July 13, 2005
The military may not be effective against the insurgency, but its Internet recruiting campaign is a precision-guided weapon.
Wednesday 8:35 AM
July 12, 2005
In defending himself against bias to a Senate committee yesterday, the CPB chairman missed the point about public broadcasting's mission.
Tuesday 10:06 AM
This week, Dems meet to look ahead to '08 with an eye on making the nomination process more egalitarian.
Tuesday 9:45 AM
July 11, 2005
Putting one new conservative on the Supreme Court could threaten not only abortion rights, but contraception.
Monday 9:55 AM
The FCC's decisions about broadband put competition before access—and effectively close off the Internet for millions.
Monday 9:44 AM
July 07, 2005
Why is Judith Miller in jail? Here's a theory: Robert Novak squealed to the feds to cover Karl Rove's backside.
Thursday 8:15 AM
July 06, 2005
Tony Blair has a chance to do the right thing for impoverished nations and redeem himself in one step. The time to challenge Bush is now.
Wednesday 3:30 PM
The new president of Iran was attacked by an unholy alliance that links Richard Perle, Rick Santorum and terrorists in Iraq.
Wednesday 10:16 AM
July 05, 2005
Do Trent Lott and Tom DeLay know what they're doing? On the unintended consequences of the flag amendment.
Tuesday 9:14 AM
July 01, 2005
Thomas Paine has often been the forgotten—and sometimes the ostracized—Founding Father.
Friday 3:36 PM
A former Kennedy aide and liberal scholar reminds us to take pride in America on its 229th birthday.
Friday 10:41 AM
If Bolton gets to the UN, we can be certain he would do everything to keep it from preventing war with Iran.
Friday 9:00 AM
June 30, 2005
The Baker-Carter commission on election reform meets today—embodying many of the flaws of the U.S. election system.
Thursday 9:31 AM
June 29, 2005
The CPB's Ken Tomlinson has a record of meddling with the independence of public broadcasting—and maybe even blacklisting.
Wednesday 9:30 AM
June 28, 2005
If the president cares about his legacy, he will nominate a U.N. ambassador with a reputation for cooperation, not contention.
Tuesday 9:12 AM
June 24, 2005
The Downing Street memos confirm that Bush initiated the war with Iraq in May 2002, seeking to provoke Saddam Hussein and soften his defenses.
Friday 10:15 AM
June 23, 2005
How the president wins the hearts and minds of blue-collar America.
Thursday 12:14 PM
What the recent newspaper series on class get right—and wrong.
Thursday 11:09 AM
June 22, 2005
With the Downing Street momentum building, it's time to dispel some of the smoke Bush's surrogates are blowing.
Wednesday 11:39 AM
More than proving Bush's intent to go to war, the Downing Street memos offer evidence that Bush's primary case for war was false.
Wednesday 8:51 AM
June 21, 2005
The guy who wrote the "impartial" review of "Now With Bill Moyers" has a history of connections to conserative groups.
Tuesday 10:26 AM
June 20, 2005
Public television's mission and its reason for existence is to enrich America's cultural literacy.
Monday 4:50 PM
The Downing Street Memos confirm the existence of presidential deceit, even if they don't prove it. In other words, probable cause.
Monday 11:20 AM
The Downing Street Memos still do not answer the question of why the president wanted a war. Fortunately, Bush did that himself.
Monday 10:11 AM
June 15, 2005
The Downing Street Memo revealed that Sherwood Baker died in Iraq defending Bush's public misinformation campaign.
Wednesday 11:02 AM
June 14, 2005
Why is it when a Democrat begins to get tough, other Dems head for the cameras to assure everyone he doesn't speak for them?
Tuesday 10:46 AM
Conservatives protesting government oversight might want to distance themselves from the likes of DeLay and Abramoff.
Tuesday 10:45 AM
June 13, 2005
With serious investigative reporting on the wane, it's time to revive the journalistic oversight that supports democracy.
Monday 10:36 AM
Newly leaked documents reveal the extent of the British cabinet's concern over America's disrespect for international law.
Monday 10:10 AM
June 09, 2005
Appointing Zalmay Khalilzad as ambassador to Iraq shows just how detached from reality the White House (and the Democrats) are.
Thursday 10:22 AM
June 08, 2005
Forty years ago, our nation took a great step forward by enshrining privacy as a right. Now's not the time to roll it back.
Wednesday 10:43 AM
June 06, 2005
Last week's cross burnings in North Carolina recall civil rights struggles and the significance of judicial nominees.
Monday 11:17 AM
June 02, 2005
Los Angeles' mayor-elect speaks about a new agenda for California—and America—based on our shared values.
