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Monday, December 17, 2007

Tragic Truth from Bali

Andrew Light, Grist

Monday 11:54 AM

The U.S. could have showed the world that we are serious about climate change. Instead, we drew an unnecessary line in the Bali sand.

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Human Rights Daze

Norman Solomon, TomPaine.com

Thursday 12:02 PM

Here's how the United States' limited view of human rights dishonors the term.

The 401(k) Myth

Marie Coco, TruthDig

Thursday 11:29 AM

The blinding headache will come when millions of people retire to find that their promised pot of gold is close to empty.

Americans Want Clean Energy

Kelpie Wilson, AlterNet

Thursday 11:25 AM

So why are the Republicans threatening to filibuster our best chance at getting clean energy?

Monday, December 10, 2007

The Future Knocks

Al Gore

Monday 12:43 PM

We have everything we need to get started, save perhaps political will, but political will is a renewable resource.

The Roots of the Crisis

Nomi Prims, AlterNet

Monday 12:35 PM

If lenders couldn't offset their loans to Wall Street, their practices couldn't have spiraled out of control.

Health Care Gets Personal

Jim Wallis, The Huffington Post

Monday 12:33 PM

Any parent can experience trauma over the health of a child. All parents should have access to good medical care for their children.

Friday, December 7, 2007

Path to Victory

David Moberg, In These Times

Friday 10:55 AM

Voters are ready to support a candidate with a strong progressive agenda.

If Bush Wanted to Help

Russell Shaw, The Huffington Post

Friday 10:43 AM

If Bush wanted to make a difference, he'd take on the greedy financial infrastructure that kick-started the subprime crisis.

Presidential Faith Test

Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy

Friday 10:00 AM

Can we believe in a candidate's promise to not let his religion define his presidency?

Thursday, December 6, 2007

It's the Economy, Stupid

Robert Reich, The American Prospect

Thursday 11:29 AM

The Middle-class has exhausted the coping mechanisms they've used for over 30 years.

Bush May Still Bomb Iran

Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive

Thursday 11:25 AM

Bush could send U.S. troops into Iranian territory—all in hopes of inciting retaliation.

Subprime Blame Game

Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report

Thursday 11:13 AM

The subprime crisis' impact on black neighborhoods is not the fault of "black culture."

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Forward on Fuel Economy

Frank O'Donnell, TomPaine.Com

Wednesday 12:04 PM

Congress' latest fuel economy plan is a step towards reducing greenhouse emissions.

Woe is the Worker

Paul Waldman, The American Prospect

Wednesday 10:51 AM

Candidates don't talk about the price workers pay for growth-at-any-cost business.

Free Speech, Fried

Dmitri Iglitzin and Steven Hill, TomPaine.com

Wednesday 9:55 AM

Some businesses treat worker free-speech rights like a crushed bag of stale potato chips.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

The Making of a Mess

Paul Krugman, International Herald Tribune

Tuesday 11:11 AM

Policy makers, committed to the view that the market is always right, simply ignored the warning signs.

Birth of a Movement

Alan Jenkins, TomPaine.com

Tuesday 10:23 AM

Progressive unity, connection, and positive vision are no longer just aspirations.

They Can't Disown This Baby

Ray McGovern

Tuesday 10:20 AM

Miraculously, fact-based intelligence prevails on Iran and its nuclear intentions.

Monday, December 3, 2007

The Final Analysis

Jared Bernstein, TPM Cafe

Monday 12:44 PM

Candidates must talk more about the lack of shared prosperity in today's economy.

The Un-Mighty Dollar

Will Durst, TruthDig

Monday 12:42 PM

We're the minimum-wage security guards of a giant high-end outlet mall known as America.

Health Care Double-Whammy

Kim Miance, The Huffington Post

Monday 12:39 PM

What we should fear is not government control, but what will happen to caregivers.

Friday, November 30, 2007

In Touch, or Out?

Sally Kohn, TomPaine.com

Friday 11:39 AM

A presidential forum Saturday could reveal who feels the pulse of average Americans.

