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LA Police: Cameron Reagan, Ronald Reagan's Grandson, Arrested

AP | Posted 01.07.2010 | Los Angeles


LOS ANGELES — The grandson of former President Ronald Reagan was arrested Thursday for investigation of obstructing an officer who responded to ...

Economic Prosperity and Environmental Protection Are One and the Same

Pedro Nava | Posted 01.06.2010 | Green


Pedro Nava

If you live in California and care about the environment you should be worried. We may be in a tough economic climate, but now is not the time to ease-up on environmental protections.

After the Underwear Bomber, Republicans Have Shown Their True Color: Weakness

Mitchell Bard | Posted 01.06.2010 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

Where are the tough-guy Republicans now? When did fear and whining replace the gunslinger persona? The Republican reaction has been to give the terrorists exactly what they want.

Obama's Aces Over

Matt Bennett | Posted 01.05.2010 | Politics


Matt Bennett

Right now, the President may appear to have a meager stack of chips in front of him, but it's because his entire bankroll is in the pot. And as it turns out, he's holding a couple of aces.

Dec. '09 Obama Poll Watch -- Below Fifty, But Stabilizing

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.04.2010 | Politics


Chris Weigant

It's time once again for Obama Poll Watch -- our monthly look back at Obama's approval ratings for the previous month.

Questions for President Obama About New Zealand

Connie Lawn | Posted 01.04.2010 | World


Connie Lawn

Obama: "We share similar views on a wide range of common global challenges facing our two countries, including on non-proliferation, climate change and in Afghanistan."

A Ripe Tomato: The Perfect Holiday Present!

Richard Walden | Posted 12.29.2009 | Politics


Richard Walden

When Geronimo Basilio borrowed $100 from Santa Rosa Unida, the local NGO with a micro-credit loan fund in his northern Nicaraguan village, he did so a...

Save Social Security: 10 Questions for the Deficit Commission

Dave Johnson | Posted 12.22.2009 | Politics


Dave Johnson

It is possible that there is going to be a "deficit commission" to reduce our country's budget deficits. I have some questions for them to ask to help get things started in the right direction.

Obama Won't Push Equal Rights Law in the Right Direction

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 12.25.2009 | Politics


Emma Ruby-Sachs

While the Obama administration pretends that the law is a concrete inflexible animal incapable of multiple interpretations, LGBT rights in this country continue to languish. Strong leadership is needed.

Canvassing in Cyberspace

Shawn Healy | Posted 12.14.2009 | Chicago


Shawn Healy

The social media tactics critical to President Obama's victory last fall have trickled down to state-level races in Illinois and bridged the partisan divide.

RFK's Assassination, The Reagans Dancing, The Clintons Kissing: The Photographs Of Harry Benson (PHOTOS)

Harry Benson | Posted 12.10.2009 | Books


Harry Benson

I followed Bobby out through the kitchen. I heard the scream and it told me everything I needed to know. I knew this was it. We had walked out of happiness into hell.

News Flash: Medicare Didn't End Freedom in America!

Aaron E. Carroll | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics


Aaron E. Carroll

The most outlandish arguments against health care reform aren't new. When Medicare was fought, cries of socialism and the end of freedom were rampant.

Random 2010 Thoughts

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Other interesting news from Republicanland is a new poll showing that, given three choices, voters state who they'd likely vote for in the 2010 election in the following order: (1) Democrats, (2) Tea Partiers, (3) Republicans.

On Global Warming: Trust but Verify

Jonathan Lash | Posted 12.11.2009 | Green


Jonathan Lash

While the U.S. delays, China is moving to lead in technologies that are innovative and clean.

GOP Purity Test: Republican Party's Version of the Longest Suicide Note in History

Kara Vallow | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics


Kara Vallow

You can tell the sun is setting on a once-great political party when it starts issuing angry, demonizing mission statements that seem deliberately devised to alienate as many moderate voters as possible.

iPhone App For Worshipping Ronald Reagan

TPMDC | Eric Kleefeld | Posted 12.03.2009 | Technology


The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library has come up with a new way for Reaganites to bask in the glory of Ronaldus Magnus: A free iPhone application! ...

OJ Simpson Naked, Oprah Singing, Dolly Parton Primping, Beatles Pillow Fight: Sneak Peek At Harry Benson Photos

wowowow.com | Liz Smith | Posted 12.03.2009 | Books


Harry [Benson] has brought out another book of his legendary work titled simply "Harry Benson: Photographs". On every page, a Benson icon, a Benson m...

Obama Poll Watch -- Scraping Fifty Percent

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

November wasn't a particularly good month for President Obama in the polls. Not disastrous by any means, but not very cheerful either. For the first time, Obama's numbers flirted with going below 50 percent.

Zombie Reagan Brought Back To Life To Lead GOP (VIDEO)

Posted 11.30.2009 | Comedy


Lacking an effective spokesperson, the GOP has put their faith in the reanimated corpse of Ronald Reagan. According to this video from The Onion, Zomb...

Decades Are Only "From Hell" If We Make Them

Will Bunch | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics


Will Bunch

In the 2010s, I don't think we can afford to sit around watching CNBC and waiting for the Decade Gods to automatically turn everything green as some sort of karmic balance for the awfulness of the 2000s.

Thanksgiving Code: Five Hidden Symbols Of America's Holiday

Bruce Feiler | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living


Bruce Feiler

The real story of Thanksgiving reads like a Dan Brown novel. It involves a little-known web of secret societies, biblical imagery, presidential power, and lost books.

A Rogue Thanksgiving

Chris Kelly | Posted 11.25.2009 | Comedy


Chris Kelly

If your family is as patriotic as mine, your Thanksgiving dinner ends like ours does: the women clear the dishes while the men loosen their pants, and the children make me recite passages from Republican political memoirs.

Deficit & Debt: The Republican Legacy

Donnie Fowler | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics


Donnie Fowler

The lies that we are getting from the Republicans, supported too often by the mainstream media, have put the entire federal deficit and debt onto Barack Obama's shoulders. Well, here's the truth about it.

State Dinner Menus of Eras Past: Aspic, Hot Dogs, and Boiled Mutton

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 11.24.2009 | Style


Lesley M. M. Blume

It's fascinating to see how presentation and palates have evolved over the years, and how historical context and presidential personality all influence this facet of American showmanship. The Kennedys tout the virtues of aspic, the Franklin Roosevelts scandalized the polite world with an entrée, and George Washington gave new meaning to the phrase "no frills."

Right And Left Join To Reform Criminal Justice System

New York Times | ADAM LIPTAK | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON -- In the next several months, the Supreme Court will decide at least a half-dozen cases about the rights of people accused of crimes invol...