News & Politics

Media Criticism

The mythical potency of Terrorism fear-mongering

Media figures ignore empirical data to depict Americans as more frightened of Terrorists than they really are
Glenn Greenwald

Rich Lowry's brain

The capacity of the right-wing mind to attack exactly that which it does is apparently infinite Video
Glenn Greenwald
Republican Party

The GOP's bad old ideas

Bomb Iran and privatize Social Security. Really? That's all you've got?
Michael Lind

Behind Cheney's group, a weird legacy of torture

Financing Cheney's pro-torture front is Melvin Sembler, who once enabled "enhanced interrogation" of American teens
Joe Conason
2010 elections

The race is on for Murtha's seat

An intriguing name on the Democratic side. And fears of a repeat of NY-23 for Republicans
Mike Madden
Barack Obama

The real political realities

The political system was always broken, and the Republicans and Democrats have always been divided. Why the fuss?
Digby
Democratic Party

Get busy, Democrats

This country loves its hustlers and slick operators, but it's hard work that gets you through the rough patches
Garrison Keillor
U.S. Economy

Obamanomics one year out

Sagging demand and soaring deficits have the right wing going nuts and the president against the wall
Robert Reich
Guantanamo

Return of Bush-era bogeymen

The fear-mongering that worked so well for Republicans in the early part of last decade is back with a vengeance
Gabriel Winant

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Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010 17:34 EST

Senate blocks NLRB appointee

Republicans -- and some Democrats -- prevented Craig Becker's nomination from getting to a 60-vote threshold
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Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010 16:13 EST

Did a soldier waterboard his daughter?

An Army sergeant allegedly used the torture technique to make his daughter learn the alphabet
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Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010 14:46 EST

Surprise guest at White House briefing: Obama

In a surprise press appearance, the president pushes back against GOP demands for "bipartisanship" Video
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Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010 11:42 EST

Pork is in the eye of the beholder

Some of the stimulus bill's fiercest critics wrote letters asking the administration to fund local projects
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Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010 09:36 EST

Colbert takes on Palin's "hand-o-prompter"

Watch the comedian mock Sarah Palin's unusual method of storing notes for her Tea Party Nation speech Video
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Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010 09:30 EST

State Farm: we warned government on Toyota in 2007

Insurance company knew about problems with unexpected acceleration
Associated Press
Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010 08:13 EST

Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program

Despite objections of U.S. and its allies, Iran begins enriching uranium to high levels
By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 20:09 EST

Washington snowed out

One winter storm after another disrupts government and politics
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Monday, Feb 8, 2010 19:22 EST

Rumors or not, David Paterson is in trouble

Gossip is swirling about a new scandal for the New York governor. But his political future is already cloudy
Mike Madden
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 18:09 EST

Yes, the 9/11 trial should be held in New York

Mayor Bloomberg's flip-flop embarrassed the Obama administration and himself. He was right the first time
By Joe Conason
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 15:55 EST

Rep. John Murtha dies

The Pennsylvania Democrat helped make Nancy Pelosi House speaker and pushed for an early end to the war in Iraq
Mike Madden
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 12:48 EST

Draw Sarah Palin!

A Democratic campaign committee sponsors a contest to illustrate and caption a photo of Sarah Palin
Mike Madden
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 11:08 EST

Peyton Manning, great enough to fail

The quarterback is just as spectacular as he was before his unlikely loss to the Saints
By Ethan Sherwood Strauss
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 10:36 EST

Census Bureau ad might save money

The Census pushes back on GOP complaints about an ad campaign for the 2010 survey Video
Mike Madden
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 10:28 EST

Report: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses

Brake problems in top-selling gas-electric hybrid may lead to worldwide recall
By KELLY OLSEN, Associated Press
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 10:09 EST

"I will not back down"

In an interview, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discusses peace talks with Israel, disappointment with Obama
By Hans Hoyng and Christoph Schult
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 09:40 EST

NY Gov. Paterson holds meeting on his future

Rumors of a major scandal swirl around unpopular governor
By MICHAEL GORMLEY, Associated Press
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 09:09 EST

White House proposes talking it out on TV

Both parties to reach the high ground by trying to extract a public "no" from the other side
Gabriel Winant
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 08:58 EST

Iran's leader vows to thwart protests

Khamenei to opposition: We will punch you in the mouth!
By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 08:48 EST

Uncertainty in search after deadly Conn. blast

The damaged power plant remains too unsafe for crews to look for further victims
By PAT EATON-ROBB and JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN, Associated Press
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 06:09 EST

Wall Street owners angry with their purchase

Bankers threaten to once again fund the GOP if Obama continues saying mean things about them
Glenn Greenwald
Sunday, Feb 7, 2010 23:02 EST

New Orleans celebrates Super Bowl win

Locals and Carnival crowds sweep into the streets
By KEVIN McGILL and STACEY PLAISANCE, Associated Press
Sunday, Feb 7, 2010 13:30 EST

In Nashville, tea partiers try to rebrew

Organizers hoped to bring a group known for costumes and often crude hyperbole into the mainstream. Did it work?
By Kyle Swenson
Sunday, Feb 7, 2010 10:08 EST

The first glimpse of President Palin?

Sarah Palin flirts with the possibility of a White House bid -- but makes no promises -- on Fox News Sunday
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Sunday, Feb 7, 2010 06:08 EST

Palin and the tea-party "movement": nothing new

After Bush/Cheney, the GOP needs a new branding campaign and this is what they've found
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