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Catholics protesting Obama speech at Notre Dame
Alex Koppelman
A group of conservatives are angry the president was invited to give the school's commencement address despite his pro-choice stance.
A major difference between conservatives and progressives
Glenn Greenwald
The right marched in uncritical, creepy devotion to Bush for the first six years of his presidency. The left has been leading the way in criticizing Obama when warranted.
Pay no attention to the treasury secretary behind the curtain
Mike Madden
President Obama figures out the key to selling his economic policies: Hide Tim Geithner.
On the right, ACORN paranoia never dies
Gabriel Winant
Michelle Malkin worries about President Obama's first nominee to the federal bench, who worked for the liberal group 30 years ago.
Various matters
Glenn Greenwald
The NYT routinely violates its own policy. The drug war debate continues to evolve. The Obama DOJ opts for important disclosures on torture.
The future of the bonus tax
Alex Koppelman
It passed the House, but Republicans in the Senate have slowed the process there, and it's not even clear President Obama would sign the bill.
On Leno, Obama makes Special Olympics joke
Alex Koppelman
In his "Tonight Show" appearance, the president tried to make fun of his poor bowling -- and ended up joking about the disabled.
Genetically engineered Peruvian guinea pigs gone wild
Andrew Leonard
A new blog raises a provocative question: Is there a market in China for fried South American rodents?
Will Geithner plan quell AIG outrage?
Joan Walsh
The treasury secretary says AIG will have to repay $165 million it awarded as executive bonuses -- but can that stop the backlash against bailouts?
Stud or slut? Take your pick
Tracy Clark-Flory
When it comes to the sexual double standard, who has it worse?
Obama’s populism problem
Alex Koppelman
What will public anger over things like the bonuses for AIG employees mean for the administration's plans?
All God’s children
Kathryn Joyce
The Quiverfull movement saddles women with a life of submission and near-constant pregnancies. One mother explains how she embraced the extreme Christian lifestyle -- and why she left.
Tracy Ringolsby on the death of his newspaper
King Kaufman
The Hall of Fame baseball writer quickly fires up a blog in the wake of the Rocky Mountain News' demise. "I never felt the Internet was a threat."
How to lie about cap-and-trade
Andrew Leonard
A veteran of Bush's EPA says Obama's plan to restrict greenhouse gas emissions is a "cash cow" for his "health and social welfare agenda." Huh?
Attack of the feminist bridezilla!
Tracy Clark-Flory
Feministing's Jessica Valenti is getting hitched. She's already been called a princess and hypocrite.
Another Treasury nominee bites the dust
Andrew Leonard
Help isn't on the way for Tim Geithner. Is it his fault, or the nature of the financial beast?
Blackwell, Huckabee slam Steele over abortion
Alex Koppelman
The two men, both favorites of Christian conservatives, have some sharp words for the RNC chairman.
PBS’s latest infomercial
Robert Burton
By airing another self-help show disguised as medical science -- the dubious "UltraMind Solution" -- the public network continues to undermine its credibility.
The distorting effect of anonymity
Glenn Greenwald
Yet again, journalists aid the politically powerful in foisting deceitful claims on the public by concealing the truth behind a wall of secrecy.
The end of Levi and Bristol?
Sarah Hepola
A round table on the Star magazine report that the engaged teen parents are no longer dating.
Steele: Congressional Republicans are scurrying mice
Vincent Rossmeier
How to lose friends & alienate people, Michael Steele edition.
The right responds to Obama’s stem cell decision
Alex Koppelman
Two commentators talk eugenics, and congressional Republican leaders come out to oppose the move.
Malkin goes too far for her readers
Joan Walsh
Trashing Michelle Obama and the homeless gets "the other Michelle" rebuked in her own comments.
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