Day Late, Dollar Short

Joseph L. Galloway, McClatchey Newspapers

Friday 11:14 AM

In Annapolis, the elephant in the room was Iraq, as the grotesque failure of Bush's foreign policy.

Bush's Next Preemption

Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect

Friday 11:11 AM

If Bush tries to lock the next president into permanent bases in Iraq, he may also lock in a Democrat as president.

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Victoria's Trade Secrets

Jonathan Tasini, The Huffington Post

Thursday 11:50 AM

Slave labor conditions are the ugly secret behind those lacy garments.

Public Libraries, For Profit

Akito Yoshikane, In These Times

Thursday 11:44 AM

Public libraries are increasingly coming under private, for-profit management. That means less oversight and less transparency.

Where are the Grown-Ups?

Joe Conason, TruthDig

Thursday 11:40 AM

Washington establishment types once hailed George W. Bush's administration as a return to the "grown ups" running our foreign policy again.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

The Soldier and the Student

Aaron Glantz, The Nation

Wednesday 11:38 AM

Today's military education benefit is not your grandfather's GI Bill.

Consumerism Killing Democracy

Terrence McNally, AlterNet

Wednesday 11:35 AM

Americans want low prices, but oppose the corporate behaviors that make them possible.

End of the Middle Class

Peter Stern, The Baltimore Chronicle

Wednesday 11:31 AM

Our middle class is as much an endangered species as the spotted owl.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Wall St. Winners and Losers

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much

Tuesday 11:12 AM

Shareholder losses and family foreclosures somehow add up to big broker bonuses.

Lessons Down Under

E.J. Dionne, TruthDig

Tuesday 11:09 AM

A progressive victory in Australia was fueled by activist passion for ending conservative rule.

The Katrina of Public Health

Jayne Lyn Stahl, The Huffington Post

Tuesday 10:46 AM

Washington's HIV epidemic should raise serious doubts about Bush's AIDS non-policy.

Monday, November 26, 2007

Media and Class Warfare

Norman Solomon, TomPaine.Com

Monday 11:48 AM

The media are siding with corporations in the "class warfare" debate.

Labor Relations Gored

Stewart Acuff, TomPaine.Com

Monday 10:32 AM

The NLRB has handed down 61 decisions that further restrict and weaken workers' rights in America.

Wanna Talk Values?

Rhonda Soto, TomPaine.com

Monday 10:21 AM

Too many buy the argument that "poor values" explain the plight of the black poor.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

National Labor Ruination Board

Harold Meyerson, The Washington Post

Wednesday 1:21 PM

Sixty-one votes to weaken workers' rights warrants a name change.

Why the Great Divide?

Gregory Clark, AlterNet

Wednesday 12:41 PM

Why is the global divide between rich and poor so vast?

Buy-Ethically Day

Amy Goodman, TruthDig

Wednesday 12:35 PM

The fair trade, organic, and sustainable business movement are making it easier to buy ethically.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Running Out of Oil

Chuck Squatriglia, Wired Blog Network

Tuesday 11:50 AM

As more oil executives gird for a post-petroleum era, the rest of us should take heed.

Tax and Spend? Yes!

Susan D. Jacobs, In These Times

Tuesday 11:44 AM

Let's have a frontal assault on the conservative idea that government is bad.

A Real Values Debate

Alan Jenkins, TomPaine.com

Tuesday 11:40 AM

Presidential candidates have a chance to lay out an overarching, progressive vision.

Monday, November 19, 2007

As the World Burns

Tom Engelhardt, The Nation

Monday 10:40 AM

Resource wars loom as droughts spread.

Buffet: Keep Taxing the Mega-Rich

Chuck Collins, AlterNet

Monday 10:39 AM

"Death tax" rhetoric is "Orwellian and dead wrong."

Whither Go Real Wages?

Jared Bernstein, TMP Cafe

Monday 10:35 AM

As gas prices go, so goes our buying power. No wonder we're sour about the economy.

