U.S. Politics

Sarah Palin thinks she’s Margaret Thatcher

For the former Alaska governor, describing the former prime minister is like looking in a mirror

Alex Halperin Monday, Apr 8, 2013 9:26 PM UTC 93
News Sarah Palin, Margaret Thatcher

Is the two-state solution finally dead?

Obama's terrific speech can't hide the fact that no solution is in sight and a "one-state reality" is setting in

Andrew O'Hehir Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 145
News Israel, Israel-Palestine

Are Hugo Chávez and Rand Paul anti-imperialist BFFs?

The Venezuelan socialist and the Kentucky Tea Partyer, semi-united in kooky resistance to American hegemony

Andrew O'Hehir Saturday, Mar 9, 2013 5:30 PM UTC 61
Entertainment Politics, U.S. Politics

Oliver Stone: America is an “outlaw nation”

The cinematic renegade talks about Obama, FDR, his new Showtime series and the myth of American exceptionalism

Andrew O'Hehir Saturday, Nov 17, 2012 8:00 PM UTC 96
Entertainment

Game over, conservative friend

For months, our political arguments made a mess of Facebook. It's finally time to admit we just can't play nice

Mike Magnuson Saturday, Nov 17, 2012 12:30 AM UTC 43
Life Presidential Election 2012

Young Democrats in love

Zach and I met working on political campaigns, but as my youthful idealism fell apart, so did our relationship

Liz Quinn Friday, Nov 2, 2012 11:30 PM UTC
Life Love and Sex, 2008 Elections

From binders to Benghazi, memes are killing politics

Irrelevant details dominate the way we talk about the campaign. This might not be new, but it is getting worse

Andrew O'Hehir Saturday, Oct 20, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 23
Entertainment Abraham Lincoln, 2012 Elections

Lies, gaffes, taxes: Mitt can never take responsibility

The GOP candidate can never admit he's wrong. What does that say about his character?

Sally Kohn Monday, Sep 24, 2012 9:13 PM UTC 38
Politics Mitt Romney, Barack Obama

Poll: Americans really don’t trust the media

New numbers show the breach has reached record levels

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Sep 24, 2012 3:25 PM UTC
News Polling, Media, U.S. Politics

Shirley Chisholm, the Democrats’ forgotten hero

Shirley Chisholm's historic campaign, and her visit to George Wallace, suggest a Democratic Party that never was

Andrew O'Hehir Sunday, Sep 9, 2012 7:00 PM UTC 14
Life Politics, U.S. Politics

“2016″: Dinesh D’Souza’s demented anti-Obama crusade

In the surprise documentary hit, he spins a suspiciously personal conspiracy theory. So let's put him on the couch

Andrew O'Hehir Thursday, Aug 30, 2012 8:55 PM UTC 87
Entertainment Politics, U.S. Politics

American politics: Too crazy for the movies

"The Campaign" presents American politics as an empty, vulgar, corrupt farce. If only it were that simple

Andrew O'Hehir Sunday, Aug 12, 2012 7:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Politics, U.S. Politics

“Total Recall” and America’s false-memory syndrome

Do we know who we really are? The 2012 election is a Philip K. Dick showdown between dueling American fantasies

Andrew O'Hehir Saturday, Aug 4, 2012 7:30 PM UTC 52
Entertainment Politics, U.S. Politics

Birther fears Obama re-election

‘We will be hunted down like dogs' if Obama is re-elected, says birther Joseph Farah

Leah Nelson, Southern Poverty Law Center Tuesday, Jul 10, 2012 2:38 PM UTC 34
Politics Southern Poverty Law Center

Don’t forget nuclear weapons

How a world-ending weapon disappeared from our lives, but not our world

William D. Hartung, TomDispatch Monday, Jul 9, 2012 2:40 PM UTC 13
News Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Power

Prices: A silver lining

Consumer prices are growing more slowly, helping to offset slower nominal income growth

Jared Bernstein, On The Economy Monday, Jul 9, 2012 1:58 PM UTC
News U.S. Economy, U.S. Politics

What’s the real meaning of patriotism?

The left and right present radically different visions of what patriotism means

Robert Reich, Robert Reich Thursday, Jul 5, 2012 10:57 AM UTC 32
Politics U.S. Politics, Immigration

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