News & Politics

Torture

America's regression

It's almost impossible to find a nation with as many torture advocates as the U.S. has.
Glenn Greenwald
Healthcare Reform

Nelson will filibuster bill without Stupak added

It's only getting harder for Democrats to win over a key swing vote in the Senate
Alex Koppelman
2010 elections

Minnesota, did you miss Norm Coleman? Good news!

The former senator may be eyeing a return to politics
Gabriel Winant
Unemployment

Unemployment will stick around -- if we let it

It's going to take more than a White House jobs summit to revive the labor market
Robert Reich
Barack Obama

Hayden: "Time to strip Obama sticker off my car"

Old-school liberal says the president's decision on Afghanistan is the last straw
Alex Koppelman
Mike Huckabee

Find God, get out of jail, slaughter again

Why did Mike Huckabee pardon child rapist Maurice Clemmons? Because God told him to
Gene Lyons

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Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 08:07 PST

Dobbs loses his base

The former CNN host has been saying too many positive things about immigration for some of his fans' taste
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Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 06:40 PST

Congratulations, President Romney!

A good sign for the Republican hopeful: Dick Morris is writing him off
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Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 18:20 PST

White House changing policy in wake of crashers

Security being tightened after flap over uninvited guests at state dinner
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Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 17:25 PST

Rumsfeld responds to Obama speech

Former defense secretary challenges one of the president's assertions about the Bush administration and Afghanistan
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Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 16:03 PST

The poster boy for progressive self-delusion

Read Hayden's 2008 Obama endorsement to remember the way the left sold our centrist president to itself
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Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 12:03 PST

New York Senate defeats same-sex marriage bill

Supporters of marriage rights for gays suffered a major defeat Wednesday afternoon
Alex Koppelman
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 11:03 PST

Is the jobs summit just a photo op?

Not if Obama focuses on creating work for the Americans who were left behind even before the recession
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Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 10:30 PST

GOP keeps fighting its war on ACORN

Republicans hold a hearing to recycle warmed-over talking points about the community group's massive power for evil
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Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 07:50 PST

CNBC not interested in Dobbs

The network announces that it won't be employing the former CNN anchor
Alex Koppelman
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 06:25 PST

Dems rush to abandon Obama

The president's new approach to the war in Afghanistan draws heavy fire from his own party
Alex Koppelman
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 06:01 PST

NATO: Allies will provide 5,000 more troops

Pledges of additional troops came in small numbers from small nations
By SLOBODAN LEKIC and DEBORAH SEWARD, Associated Press
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 03:03 PST

The commendably missing element from Obama's speech

There was no pretense that human rights is our goal, or the likely outcome, in escalating the war
Glenn Greenwald
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 00:01 PST

UN official: Iraq likely to postpone election

Sectarian dispute threatens election and US withdrawal timelines.
By CHELSEA J. CARTER, Associated Press
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 00:01 PST

Transcript of Tiger Woods' statement

"I have let my family down..."
By The Associated Press
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 00:01 PST

Woods crash did $3,200 damage to hydrant, tree

Driving erratically without a seat belt, the world's number-one golfer hit a fire hydrant, then a tree.
By ANTONIO GONZALEZ, Associated Press
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 22:02 PST

Obama's surge: Has the president been misled by the Iraq analogy?

Good timing made Bush's surge look successful. Obama will probably enjoy no such luck
By Juan Cole
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 18:20 PST

Obama announces, defends Afghanistan surge

The president spent much of his speech about additional troops he's sending to the war on the defensive Video
Alex Koppelman
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 17:31 PST

Holding on to the dream

As desperate California homeowners take a last shot at averting foreclosure, decimated communities try to survive
By Andy Kroll
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 17:02 PST

"Afghanistan is not lost, but ... it has moved backwards"

The full text of President Obama's Dec. 1 speech about his plan to send 30,000 additional U.S. troops to the war
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 17:02 PST

Republicans play Scrooge, minus the change of heart

The truth of Christmas -- rejoice and show mercy to the poor -- is tested as we move toward universal healthcare
By Garrison Keillor
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 17:02 PST

Yes, it's Obama's war now

An uninspiring speech sells a dubious policy, but progressives who feel betrayed have only themselves to blame
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Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 16:45 PST

Nelson planning Stupak-like amendment for Senate bill

The Nebraska Democrat, a pivotal swing vote on healthcare reform, wants tighter restrictions on abortion coverage
Alex Koppelman
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 15:32 PST

Don't blame the White House for party crashers

Why are pundits trying to say White House staffers, not the Secret Service, are responsible for last week's lapse?
Mike Madden
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 12:52 PST

White House talking "surge" in Afghanistan

The administration adopts its predecessor's favorite term, and says the president won't set a firm withdrawal date
Alex Koppelman
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 11:01 PST

Palin's book sales top one million

"Going Rogue" makes it very, very big
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