Friday, November 16, 2007

Organic is Not Enough

Erin Wiegand || AlterNet

Friday 11:12 AM

Relying on consumers to protect themselves against environmental threats is dangerous.

Foreclosure Tsunami

Christopher Hayes || The Nation

Friday 11:00 AM

While congressional committees banter, homeowners drown.

Making Abu Ghraib Visible

Charles R. Larson || TomPaine.com

Friday 10:03 AM

There's an art exhibit Attorney General Michael Mukasey should see.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Blue Dogs and Greenbacks

Al Meyerhoff

Thursday 10:48 AM

When Democrats have a choice of being pit bulls or cocker spaniels, it's money that barks.

Faith-Based Boondoggle

Marie Cocco, Truthdig

Thursday 10:48 AM

In Bush's crusade against wasteful spending, abstinence programs are unscathed.

Unintelligent Design

Greg Anrig Jr., TPM Cafe

Thursday 10:44 AM

The marketing of "intelligent design" reveals much about the conservative movement.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

License to Demagogue

Andrea Batista Schlesinger and Amy Traub, The Nation

Wednesday 11:38 AM

A plan to offer New York's undocumented immigrants driver's licenses should not have died.

Bush Stands By His Dictator

Robert Scheer, Truthdig

Wednesday 11:28 AM

Why not some war-on-terror obfuscation to bail out a president-dictator buddy in Pakistan?

Social Security: Relax

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet

Wednesday 11:21 AM

Despite the facts, the right-wing myth of a pending Social Security crisis endures.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

News in Iraq is Good

Robert Dreyfuss, TomDispatch.com

Tuesday 1:16 PM

Declining violence in Iraq makes an even more compelling case for a pullout.

The Market Made Me Do It

Donald Cohen, The Huffington Post

Tuesday 9:48 AM

Denied health care coverage is the inevitable product of free-market fundamentalism.

Fast Track to Poverty

Dean Baker, Truthout

Tuesday 9:48 AM

Conservatives touted homeownership and fostered a housing bubble—a devastating combo.

Lure of Executive Excess

Charlie Cray and Christopher Hayes, The Nation

Tuesday 9:44 AM

A tax vote finds Senate Democrats caught between the interests of their donors and their voters.

Friday, November 9, 2007

Back Road to Bali

Frank O'Donnell, TomPaine.com

Friday 11:56 AM

The path to a climate change conference is paved with bad political deals.

Green Jobs To The Rescue

Brita Belli, E Magazine

Friday 10:57 AM

Fostering a green economy is one of the best ways to boost the middle class.

Musharraf Must Go

William Hartung, TPM Cafe

Friday 10:53 AM

After how siding with a tyrant hurt us in Iran, we should not repeat history in Pakistan.

Thursday, November 8, 2007

14 Months of Danger

Marcus Raskin and Robert Spero, TomPaine.com

Thursday 11:58 AM

Can we afford even one more month of Bush's zealotry? Consider the stakes.

Relief for Working Women

Martha Burk, TomPaine.com

Thursday 11:39 AM

The Senate has a chance to strike a meaningful blow for gender pay equity.

Yes, It's Torture

Joseph L. Galloway, McClatchy Newspapers

Thursday 11:11 AM

From someone who has seen waterboarding first-hand: It's a crime against humanity.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

The Vision Thing

Alan Jenkins, TomPaine.com

Wednesday 11:59 AM

Who has a grand scheme for addressing inequality in America?

American Stereotype

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media

Wednesday 11:52 AM

African Americans are not the main players in America’s drug problems.

Limbaugh's Rush to Bash

Nathan Wyeth, Gristmill

Wednesday 11:34 AM

His latest target: An 18-year-old Eskimo lamenting global warming's harm to her community.

We Want Our Words' Worth

Michael Winship, TomPaine.com

Wednesday 11:24 AM

The Writer's Guild strike is about giving workers a fair share of the fruit of their labor.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

The Citishame of Rubinomics

William Greider, The Nation

Tuesday 7:06 AM

Robert Rubin has been appointed to rescue Citigroup, and Democrats inherit the stink.

