Jimmy Carter

Hamas: Jimmy Carter Has Our Ear

DPA | Posted 07.11.2009 | World


The Palestinian movement Hamas said it will "listen" to former US president Jimmy Carter and "learn about his efforts to deal with the Palestinian sit...

Who's Happy And Why?

Ken Dychtwald Ph.D. | Posted 07.03.2009 | Living


Ken Dychtwald Ph.D.

We're caught up in the myth that by achieving and going up the ladder and having more stuff we'll feel full inside. Yet it isn't so.

Jimmy Carter Disagrees With Obama Decision To Block Detainee Photos

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics


In an interview with CNN's Campbell Brown, former president Jimmy Carter said he disagreed with President Obama's decision to oppose the release of ph...

Castro, Carter, Clinton -- Not in My Backyard

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 06.30.2009 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

Just like the folks in Arkansas, you don't want a bunch of terrorists in your neighborhood, and no Senator wants to lose his job because he didn't vote against putting them there.

In Choosing Souter's Replacement, Obama Should Follow the Lead of... George W. Bush?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

If George W. Bush was able to influence the Court for the next 20 years, Obama certainly should do the same.

Remember Mama?

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics


Elizabeth Gregory

The stress and struggles women workers and their families undergo while trying to do their jobs are not only a national disgrace -- they're completely unnecessary.

The First 100 Days and Guns

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics


Josh Sugarmann

The recent incidents of gun violence are just discrete examples of the estimated 84 Americans who die on average each day in our nation from guns. Yet in the White House, the response remains muted.

The First 100 Days: A Whole That Is Greater Than Its Parts

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

When Obama became president, the country was reeling economically, directionless in foreign policy, losing credibility abroad and suffering a crisis of confidence at home. He has begun to turn all of this around.

First 100 Days Retrospective: Ford, Carter, Reagan

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

What is striking is how often the media gets it wrong when measuring up new presidents. Journalists should approach judging a president's first 100 days with some humility.

Wall of Fear

Robert Koehler | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics


Robert Koehler

Right now Obama is straddling the future and the past, and it's up to us -- a passionate and vocal citizenry -- to pull him to the future.

Obama: Beyond Savior or Trickster

Norman Solomon | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics


Norman Solomon

When Obama takes a progressive step, it has been made possible by progressive activism. When Obama takes an anti-progressive step, it has been facilitated by progressives muting their criticism.

A Pre-Owned "New Foundation"

John McQuaid | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics


John McQuaid

I thought I'd heard "New Foundation" somewhere before. Sure enough, Jimmy Carter used the same slogan as the framing device for his 1979 State of the Union address.

Obama's Right Wing Critics: Take a Chill Pill

Marc R. Stanley | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics


Marc R. Stanley

Some Jewish Republicans will never be happy with anything this president does regarding Israel. Every action will be seen as another mystical sign of this administration's desertion of Israel.

Fix the Airlines Instead of Bailing Out Wall Street

Don McNay | Posted 05.02.2009 | Business


Don McNay

I used to schedule an out of town trip then meetings the next day. Now I can't. I am not sure if I will get back or if I will get home exhausted and stressed.

Future Shock and Guffaw for Bookish Bush

Dave Astor | Posted 04.21.2009 | Comedy


Dave Astor

Given that Bush lacks the writing chops to pen a coherent book by himself, he'll still have plenty of time on his hands while someone else does the authorial heavy lifting. So, how might Dubya spend that time?

Editorial: Obama Needs To Focus His Agenda If He Wants To Avoid Jimmy Carter's Fate

The New Republic | William Galston | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics


A surprised Rudolph Penner, assistant director of President Ford's OMB and later a CBO director, offered a blunt assessment of the new president: "[He...

Why I'm Not Now and Have Never Been the Democrats' "Rush Limbaugh"

Michael Moore | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics


Michael Moore

I have watched with mild amusement this week the self-immolation of the Republican Party as it bows before the altar of Rush Limbaugh, begging for mer...

Shame, Shame On Them!

Norman Horowitz | Posted 04.01.2009 | Politics


Norman Horowitz

It is, in a manner of speaking, silly to compare what happens at a Motion Picture and Television Studio to what happens when there is an election and ...

The Mossad's Plan to Stop Iran

Keith Thomson | Posted 03.30.2009 | World


Keith Thomson

I recently asked an intelligence source: what's being done to thwart Iran? His answer: penetration of the Iranian nuclear apparatus at the highest levels. The CIA is trying. The Mossad is more successful.

Holder, Race and Obama's 10% of the White Alabama Vote

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

The complicated picture of how America came to vote for its first black president reflects the country's multifarious attitude towards race

Should President Obama Be More Optimistic?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

If Obama is truly committed to change, being more optimistic may not help him in that effort. Americans voted for Obama because they were acutely aware of the problems the country faces.

"I will gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today": Americans Want What We Can't Pay For

Stanton Peele | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics


Stanton Peele

Obama's effort to resuscitate the US economy is artificial life support, since we are no longer energetic, enterprising, and creative enough to generate sufficient economic activity on our own.

Can Mitchell Succeed? Let Him Talk to Hamas

Robert Naiman | Posted 03.14.2009 | World


Robert Naiman

It is very likely that if the U.S. were to engage Hamas diplomatically, it would be much easier to achieve a peaceful political resolution of the Israel/Palestine conflict.

Obama's Missing Man

Alexander Dresner | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics


Alexander Dresner

The White House has reclaimed its place as an intellectual playground. In keeping with this tradition I propose a permanent addition to the White House staff: a historian-in-residence.

Michelle Obama and the Covert Influence of First Ladies

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics


Carl Sferrazza Anthony

As memories of Inauguration Day 2009 begin to fade in and the new administration ensues, speculation will only increase about how politically influential Michelle Obama will be as First Lady.