Poll shows Bachmann trailing in 2014 reelection race

A new PPP poll shows her Dem challenger with a slight lead

Monday, May 20, 2013 1:27 PM UTC
Michele Bachmann

White House lawyer reportedly knew of IRS findings in April

Weeks before an audit went public, the chief attorney knew about conservative targeting by the agency

Monday, May 20, 2013 1:20 PM UTC
Barack Obama, White House, IRS

There’s hope for progressivism yet

Ten years after America invaded Iraq, we're finally emerging from the dark shadow cast by the neocon movement

, TomDispatch.com Monday, May 20, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
TomDispatch.com, Barack Obama

McConnell: Obamacare will dominate 2014 midterms

“I think it’s coming back big-time," he said

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:57 PM UTC
Mitch McConnell, Kentucky

Georgian police slow to react to mob violence at gay rights march

No arrests have been made in a Friday attack that saw thousands hurl rocks and assault participants at a gay rally VIDEO

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:55 PM UTC
Video, anti-gay violence

Xenophobia only benefits the 1 percent

"Giant corporations are holding governments and citizens up for ransom" as they squabble with each other

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:48 PM UTC
Robert Reich, Xenophobia

Three scandals, Beltway style

Sorry, AP phone logs. In DC's game of scandal, you lose to the IRS and Benghazi!

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:40 PM UTC
Opening Shot, Sunday shows

Meet GOP’s fringy new star, E. W. Jackson

10 deep, crazy thoughts from the minister -- and Virginia Lt. Gov. nominee -- who has lots to say on gays and KKK

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 13
Virginia, E.W. Jackson, GOP

Peggy Noonan hears a dog whistle

How desperate is GOP? It now fantasizes that Obama’s campaign was a coded order to the IRS to target the Tea Party

Monday, May 20, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 27
Peggy Noonan, Barack Obama, IRS

Report: Obama to make big speech about drones, Guantanamo

The President will reportedly address White House counterterrorism policy on Thursday

Sunday, May 19, 2013 8:44 PM UTC 13
Barack Obama, Benghazi

Paul Krugman’s right: Austerity kills

Austerity kills -- radical cuts destroy economies and lives, and the honest numbers and economics keep proving it

and Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:45 PM UTC 175
Austerity, Books, New Deal

Poll: Obama approval at 53 percent amid IRS, Benghazi controversies

The same poll showed Obama's approval at 51 percent in early April

Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:14 PM UTC 28
Barack Obama, Benghazi, Polling

Sunday shows round-up: All about the IRS and Benghazi

This week's Sunday shows were unsurprisingly dominated by the IRS and Benghazi controversies VIDEO

Sunday, May 19, 2013 5:16 PM UTC 10
Video, Dan Pfeiffer, White House

Colin Quinn’s “Unconstitutional” history lesson

In his new off-Broadway show, the SNL alumnus schools audiences with his irreverent take on the Founding Fathers

, International Business Times Sunday, May 19, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
History, Theater, colin quinn

Paul Ryan: “I don’t know” if there was a Benghazi cover-up

"We just need to investigate this for the sake of good government," he added

Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:37 PM UTC
Paul Ryan, Benghazi, Libya

Jon Karl makes things worse

He regrets “inaccurate” Benghazi email but says his story based on it “still entirely stands.” Really. ABC News?

Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:04 PM UTC 62
Jon Karl, ABC news, Benghazi

FBI reportedly joins Bachmann campaign finance probe

The agency is investigating alleged violations by Bachmann's 2012 presidential campaign

Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:09 PM UTC 15
Michele Bachmann, Minnesota

How Guantanamo affects China: Our human rights hypocrisies

The U.S. uses the ideology of human rights as a political tool, embracing -- or ignoring -- it when convenient

Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 19
China, Guantanamo, Cold War

Jindal: IRS officials should “go to jail” for targeting

"You cannot take the freedom of law-abiding Americans...and keep your own freedom"

Sunday, May 19, 2013 2:46 PM UTC 14
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana

Dem Congressman slams GOP for “doctored” Benghazi emails

Rep. Adam Schiff also called for answers as to who allegedly leaked and altered the emails

Sunday, May 19, 2013 2:20 PM UTC
Benghazi, Darrell Issa

Must-see morning clip: Amy Poehler returns to SNL

On Weekend Update, she and Seth Meyers had just one reaction to the IRS scandal: "Really!?!" VIDEO

Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:24 PM UTC
Video, Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers

Top 5 investigative videos of the week: Nailing a dictator

From Guatemalan tyrants to Syrian dissidents, a look at the finest documentaries YouTube has to offer VIDEO

, The I Files Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Video

Doug Henwood: Capitalism thrives on class exploitation

The publisher of "Left Business Observer" talks print media, left regroupment and electoral politics

, Jacobin Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 17
Jacobin, Radio, doug henwood

Growing, lurking threat: “Paper terrorism”

Massive financial schemes by anti-government zealots and sovereign citizens have states scrambling for protection

Sunday, May 19, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 75
Sovereign Citizens

How right-wingers use semantic tricks to kill government

Loaded terminology like "entitlements" and "welfare" skews the debate and alters America. Here's how it works

Saturday, May 18, 2013 9:30 PM UTC 112
Language, Entitlements

The conservative case for raising the minimum wage

A leading conservative argues that immigration reform and a boost in wages need to go hand in hand

Saturday, May 18, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 13
Labor, Great Recession

Alex Gibney: Julian Assange has become like “those he despises”

An Oscar-winning filmmaker defends his Col. Kurtz-style portrait of the WikiLeaks founder in "We Steal Secrets"

Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 68
Movies, Documentaries, Interviews

The week in 10 pics

From the House Judiciary Committee hearings to #umbrellagate, a look at the week's most enduring images SLIDE SHOW

Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
slideshow, Eric Holder

We’re living in an Ayn Rand economy

Over the past 20 years, corporate profits have quadrupled while the corporate tax rate has dropped by half

, AlterNet Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 141
AlterNet, Ayn Rand

Obstruction will ruin GOP

Playing politics and abusing the system can excite the extremes, but it's a recipe for long-term political disaster

Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 155
Republicans, Senate, Jack Lew

The real IRS scandal

Forget Tea Party targeting. The true abuse of power is letting big corporations make secret campaign donations

, ROBERTREICH.org Friday, May 17, 2013 7:56 PM UTC 39
RobertReich.org, IRS, Karl Rove

Krist Novoselic: My plan to fix Congress, curb obstruction

Nirvana's former bassist is working to end political dysfunction. Here's his plan to make Congress more accountable

Friday, May 17, 2013 6:32 PM UTC 74
nirvana, Electoral reform

RNC Chair: Don’t call for impeachment without evidence

Reince Priebus chided members of the Republican party who have called for Obama's impeachment

Friday, May 17, 2013 6:10 PM UTC 33
RNC, Reince Priebus, Impeachment

Power tool industry too powerful to regulate?

After tens of thousands of disfiguring injuries, companies like Black & Decker are still resisting safety fixes

, FairWarning Friday, May 17, 2013 5:49 PM UTC 15
Power Tools, Black & Decker

Will a GOP aide be fired over Benghazi email changes?

In 1998, a top aide resigned after a similar flap. And there were even calls for the Congressman to resign

Friday, May 17, 2013 4:56 PM UTC 49
Benghazi, Scandal, Darrell Issa

Is safe fracking possible?

A new report suggests that drilling for natural gas doesn't have to be an environmental disaster

, Scientific American Friday, May 17, 2013 4:38 PM UTC
Scientific American, fracking

How a fight with Rick Santorum made an IRS commissioner

Here’s the little-told story of how Doug Shulman, who led the IRS when targeting occurred, unexpectedly got the job

Friday, May 17, 2013 4:28 PM UTC 18
IRS, Scandal, Rick Santorum

Cornel West: “You can get killed out here trying to tell the truth!”

The philosopher reflects on the AP scandal and the Obama administration's creeping trend of authoritarianism VIDEO

, AlterNet Friday, May 17, 2013 4:19 PM UTC 28
Video, AlterNet, Cornel West

Berlusconi’s parties featured women dressed as Obama

New testimony in the trial of the former Italian leader details his bizarre sexual predilections

, Associated Press Friday, May 17, 2013 4:10 PM UTC
Associated Press

Human Rights Watch: Syrian government practiced torture

Visits to abandoned prisons have turned up torture devices and other evidence of detainee abuse

, Associated Press Friday, May 17, 2013 3:30 PM UTC
Associated Press, Syria

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