Positive Energy Plan

David Roberts, Gristmill

Tuesday 7:00 AM

Clinton's energy plan is a hopeful sign in the global-warming debate.

Racist 'Dog' Pound

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet

Tuesday 6:54 AM

The hysterical defense of "Dog The Bounty Hunter" tells much about America’s racial backslide.

Monday, November 5, 2007

Why Fewer Deaths In Iraq?

Brandon Friedman, DailyKos

Monday 9:46 AM

The U.S. can't take credit for the recent decline in bloodshed. It's the Iraqis.

Looks Good, Feels Bad

Jared Bernstein, TPM Café

Monday 9:32 AM

New economic reports and the realities on the ground tell different stories.

Worse Than Gonzalez

John Nichols, The Nation

Monday 9:25 AM

Mukasey's views virtually guarantee more serious abuses of executive branch power.

Friday, November 2, 2007

2008's Great Debate

Jerry W. Sanders, The Nation

Friday 10:59 AM

Will Democrats pass up a chance for a robust discussion of America's place in today's world?

Heck of a Job, Hughsie

Fred Kaplan, Slate

Friday 10:53 AM

Karen Hughes' hearts-and-minds mission in the Middle East was a no-win job.

White House Runs Away From Global Warming

Derrick Z. Jackson, The Boston Globe

Friday 10:47 AM

It is a race against the Bush administration's eraser, and in the end we could all be rubbed out.

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Prophetic Face in the Crowd

David Haven Blake, TomPaine.com

Thursday 10:29 AM

A 50-year-old film foresaw the emergence of today's right-wing "demagogues in denim."

Beyond Petroleum

Michael T. Klare, The Nation

Thursday 10:07 AM

Welcome to the Age of Insuffiency, as oil prices hit new highs and supplies sink.

Developers with Matches

Mike Davis, TomDispatch.com

Thursday 9:59 AM

A conservative California politico adds fuel to the wildfires, and is honored for it.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Welfare For Amazon.com

Dean Baker, TPM Cafe

Wednesday 10:30 AM

Taxpayers deserve most of the credit for the success of online retailers. Here's why.

Undocumented Visibility

Raj Jayadev, New America Media

Wednesday 10:28 AM

Young undocumented residents advance the movement by emerging from the shadows.

Towering Racist Inferno

Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report

Wednesday 10:25 AM

In California's wildfires, depraved public policies endangered the most vulnerable.

Monday, October 29, 2007

Hu's Leading Whom?

Anna Fahey, Gristmill

Monday 8:51 AM

In some ways, China is setting an environmental example for the U.S.

Twin Housing Disasters

Danny Schechter, The Huffington Post

Monday 8:46 AM

The California fires have not destroyed nearly as many homes as the mortgage meltdown.

Dark Legacy Of Torture

Liliana Segura, AlterNet

Monday 8:40 AM

Hollywood fiction can hardly match the harsh reality of Bush's rendition policy.

Friday, October 26, 2007

Biofuel Backfire

Frank O'Donnell, TomPaine.com

Friday 11:17 AM

The closer you examine biofuels, the dirtier they look. It's time for caution.

Electoral Dysfunction

Eugene Robinson, Truthdig

Friday 10:34 AM

An impotent GOP beats up on immigrants and sick children to boost its virility.

Time For Hardball

Arianna Huffington, The Huffington Post

Friday 10:23 AM

Democrats can stop the war if they want to use their power of the purse.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Hold Their Feet To The Fire

Amy Goodman, Truthdig

Thursday 9:39 AM

The California fires should rally us to hold leaders accountable for global warming.

Regulators On Mute

Art Brodsky, The Huffington Post

Thursday 9:39 AM

It's the silence of the regulatory lambs at the Federal Communications Commission.

Wall Street Democrats

Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect

Thursday 9:39 AM

There is class conflict inside the Democratic Party, and investors stand to lose.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Immigration Buypartisanship

David Sirota, Working Assets

Wednesday 9:08 AM

One issue unites both parties: support for a visa program that fuels outsourcing.