Thursday 1:10 PM
June 01, 2005
With the leaked Downing Street Memo, the legal case for impeachment is clear. The question is how to overcome media and political inertia.
Wednesday 9:43 AM
A team of foreign policy experts says a strong set of principles will keep America more secure than Bush's opaque agenda has.
Wednesday 9:29 AM
May 30, 2005
This Memorial Day draws attention to Americans who have died in Iraq. It's a wonder the White House hasn't tried to ban it.
Monday 9:42 AM
With the situation in Iraq at its bleakest, it's time for Democrats to do battle with Republicans.
Monday 9:30 AM
May 27, 2005
PBS is under attack. Networks bow to political pressure. Are cable channels like Showtime the last bastion of independence?
Friday 9:50 AM
May 24, 2005
An opportunity to fix America's broken voter registries may be lost if citizens don't speak up today.
Tuesday 11:23 AM
It's time to reject the muscle-bound conservatism practiced by the governor of the world's fifth-largest economy.
Tuesday 10:46 AM
May 23, 2005
Both the Quran story and
Newsweek's earlier reporting about WMDs shed light on the "real" reporting rules the media follow.
Monday 9:54 AM
Why are the media practically ignoring the Downing Street memo about Iraq? The Democrats, for one thing.
Monday 9:25 AM
May 19, 2005
Earlier this week, bloggers and other geeks gathered to discuss how technology can change politics in America.
Thursday 9:38 AM
May 13, 2005
The only election reform bill Republicans want to advance is one that does nothing—or takes us backwards.
Friday 9:29 AM
May 09, 2005
The GOP's Xenophobe Caucus is poised to get national ID card legislation passed.
Monday 9:29 AM
May 05, 2005
Two new studies look at why the exit poll results were wrong for the 2004 presidential election.
Thursday 12:55 PM
May 04, 2005
Politicization is far too mild a word. The intelligence on Iraq was not mistaken, it was manufactured. This was mass deception. And we have the smoking memo.
Wednesday 11:16 AM
April 28, 2005
One year and 10 investigations later, Human Rights Watch says it is time to prosecute the architects of Abu Ghraib.
Thursday 9:44 AM
The Democrats could stand to be far more partisan than they have been. After all, there's no one called "The Hammer" on their side of the aisle.
Thursday 9:11 AM
April 27, 2005
The Bolton battle, while not over, should show Dems that fighting the White House to the end pays dividends.
Wednesday 11:41 AM
April 25, 2005
Sinister, powerful liberals are attacking you, your children and everything you believe in. Despite all evidence to the contrary, it's the conservative rallying cry.
Monday 9:43 AM
A Baptist says politicians cheapen the religion they seek to embrace when they push partisan politics in churches.
Monday 9:12 AM
April 13, 2005
With prominent Republicans publicly denouncing him, how much longer will Tom DeLay survive as majority leader?
Wednesday 8:44 AM
April 11, 2005
A campaign finance law that gives 1,000 people the same political clout as one other person isn't democratic.
Monday 9:38 AM
April 06, 2005
Joe Stiglitz questions whether Bush can spread democracy abroad when he undermines it at home.
Wednesday 10:52 AM
April 04, 2005
John Prados on how the president manipulated America. Twice.
Monday 9:57 AM
It's not just Dems who are against the nuclear option, says Ralph Neas. Some dyed-in-the wool GOPers are saying no, too.
Monday 9:42 AM
March 31, 2005
Nick Penniman asks why the GOP is defending someone who repeatedly embarrasses the party.
Thursday 9:40 AM
March 30, 2005
The Democrats' confusion on the Schiavo case may help them, says David Corn.
Wednesday 8:58 AM
Why the media cover some protesters and not others is a matter of bias, says FAIR's Jeff Cohen.
Wednesday 8:35 AM
March 24, 2005
Rev. Jesse Jackson says that the people most affected by World Bank policies must have a hand in choosing its leader.
Thursday 9:35 AM
March 21, 2005
It's time for a coherent system that ensures all of us can vote, but none of us can vote more than once.
Monday 10:51 AM
March 16, 2005
David Corn says the Washington media's cozy relationship with the White House leaves everyone too comfortable.
Wednesday 10:29 AM
March 14, 2005
PR whiz Parker Blackman says liberals must drop the niceties and call Republicans what they are: extreme and reckless.
Monday 10:44 AM
March 10, 2005
Jesse Jackson Jr. says that until voting is a constitutional right, our electoral system is on shaky ground.
Thursday 10:22 AM
March 09, 2005
Glen Ford and Peter Gamble report the Republican push to woo black voters has reached full throttle.
Wednesday 8:20 AM
