Obama's Accidental Heroism
That the president finally was motivated to grant his approval is a wonderful event. However, I stand apart from those who believe Obama's 11th hour gay marriage support was risky and courageous.
That the president finally was motivated to grant his approval is a wonderful event. However, I stand apart from those who believe Obama's 11th hour gay marriage support was risky and courageous.
Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.21.2012
Conservative groups in particular found power and leverage with so-called wedge issues such as abortion and gay marriage in the past. With contraception, however, they've awoken the sleeping giant voting majority who don't want their ovaries to be debated.
Paul Stoller | Posted 05.02.2012
Are we ready to recede into the illusory comforts of Rick's 15th-century world? Are we ready to go "back to the future"?
Dana Radcliffe | Posted 04.25.2012
Since we are a religiously diverse country where freedom of religion is a fundamental right, it is clearly inadequate for the leader to respond that such practices can properly be banned because they violate God's law (as he interprets it).
Rakim Brooks | Posted 04.02.2012
This is the first interview in the Black History Month series "Perspectives on Black Politics in the Age of Obama."
Glenn Llopis | Posted 02.26.2012
It's time for us all to step back and ask ourselves the question: what is my leadership responsibility and how can I act in 2012 to make this country a better place to live in?
Paul Stoller | Posted 02.15.2012
If the glut of corporate money continues to poison our political system, it is possible that we could elect Newt "Mr. Potter" Gingrich to the presidency. How would someone who seems to know and care so little about poor people govern our country?
Richard Laermer | Posted 12.28.2011
After a week here I believe that these leaders are childish and scared to change; and that Greek professional workers will never accept those in power.
Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 12.09.2011
Fostering a nation of creative thinkers will serve the U.S. well in an increasingly global and technological economy. After all, one of the most successful and profitable companies in the world is Apple.
HuffingtonPost.com | Crystal Bell | Posted 11.19.2011
On Tuesday, Sept. 20, at midnight, the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) goes into effect. Yet, the stories of the nearly 14,000 service men who ...
Michael Shaw | Posted 11.09.2011
Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 11.04.2011
I no longer harbor any quixotic notions, as I did two-and-a-half years ago, about the president stepping forward to articulate a bold vision for America's future: But somebody sure needs to... and soon.
Dana Radcliffe | Posted 10.30.2011
Many officials around the country are convinced that a dire fiscal situation warrants legalizing forms of gambling now barred in their states. Does it?
Daniel Hough Jones | Posted 10.27.2011
I think our state of affairs is nonsense. We the People are standing around allowing Congress to run us onto the rocks. We are stupid. We should stop being stupid and solve the problem. We should fix the situation.
AP | SUSAN HAIGH | Posted 10.18.2011
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut's unionized state employees overwhelmingly ratified a labor savings and concessions agreement Thursday in a second...
AOL Government | Wyatt Kash | Posted 10.18.2011
Federal agency and department leaders should plan for a 5 percent reduction in discretionary spending in fiscal year 2013, and prepare for more cuts -...
AP | JULIE CARR SMYTH and ANN SANNER | Posted 10.17.2011
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. John Kasich and top Republican lawmakers said Wednesday they're offering to discuss weakening a new law limiting coll...
AP | JOHN CURRAN | Posted 10.17.2011
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Making good on a campaign promise, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin married a lesbian couple in a small ceremony in his office. The...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Howard | Posted 10.12.2011
WASHINGTON -- The parent company for the employment website Monster.com, Monster Worldwide Inc., is taking action to get the progressive advocacy grou...
Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 09.26.2011
Compromise, contrary to popular opinion, does not mean selling out one's principles. Compromise means working out differences to forge a solution which fits the diversity of the body politic.
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.12.2011
While other nations witness how divisive American politics currently is -- with Glenn Beck at the forefront of the over-the-top rhetoric -- it remains to be seen why Israel would allow itself to be a staging ground for his extreme brand of political theater.
Josh Nelson | Posted 09.10.2011
The air quality improvements of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule will be tremendous, with the number of counties in violation of federal standards expected to drop from 207 to just two as soon as 2014.
Jason Salzman | Posted 09.04.2011
If you watch local TV news in different cities around the country, and I'm not suggesting you do so, you see that a small number of stations have political beat reporters, but most do not.
Asher Smith | Posted 07.24.2011
The Gingrich campaign self-immolated out of the gate. A glitter bomb, snarling confrontation with an Iowa voter and epic John Lithgow recitation later, Newt's campaign is already being written off as 2012's Mike Gravel. That is to say, the comic relief.
Peter G. Miller | Posted 07.19.2011
"We're looking for someone with the swagger of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the tact of Mel Gibson, the honesty of a Wall Street banker and the compassion for the poor you would expect from any Republican presidential candidate before the Iowa primary."
Dr. Cheryl Pappas | Posted 05.11.2012