The dangers of revolutionary right-wing rhetoric
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:00 am PST
The Christian Science Monitor - Few places have deeper scars from violent invective and verbal incitement than this North Carolina city where people still speak in whispers, embarrassed by the events of Nov. 10, 1898. Wilmington is tragic testament to the fact that social progress is not inevitable and that, left unchallenged, hateful speech and words frequently morph into violence. Full Story | Top |
Filibuster Follies
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:13 am PST
The Nation - The Nation -- With 35 million people uninsured, and Big Insurance on the verge of receiving hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies through health care reform, the idea that a Blanche Lincoln, Joe Lieberman, Ben Nelson or Mary Landrieu could sabotage a public option should be a wakeup call to all of us as to the dysfunctionality of our Senate. Full Story | Top |
How Unemployment Affects Midterm Elections
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:00 pm PST
RealClearPolitics.com - It’s become something of an article of faith within the lay punditry that high unemployment and a weak recovery will seriously weigh down the Democrats’ performance in the 2010 midterm elections. People vote with their pocketbooks, the adage goes, and their pocketbooks are likely to be awfully thin in November of 2010. Full Story | Top |
OBAMA IS UNIQUE
Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:58 pm PST
David Shribman - SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- For someone who looks and sounds far different from any previous American president, Barack Obama sure invites a lot of comparisons with his predecessors. Full Story | Top |
Is the Church Militant Back?
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:00 am PST
Pat Buchanan - With the House debate on health care at its hottest, the U.S. Catholic bishops issued a stunning ultimatum: Impose an absolute ban on tax funds for abortions, or we call for defeat of the Pelosi bill. Full Story | Top |
Ridiculous Idol Excuses
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:00 am PST
Brent Bozell III - If there is an entertainment trend ripe for satire, it is the begging-for-attention smut routines at nationally televised music awards shows. Full Story | Top |
WINDS OF CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICA
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:58 pm PST
Georgie Anne Geyer - WASHINGTON -- It would seem at first, from the international news, that the elections to be held Sunday in Honduras might offer some resolution to the many political questions on the rise of the Far Left that has been sweeping the hemisphere over the last few years. Full Story | Top |
Still Doing God's Work on Wall Street
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:00 am PST
Robert Scheer - Jail, anyone? Perhaps that's too harsh, and at any rate premature, but is anyone ever going to be held accountable for the behind-the-scenes sweetheart deals that passed tens of billions of taxpayer dollars through the AIG shell game to the very banks that caused the financial meltdown? Full Story | Top |
Thanksgiving Flu
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:00 am PST
Linda Chavez - There's nothing to get you into the mood for a Thanksgiving gathering like a little H1N1 in the air. Full Story | Top |
Understanding Our Hollow "Centrists"
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:00 am PST
Joe Conason - The puzzling thing about politicians of either party who claim to be "centrist" or "moderate" is how much they sometimes sound like party-line right-wing Republicans. Distinguishing among these species of politicians can be almost impossible during the current struggle over health care reform, especially when a senator like Blanche Lambert Lincoln of Arkansas tries to explain herself. Full Story | Top |
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