Graphic video reportedly shows possible London machete attack suspect

A man with apparently bloody hands, holding a machete, gave a video interview shortly after the attack took place VIDEO

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:56 PM UTC
Video, London, Terrorism, Islam

What economists get wrong about the jobs crisis

The Roosevelt Institute's Jeff Madrick says government must take a multi-pronged approach to the jobs crisis

, Next New Deal Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:42 PM UTC
Next New Deal, U.S. Economy, Jobs

Ted Cruz: “I don’t trust the Republicans”

Cruz was responding to John McCain's criticism of conservatives who have been blocking budget negotiations

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:11 PM UTC
Ted Cruz, Texas, Republicans

Pa. governor “can’t find” any Latinos to work in his administration

"If you can find us one let me know," said Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett VIDEO

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:26 PM UTC
Video, Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania

Glenn Beck: “The American people have just been raped”

Beck was seemingly referring to government surveillance of Americans VIDEO

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:18 PM UTC
Video, Glenn Beck, IRS, Tea Party

“Original Coca-Cola had a very small amount of cocaine”

An expert explains how the company's ruthless business tactics helped create the world's most recognizable brand

, AlterNet Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:27 PM UTC
AlterNet, Coca-Cola, Soda, Coke

Corporations accused of wrongdoing win battle to keep identities secret

An unprecedented new legal case could allow corporations to use the courts to do their bidding -- anonymously

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:53 PM UTC
Corporate America

Weak, incompetent Democrats blow another one

Democrats had every advantage on the immigration issue -- and still caved on their goals, preemptively

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:44 PM UTC 24
Democrats, Republicans

Lois Lerner, IRS disaster

The executive who took the Fifth has bungled this mess from start to finish. Why is she still employed?

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:43 PM UTC 51
Lois Lerner, IRS investigation

Cyber attacks could cause the next world war

Officials say a "cyber-Pearl Harbor" would devastate our infrastructure, potentially resulting in mass casualties

, GlobalPost Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:33 PM UTC
GlobalPost, cyber war

Donald Rumsfeld worried that marriage equality will lead to polygamy

The former secretary of defense also doesn't view gay marriage as part of a broader civil rights agenda VIDEO

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:20 PM UTC 20
Video, Donald Rumsfeld

Experts: Fox News spying scandal a game-changer

Advocates see potential "sea change" now that government crackdown on leaks includes framing journalism as a crime

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:15 PM UTC 42
james rosen, AP, First Amendment

Biden cracks Obama teleprompter joke

"Barack's learning to speak without a teleprompter," he said

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:07 PM UTC
Joe Biden, Barack Obama

IRS official takes the Fifth: “I have not done anything wrong”

At a House hearing, Lois Lerner invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer questions VIDEO

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:31 PM UTC
Video, Lois Lerner, IRS

Lessons from Lincoln leave gay immigrants behind

"The painful but necessary imperfection of compromise" means LGBT immigrants are excluded from immigration reform

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:59 PM UTC
Immigration, Gay Rights

Los Angeles elects first Jewish mayor

Eric Garcetti beat out Wendy Greuel, who would have been the first female mayor of the city

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:15 PM UTC
Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti

Peter King: There’s “hypocrisy” over aid by Oklahoma senators

But he added that the state should still get relief for the devastating tornado

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:13 PM UTC 10
Oklahoma, Oklahoma tornado

Anthony Weiner announces run for NYC mayor

"I hope I get a second chance to work for you," he says in a video announcing his bid VIDEO

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:58 PM UTC
Video, Anthony Weiner, New York

How policy nihilists in the Senate doomed LGBT immigrants

Same-sex couples lose in Senate immigration reform fight, as Democrats pander to cynical Lindsey Graham

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:29 PM UTC 36
Opening Shot

On freedom of speech, Obama-Nixon comparisons are apt

Comparing Benghazi and the IRS flap to Watergate is wrong, but on First Amendment issues this president disappoints

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 48
Barack Obama, Richard Nixon

Senate panel approves immigration overhaul

The legislation will grant citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States

and , Associated Press Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:39 AM UTC
Associated Press, Senate

Slave descendants seek equal rights from Cherokee Nation

A new lawsuit challenges the exclusion of African-descended Cherokees from tribal benefits

, This Land Tuesday, May 21, 2013 10:15 PM UTC
This Land, Oklahoma, slavery

Peace Corps to allow gay couples to volunteer together

The volunteer program announced the new policy on Tuesday

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:02 PM UTC
peace corp, Gay Marriage

Is abortion about to doom Republicans again?

