In the name of "Global War on Terror," the U.S. Government is waging war on non-governmental organizations, forcing them to "operate within a legal regime that weakens civil society."
AP | JIM DRINKARD | Posted 07.24.2008 | Green
WASHINGTON — The National Park Service wanted to close a section of Yellowstone Park in the wintertime because of the risk of avalanche. No way,...
Jonathan Schwarz | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
There's no question Nouri al-Maliki has been giving the White House heartburn. So it's worth looking back at the Bush administration's private views of Maliki, as stated by Donald Rumsfeld back in 2006.
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
Our military officials felt brave enough to send our troops into battle, and yet not one of them has the strength of character to look Pat's mother, Mary Tillman, in the face, and say they are sorry.
ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics
As Reuters reported earlier today, Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki has voiced his support for Obama's withdrawal plan. Needless to say, such support is...
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.18.2008 | Media
The chyron reads "CHILD RUNS CRYING FROM PRES. BUSH DURING WHITE HOUSE T-BALL GAME" and that is exactly what this little video shows happening. Watch...
The Huffington Post | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics
This Wednesday, President Bush welcomed children from all 50 states to the White House's South Lawn for an All-Star Tee Ball game. Here are some phot...
Richard Valeriani | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics
JULY 14, 2008, NEWS UPDATE President Bush attends his final G-8 summit, refers to his poor record on climate change by saying to world leaders: "Good...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.14.2008 | Home
It's getting harder and harder to find much difference between presumed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and Republican rival John McCain...
AP | PETE YOST | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday set back the White House's efforts to keep the names of its visitors secret. The three-member pa...
Rep. John Conyers | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics
Yesterday it became clear Rove and the White House believe they are in a class entirely by themselves -- a separate group that is above the reach of a subpoena and, consequently, above the law.
Melanie Sloan | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics
Two weeks ago, the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Inspector General and Office of Professional Responsibility released a report entitled "An...
CNN | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Joe Hagin will be leaving his job this month, according to White House spokesperson Dana Perino. Perino says Hagin'...
Kate Sheppard | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green
EPA officials concluded that the benefits of new, tougher standards "far outweigh their costs." If gas prices stay around $3.50 a gallon, "the net benefit to society could be in excess of $2 trillion."
Huffington Post | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics
The Associated Press has obtained a new White House report assessing progress in Iraq. The White House assessment claims 'satisfactory' progress on 15...
Washington Post | Juliet Eilperin | Posted 06.25.2008 | Green
White House officials last December sought to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from submitting a proposed rule that would limit greenhouse-gas...
ProPublica | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics
Alhurra, the U.S. government-funded Arabic news channel, paid former Bush and Clinton administration officials, lobbyists and high-profile Washington ...
Washington Post | Spencer S. Hsu and Carrie Johnson | Posted 06.21.2008 | Politics
The Bush administration yesterday invoked executive privilege and refused to turn over key documents sought by a House investigative committee, escala...
Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama has gone back on his word, Barack Obama is a hypocrite ... I couldn't be happier. Truth is, if what's necessary to win in November is some outright cheating, I'd be all for that, too.
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics
The Bush administration withdrew their long-held objections to a new GI Bill that would fully fund the cost of a public college education for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics
When things really heat up in the fall, the 527 committees will have a storehouse of privately funneled dollars to slam Obama on any and every big and petty issue they choose.
America Blog | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics
Expect the Republican party to do absolutely nothing about the racists in its own midst. The national Republican party in Washington has contacts all ...
Amy Swift | Posted 06.16.2008 | Living
One of the tenant philosophies within the nomenclature of Ladies Who Launch is "do something nice for yourself as a discipline, not an option." So it ...
AP | PETE YOST | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Monday that a White House office that has records about millions of possibly missing e-mails does not have to...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics
This debate continues to rage -- and the debate is even sillier when one considers that science has long since debunked the notion of a pure racial type.
The McCain campaign implied on Wednesday that Barack Obama's commitment...
Before the largest crowd of his campaign, Democratic presidential contender Barack...
When Katie Couric told Haaretz that "The glory days of TV news...
There is one more John McCain gaffe that...
As we have observed throughout the last several years,...
In a flagrant political act, the State Department has...
**UPDATE 7/25** ThinkProgress now reports that the bar...
** Update below: Nas delivers Fox petition to Stephen...
BARCELONA, Spain — Christian Bale swept into Barcelona on Wednesday night to attend a...
If you're wondering about the recent articles claiming that a study found...
HOUSTON — A "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico off...
WASHINGTON — Rescue legislation sailed through the House on Wednesday aimed at...
William Fisher | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics