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Garrison Keillor, Uncensored for Christmas

Jackson Williams | Posted 12.22.2009 | Media


Jackson Williams

Some in the rightwing blogosphere, who can't stand Garrison Keillor for his liberal politics, are taking shots at him for his recent pro-Christmas pie...

Leaders Absent at Health Care Demonstration in Midtown

Glyn Vincent | Posted 11.22.2009 | New York


Glyn Vincent

Somehow not a single Democratic politician, official or one of their minions in the entire state of New York was available to make an appearance.

The Daily Pulse: Deep Six the Gang of Six

Lindsay Beyerstein | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Lindsay Beyerstein

The White House has given up on Republican gangster Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY). They finally got the hint when Enzi told a radio listeners that Democrats wanted to kill the elderly.

Weekly Audit: Four More Years of Bailout Ben

The Media Consortium | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business


The Media Consortium

Why is the Bernanke reappointment a mistake? Put simply, Bernanke is completely culpable for allowing an economic crisis to foment.

Joe Klein: Glenn Greenwald "Thoroughly Dishonorable" For Leaking My Off-The-Record Emails

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 10.17.2009 | Media


On Monday, Salon writer Glenn Greenwald published an off-record email exchange on his personal blog, which has since caused a bit of an uproar in the ...

Weekly Pulse: Healthcare Reform After Kennedy

The Media Consortium | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


The Media Consortium

If the Democrats want healthcare reform, they are going to have to go it alone. Let's hope they pass a bill that would make Sen. Kennedy proud.

Weekly Audit: EFCA, Tax Cheats and the Racial Wealth Gap

The Media Consortium | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


The Media Consortium

The U.S. economy may finally be bottoming out. But while conditions may improve in a dry, statistical sense, the foundation for a productive economy has been decimated over the past three decades.

Weekly Pulse: Public Option on Life Support

The Media Consortium | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics


The Media Consortium

The White House is sorely mistaken if it thinks that the public option belongs in the "nice but not necessary" category. Without it, there's little hope of containing costs or reigning in the power of insurance companies.

Weekly Audit: Fixing the Foreclosure Problem

The Media Consortium | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business


The Media Consortium

The U.S. job market may be showing signs of life, but the scenario isn't really so rosy, as our government has yet to relieve the foreclosure pandemic.

Weekly Audit: Why the Rich Can't Afford to Get Richer

The Media Consortium | Posted 08.28.2009 | Home


The Media Consortium

by Zach Carter, TMC MediaWire Blogger If we want our economy to be strong and stable, we have to start thinking about it as a product of community--n...

Weekly Mulch: Market-Driven Sustainability

The Media Consortium | Posted 08.24.2009 | Green


The Media Consortium

Last week, Wal-Mart, ExxonMobil and AAA announced new programs that promote sustainability and a cleaner planet. Are their efforts actually a case of corporate greenwashing?

Weekly Pulse: The Rocky Road to Reform

The Media Consortium | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics


The Media Consortium

Obama must have been disappointed when the non-partisan CBO announced last week that the Dem's healthcare bills won't cut spending, as he won't sign a bill that doesn't contain cost cuts.

Weekly Audit: Bigger Than "Too Big to Fail"

The Media Consortium | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business


The Media Consortium

Congress should be writing regulations to curb risk in the financial system as fast as bankers are paying themselves bonuses. They're our representatives, after all, and it's our money.

"Color My World"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living


Jerry Zezima

I am often asked why I don't dye my hair. "I do," I always respond. "I dye it gray so I'll seem more mature." To which people invariably say, "It's not working."

When Newspapers Peddle Influence

Thomas Frank | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media


Thomas Frank

Even in Washington, it's unusual to see an actual price tag placed on a chance to "alter the debate," as the Post's flier tastefully put it. It was a moment of rare, piquant hypocrisy.

Washington Post's "Salon" Disaster and Health Care Reform

Craig Stoltz | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics


Craig Stoltz

The very people who are the ultimate beneficiaries or victims of health care reform are offered no seat at the table.

Right-Wing Myths About Obama Debunked

Salon | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


During the presidential campaign nutty right-wing rumors about Barack Obama swamped the Internet. Via mass e-mails, fearful conservatives were told th...

Sole Mates

Jerry Zezima | Posted 06.18.2009 | Living


Jerry Zezima

She said that most men don't understand why women love to pamper themselves by getting pedicures, adding: "Usually, guys pamper themselves by buying more expensive beer."

How To Live On $0 A Day: Keeping Up Appearances -- Revising Your Beauty Regimen

Lesley Stern | Posted 06.14.2009 | Comedy


Lesley Stern

Poverty doesn't have to age you if you're creative. If you have scientific tendencies, you can always grow your own botulism toxin.

Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: March 31, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics


The Poetry of Glenn Beck: Somebody said let's make Swedish meatballs at the furniture store And somebody else said, that's a stupid idea; nobody's go...

Pumping in Public

Christen Clifford | Posted 03.02.2009 | Style


Christen Clifford

The R train wasn't the ideal place to be squeezing out human milk, but it's a part of breastfeeding: women should be able to nurse everywhere and pump everywhere too.

Now Up For Auction: One Virginity

Carey Polis | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living


Carey Polis

By selling her virginity, Natalie Dylan is proving an already obvious point: virginity is still considered something of value, money aside.

Jason Linkins

Obama Birth Certificate Kooks In Court

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics


Mike Madden chronicles in Salon a day spent watching the people who believe President-Elect Barack Obama isn't a natural born citizen because of gamma...

Will Barack Obama Think Twice about Afghanistan?

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 01.02.2009 | World


Stephen C. Rose

If Michael Gordon's New York Times report is indicative, the window for a real debate leading to alternatives to an extended military event in Afghanistan (and Pakistan) is only open a crack.

Army Shreds Documents Following Friendly Fire Coverup (VIDEO)

Salon | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics


Last month, Salon ran an article that featured video of an American tank appearing to fire on American troops, despite the army's denials regarding th...