With arch-conservative nominees in Virginia, a test is emerging -- and an Akin moment may not be far behind

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:56 PM UTC 16
Abortion, Trent Franks

Anti-voter-fraud Tea Party group sues the IRS

True the Vote filed a suit over the alleged targeting of conservative groups

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:48 PM UTC 22
True The Vote, Voter Fraud, IRS

The Bachmann-inspired romance novel

A character based on the former presidential candidate crash lands in Siberia, and romance ensues

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:35 PM UTC 12
Michele Bachmann, Romance, Novels

Nate Silver: Why the scandals aren’t hurting Obama

Obama's approval losses could be "offset by improved voter attitudes about the economy," Silver argued

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:20 PM UTC
Barack Obama, IRS, Benghazi

How to oust Michele Bachmann from Congress

Leading her in the polls, Democratic challenger Jim Graves tells Salon his plan to upset the Tea Party icon in 2014

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:43 PM UTC
Jim Graves, Michele Bachmann

Rand Paul: Congress should apologize to Apple, not the other way around

At a Tuesday hearing on Apple's tax avoidance strategies, Paul chastised Congress and gushed about Apple VIDEO

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:56 PM UTC 33
Video, Apple, Rand Paul, Taxes

Who is Toronto Mayor Rob Ford?

Before he allegedly smoked crack on camera, Ford was known for being one of Canada's most obnoxious politicians

, Jacobin Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:04 PM UTC
Jacobin, rob ford, Toronto, Canada

Colorado judge rules Abercrombie parent company violates Disabilities Act

The SoCal-themed retailer Hollister was sued for failing to make its stores wheelchair-accessible

, The American Independent Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:44 PM UTC
The American Independent

When America became a third-world country

Public investment has been a key to U.S. prosperity for the past century. Sequestration will undo all that

and , TomDispatch.com Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:33 PM UTC 56
TomDispatch.com, Education

Inhofe and Coburn: Red state hypocrites

Apparently, we have deserving and undeserving disasters, Oklahoma senators James Inhofe and Tom Coburn explain

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:09 PM UTC 252
Oklahoma tornado

It’s Whitewater all over again

Obama's "scandals" are not like Nixon's. They're a fishing expedition to stop his agenda and find something bigger

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:37 PM UTC 67
Media Criticism, Watergate

Teen activist to meet with Abercrombie CEO

Benjamin O’Keefe is petitioning A&F to expand its sizes and is now set to discuss the matter with Mike Jeffries

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:36 PM UTC 12
abercrombie and fitch

Anyone regret slashing National Weather Service budget now?

With GOP-backed cuts to forecasting agency, experts warn future storms will go undetected and more lives lost

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:15 PM UTC 81
Editor's Picks

Oklahoma senator: Tornado aid “totally different” from Sandy aid

Sen. James Inhofe, a Republican, voted against federal funding for Hurricane Sandy victims VIDEO

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:12 PM UTC 136
Video, Hurricane Sandy

Aloof, shifty Obama: Nixon times ten thousand!

Our evil president managed to both mastermind the IRS flap and be such a bad boss that no one told him about it

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:07 PM UTC 44
Opening Shot, Barack Obama, IRS

Obama: Moore “needs to get everything it needs right away”

The president pledges his support to the Oklahoma town as it recovers from a devastating tornado

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:42 PM UTC
Associated Press, Barack Obama

California Tea Party group files first IRS lawsuit

The NorCal Tea Party Patriots accused the IRS of violating its constitutional rights

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:27 PM UTC 14
IRS, Tea Party, California

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