Susan Collins

Planned Parenthood Dumps Bush Rubber Stamp Susan Collins

Howie Klein | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics


Howie Klein

It's the first time Planned Parenthood has backed the challenger to a senator it had previously endorsed.

Herd on the Hill

Michael Markarian | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics


Michael Markarian

Passage of this modest, but crucial, ballot measure in California will surely change the calculus for farm animals elsewhere by demonstrating that Americans have no tolerance for gratuitous cruelty.

Who Wants To Extend And Deepen The Bush Economic Miracle?

Howie Klein | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics


Howie Klein

There is no getting around the fact that the Republican Party mania against the federal regulatory agenda protecting consumers and workers has been part of the McCain gestalt.

Sam Stein

Anti-War Ad Brings Democratic Party Friction To Surface

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.01.2008 | Politics


This past week provided another example of the frictions surrounding Democratic politicians, third party groups that support them, and messaging aroun...

Sam Stein

Shoeless Chuck Schumer Gives Obama And Dems Some Stern Advice

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics


Chuck Schumer was not expecting an in-person interview. Towards the end of a quintessentially boiling Washington D.C. day, the affable and intense New...

Oil Prices Top Issue In Public Mind, Congress Feeling Pressure

New York Times | Carl Hulse and David M. Herszenhorn | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green


WASHINGTON -- Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, said anxiety over fuel oil costs is at crisis proportions in her state. Senator Amy Klobucha...

Lieberman's Very Serious Muslim-Bashing Senate Report

Chip Berlet | Posted 05.09.2008 | Home


Chip Berlet

Joe Lieberman's homeland security committee lobbed a biased bombshell last week in its report on the domestic threat of violent Islam. U.S. Islamophobia has consequences. Take the case of Debbie Almontaser.

Lieberman Gift To McCain: Senate Islamist Terrorism Report

Chip Berlet | Posted 05.08.2008 | Home


Chip Berlet

A stacked senate committee on homeland security today issued the first of a series of reports on "homegrown terrorism and violent Islamist extremism." It's readymade election-year swiftboating material.

HRC Has Some Bad Political Advice For Gay People

Howie Klein | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics


Howie Klein

I was very proud in 1997 when Human Rights Campaign gave me a leadership equality award. After I learned more about them, I smashed my award and removed them from my will.

Will So-Called "Free Trade" Cost Republicans A Maine Senate Seat?

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

Senator Olympia Snowe put out a statement condemning the so-called "free trade" deal with Colombia. Maine is not a state that is going to be very friendly to so-called "free trade".

Sam Stein

Fundraising Trends Democratic In Key Senate Races

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.16.2007 | Politics


With third quarter fundraising totals trickling in, the Senate electoral landscape continues to look optimistic for Democrats. Political insiders cit...