News & Politics

Afghanistan

War and public opinion

Fighting wars without public support or for undisclosed reasons is profoundly undemocratic
Glenn Greenwald
Healthcare Reform

Lieberbulwark strikes again

Will the Connecticut senator please just go away?
Thomas Schaller
Barack Obama

Obama gives himself B+

One wonders who would give the president similar marks to those he gives himself
Thomas Schaller
Silvio Berlusconi

Berlusconi bloodied

Scandal-ridden Italian premier hit with a statuette during rally
FRANCES D'EMILIO
Land mines

One way Obama can earn his Nobel Peace Prize

The U.S. is one of a few countries that won't ban land mines. It's time for the president to change that
Bank bailouts

Moral hazards for Democrats

It's bad business for Obama's party to reward him for rewarding Wall Street shills
David Sirota

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Getting real tough with the bankers

One Wall Street executive mocks Obama's meeting as a "P.R. stunt"
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Sunday, Dec 13, 2009 20:01 EST

Obama, bank execs face off

Meeting follows president's "60 Minutes" criticism
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Saturday, Dec 12, 2009 21:01 EST

Adultery still crime in NH after 200 years

Punishment no longer hanging, but a $1,200 fine
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Saturday, Dec 12, 2009 05:01 EST

Tiger's "indefinite" shock

Announced break leaves golf world reeling
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Friday, Dec 11, 2009 22:13 EST

Major victory for ACORN and the Constitution

A federal judge strikes down Congress' unconstitutional de-funding of the unpopular group.
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Friday, Dec 11, 2009 21:01 EST

Obama blasts banks

Singles out financial institutions for opposition to tighter regulations
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Friday, Dec 11, 2009 13:31 EST

Stewart takes gold shill Beck to task

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Friday, Dec 11, 2009 12:18 EST

Obama declares war on Christmas and Hanukkah!

The standard fare from the right this time of year gets a new twist
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Friday, Dec 11, 2009 10:55 EST

What "Climate-gate"? Majority supports cap-and-trade

Despite talk of scandal and hoax connected to global warming, most Americans still want something done
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Friday, Dec 11, 2009 09:30 EST

Sanford on divorce: "I want to take full responsibility"

The South Carolina governor puts out a statement responding to his wife's decision to terminate their marriage
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Friday, Dec 11, 2009 08:30 EST

ACORN videos were propaganda

A report hammers the organization's leadership but points out duplicity in the famous tapes
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Friday, Dec 11, 2009 07:54 EST

Bachmann kills what was left of irony

The Minnesota Republican pronounces judgment on the Obama administration, but may be living in a glass house
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Friday, Dec 11, 2009 06:38 EST

Insiders want to "mute" Lieberman, Bachmann, Kucinich

A poll of members of Congress and strategists reveals who some want to shut up
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Friday, Dec 11, 2009 03:47 EST

Jenny Sanford files for divorce

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and his wife had attempted reconciliation, but it didn't work out
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Friday, Dec 11, 2009 03:12 EST

The strange consensus on Obama's Nobel address

Why did so many liberals and conservatives both find so much to cheer in the president's foreign policy speech?
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Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 21:01 EST

Pakistan to deport five American Muslims

The group has been detained without charges on suspicion of jihadist connection
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Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 14:30 EST

Cremated remains dumped in Arlington landfill

More burial mix-ups unearthed at the troubled national cemetery
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Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 11:50 EST

Some surprising praise for Obama's Nobel speech

Two Republicans normally opposed to nearly everything the president does have some kind words for him
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Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 11:11 EST

House progressives prepare to fight Senate

The Congressional Progressive Caucus says a conference committee on healthcare reform is a must
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Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 10:40 EST

Rick Warren comes out against Uganda's anti-gay bill

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