportunity to usher in a new era of middle-class American rule.

Where Have All the Grownups Gone?

Ken Dychtwald Ph.D. | Posted 04.26.2009 | Living


Ken Dychtwald Ph.D.

Where's the gravitas? Where are the leaders? This is no time for our most experienced men and women to be on the bench.

Senate Rejects McCain In Bipartisan Fashion

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The bottom line of this story is that nine out of forty-one Republican senators just broke ranks with their party and voted to strip a McCain amendment from a budget bill.

Ryan Grim

House Reps Want To Ban Products That Beat Drug Tests

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics


Hoping to ride on the tattered coattails of Alex Rodriguez, three members of Congress plan to introduce legislation to ban products intended to help a...

Wrong by Definition

Sam Greenfield | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics


Sam Greenfield

Tax cuts without a stimulus package is like shooting someone to minister to a bullet wound: it only creates more bleeding with no end in sight.

Why Republicans May Be Barack's Best Buddies at the Stimulus Luau

Brian Ross | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics


Brian Ross

House and Senate Republicans are doing Obama a huge favor. Congress is setting up places for the Stimulus Luau, and though it pains me to say it, our folks are doing making pork the main course.

Change or Cha-ching?

Timothy Karr | Posted 02.22.2009 | Business


Timothy Karr

Change has come to America. Well, sort of. On "K" Street - home to Washington's most powerful corporate lobbyists - it's business as usual.

House Rejects Obama's Request For Rest Of TARP

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The House expressed its bipartisan anger over a massive financial bailout package Thursday as the Obama administration undertook to...

Support John Conyers' Truth Commission

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Are you frustrated by all the "we need to look forward, not backward" language from Barack Obama and other Democratic leaders? Well, now you can do something about it.

Friday Talking Points [59] -- New Year's Resolutions (For Democrats)

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Happy New Year 2009! Because I've always felt it is more amusing to make new year's resolutions that others should follow, today's Friday Talking Poin...

The GOP's White Supremacy

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

Like a restricted country club that would rather die than change, the Republican Party is marginalizing itself for the sake of the white men who run it.

Friday Talking Points [57] -- End Of Prohibition 75th Anniversary Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Brian Williams, NBC's talking head extraordinaire, is probably a decent guy, a guy with whom you could sit down and have a beer. [More on the alcohol...

Under Obama "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Will Pass Away

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics


Aubrey Sarvis

I am confident that Mr. Obama will work to end the ban on lesbians and gays serving openly in the military. Why am I so confident? Because Barack Obama said so.

Political Parties Are Not "Checks" Or "Balances"

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

I'm not worried about whether checks and balances will disappear if Republicans don't have more than 40 seats in the Senate. True checks and balances are more fundamental than party affiliation.

Friday Talking Points [56] -- Turkeys Everywhere!

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

While today is not officially Turkey Day, I will warn you in advance that it's going to be a theme running through today's column, like gravy through ...

Don't Attach the Wrong Strings to the Auto Bailout

Harry Moroz | Posted 12.20.2008 | Business


Harry Moroz

A tax cut for new cars would encourage Americans to rack up more debt and buy the same gas guzzling cars without assisting the failing economy in a significant way.

Playing Offense for the Employee Free Choice Act

Mary Beth Maxwell | Posted 12.18.2008 | Home


Mary Beth Maxwell

This week, American Rights at Work launched a substantial nationwide television ad campaign. It emphasizes the fact that far too often, CEOs won't wil...

Barack's Ballyhooed Youth Brigade Should Be Asking: "Dude, Where's My Congress?"

John Seery | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics


John Seery

The 111th Congress, when it convenes on January 6th, will be the oldest in our nation's history. Each of the last five Congresses has, successively, set a new record as the oldest our country has ever seen.

Friday Talking Points [54] -- Republican Fossilization

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points. Of course, the big question on everyone's mind right now is: What is going on up in Minnesota? Al Franken is t...