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An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Matthew A. Harmon Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011 at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

Why body bags prompt support for war

David Sirota

Research confirms the pathology of staying the course

09/19/2011 18:01 EDT

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, showcasing 2,300 lbs of seized marijuana, waits to address the media Thursday, May 12 2011 outside the Sheriff's training center in Phoenix. Sheriff Arpaio confirms two agents were killed in a freight train collision. And he says the FBI will be taking over the investigation. (AP Photo/Matt York) (Matt York)

Sheriff Joe forms birther “posse”

Alex Pareene

Arizona's cartoonish right-wing folk hero promises to investigate the president's birth certificate

09/19/2011 16:50 EDT

President Barack Obama points to the crowd following his speech at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, where he spoke about the American Jobs Act. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) (AP)

Obama announces debt plan built on taxes on rich

Jim Kuhnhenn

President emphatic that spending cuts alone can't solve debt problem

09/19/2011 15:25 EDT

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks on his American Jobs Act legislation, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (AP)

Obama to propose $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue

Jim Kuhnhenn

President would veto any deficit-reduction plan that didn't include tax hikes on the wealthy

09/19/2011 14:09 EDT

How Obama’s destabilizing the world

Nick Turse

American troops are on the ground in an increasing number of volatile countries -- and they're making things worse

09/19/2011 12:40 EDT

Warren Buffett is interviewed in the White House Briefing Room in Washington, Monday, July 18, 2011, following his meeting with President Barack Obama. Obama met with members of the Giving Pledge including, Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates, and others to receive and update on the program. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Will Obama’s “Buffett rule” be enough?

Robert Reich

The president will likely propose that millionaires pay the same tax rate as the middle class. That's too little

09/19/2011 12:01 EDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner delivers opening remarks at the Treasury Department's Counter-Terrorist Financing Symposium, "Ten Years Later: Progress and Challenges in Combating Terrorist Financing Since 9/11," in Washington September 8, 2011. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS DISASTER BUSINESS) (Â© Molly Riley / Reuters)

The Geithner mystery solved

Glenn Greenwald

The Treasury Secretary is empowered not despite his subservience to Wall Street but because of it

09/19/2011 10:20 EDT

Why Pentagon bloat will kill real deficit cutting

Winslow T. Wheeler

Congress has taken a hostage that no one wants to shoot

09/16/2011 12:01 EDT

FILE - In this July 27, 2011 file photo, Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans romped last November, gaining 63 House seats to secure the majority, winning 11 governorships in places such as Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania and seizing control of most state legislative seats they've had since 1928. The GOP is capitalizing on its across-the-board control in 26 states, governor plus legislature, in the census-based drawing of a new political map that will be a decisive factor in the 2012 elections and beyond. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File) (Harry Hamburg)

Tea Party sticking with alleged deadbeat dad

Justin Elliott

Rep. Joe Walsh is embroiled in a nasty court battle with his ex-wife over child support payments

09/16/2011 00:30 EDT

Rick Perry plays up a bogus “Texanism”

Gene Lyons

The anti-government style dresses up the state's tradition of crony capitalism

09/15/2011 00:31 EDT

Why the GOP’s electoral college scheme is probably doomed

Steve Kornacki

Some Pennsylvania Republicans think they know how to stop Obama from taking all 20 of their state's electoral votes

09/14/2011 21:30 EDT

School: It’s way more boring than when you were there

Daniel Denvir

New studies show that the disappearance of art, music and even recess is having a devastating effect on kids

09/14/2011 20:18 EDT

El nuevo aspirante a la candidatura republicana a la presidencia, el gobernador de Texas Rick Perry, habla con sus correligionarios durante una cena del domingo 14 de agosto del 2011, en Waterloo, Iowa. (Foto AP/Charlie Neibergall) (AP)

New poll: Perry less electable than GOP voters think

Alex Pareene

A new poll shows that Republicans believe he's more appealing to voters than he actually is

09/14/2011 14:01 EDT

Bob Turner, center, joined by his wife Peggy, right, and family smiles as he delivers his victory speech during an election night party, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011 in New York. Turner says his win in a heavily Democratic New York City district is a "loud and clear" message to Washington. Turner defeated Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin on Tuesday to succeed Anthony Weiner who resigned amid a sexting scandal. It's the first time a Republican has been elected in the district. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) (AP)

The GOP’s unremarkable special election stunner

Steve Kornacki

Republicans claim a victory in a New York City district that has something in common with ... Appalachia

09/14/2011 04:25 EDT

Elizabeth Warren enters Mass. Senate race

Andrew Miga

The vocal consumer advocate will run against Scott Brown in the 2012 election

09/13/2011 20:37 EDT

One World Trade Center overlooks the ground zero memorial site, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in New York. Ceremonies will be held at the site Sunday for the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) (AP)

The meaning of political rituals like 9/11 Day

Glenn Greenwald

Ceremonies of this sort aren't "apolitical," as Krugman's critics claim. They're the ultimate propaganda festival

09/13/2011 20:14 EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2011 file photo, congressional candidate David Weprin listens while being introducted at a campaign stop in Queens, N.Y. Weprin, a Democrat and a member of the state assembly, made the campaign stop to seek the support of seniors in his quest to replace former Rep. Anthony Weiner. An upset win by Weprin's opponent, Republican Bob Turner in the Brooklyn and Queens area district Tuesday Sept 13, 2011,would be the latest indication of the depth of President Barack Obama's problems just over a year before he seeks re-election. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File) (Bebeto Matthews)

Republicans try to make NY-9 — and 2012 — about Israel

Alex Pareene

A special election convinces conservatives that they can finally win over Jewish voters

09/13/2011 18:35 EDT

Predicting the spin after the NY-9 election

Alex Pareene

The special election for the congressman's seat is a tossup, but we know what the pundits will say about it

09/13/2011 12:30 EDT

Rick Perry, Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney

GOP elites think Perry’s unelectable, but GOP voters disagree

Alex Pareene

What Tim Pawlenty's endorsement of Mitt Romney means, and why he might be misguided

09/12/2011 17:20 EDT

9/11 resolution passes House, Congress clearly no longer broken

Alex Pareene

Congress gets back to work, passes a non-binding resolution, gets back off work

09/09/2011 19:05 EDT

Democrats now likely to lose Anthony Weiner’s seat

Alex Pareene

Thanks to a lousy candidate and a lot of fear-mongering about Israel, a Republican might soon represent part of NYC

09/09/2011 16:25 EDT

A pedestrian passes under the watchful eyes of surveillance cameras in Times Square in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2011. Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the New York Police Department has become one of the country's most aggressive domestic intelligence agencies, one that operates far outside its borders and targets ethnic communities in ways that would be prohibited for the federal government. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (AP)

AP source: Specific, unconfirmed threat received

Eileen Sullivan

Counterterrorism officials acknowledge that New York, Washington are potential targets

09/09/2011 01:02 EDT

David Vitter complains about having to vote instead of going to a party

Alex Pareene

But Harry Reid tricked him into not skipping Obama's speech

09/08/2011 23:01 EDT

President Barack Obama gestures during an event in the East Room of the White House to honor NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson for his fifth consecutive championship on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP)

Federal court tosses lawsuit over health reform

Larry O'dell

Three-judge panel in Virginia backs constitutionality of Affordable Care Act

09/08/2011 16:49 EDT