Defining 'Self-Help'

Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report

Wednesday 9:08 AM

Conservatives have stolen and perverted the phrase "self-help." It's time to take it back.

Undemocratic Caucus

Tova Andrea Wang, TomPaine.com

Wednesday 9:08 AM

The Iowa primary excludes too many people. Can it be made more democratic?

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Fight For Law Of The Seas

Kate Sheppard, The American Prospect

Tuesday 10:03 AM

Progressives should not be silent as the right assaults an international sea treaty.

Right On Plamegate

David Corn, The Nation

Tuesday 9:56 AM

Now that it is clear that the White House outed a CIA agent for political gain, where's the apology?

Monday, October 22, 2007

The Whole Story On Race

Alan Jenkins, TomPaine.com

Monday 4:10 PM

The dialogue around Bill Cosby's critique of the state of black America is too one-sided.

Freeze Poor Kids First

Dan Brown, The Huffington Post

Monday 11:03 AM

Having vetoed a child health bill, Bush is now going after low-income heating assistance.

Changing To Win?

Dick Meister, Zmag.org

Monday 10:58 AM

After a split over tactics, rival unions are finding ways to work together.

Politicized Voting Rights

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Monday 10:53 AM

The Justice Department's voting rights division has a pattern of favoring GOP constituencies.

Friday, October 19, 2007

No Cheers For CAFTA

Ottón Solís, TomPaine.com

Friday 11:23 AM

Grassroots Costa Ricans see a free trade agreement damaging their democracy.

Invisible Culture Of Corruption

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate

Friday 11:22 AM

Democrats supporting so-called free-trade deals are acting as shills for industry.

Bush's Pentagon Papers

Tom Englehardt, TomDispatch.com

Friday 11:16 AM

The administration's zeal to torture without accountability has led to remarkable disclosures.

Ideological Purity Dodge

Greg Anrig Jr, TPM Cafe

Friday 11:09 AM

Arguments that the Bush presidency doesn't reflect true conservatism are false.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Green For Pay

Robert B. Reich, The American Prospect

Thursday 11:08 AM

Corporations won't lead the way on solving global warming.

IMF's Pro-Growth Failure

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet

Thursday 11:05 AM

Income growth in the developing world was stronger before the "globalization" era.

Al Qaeda In Iraq: Non-Factor?

Larry Johnson, TPM Cafe

Thursday 11:02 AM

The commander responsible for "Mission Accomplished" has a message worth heeding.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Green-Collar Solution

Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

Wednesday 10:41 AM

An activist combines compassion for the planet with compassion for inner-city people.

Listen to the Troops

Robert Scheer, Truthdig

Wednesday 10:37 AM

Veterans know it's time to get out of Iraq, but leading Democrats still pussyfoot.

Middle-Class Muddle

Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report

Wednesday 10:33 AM

Numbers tricks mask declining wages and rising inequality.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Telecoms Want Off The Hook

Emily Berman, TomPaine.com

Tuesday 11:34 AM

Phone companies should not have immunity for illegal wiretapping sought by the White House.

Pelosi And The NSA

Ray McGovern, TomPaine.com

Tuesday 11:19 AM

What did the House speaker know about Bush administration eavesdropping before 9/11?

Social Security Big Lie

Dean Baker, TruthOut.org

Tuesday 10:50 AM

A right-winger helps spread the fiction that Social Security needs a Draconian "fix."

Agribusiness Welfare

Robert B. Reich, The American Prospect

Tuesday 10:45 AM

Farm subsidies help those who need them least and hurt millions more.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Watada's Double Jeopardy

Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith, The Nation

Monday 8:51 AM

This week's court hearing involving a conscientious objector to the Iraq War is critically important.

Don't Wait For Clean Energy

Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org

Monday 8:45 AM

With Washington stalemated on an energy bill, maybe it's time to take action ourselves.

A Citizen Congress

Matt Leighninger, TomPaine.com

Monday 8:35 AM

One presidential candidate has a bold proposal for grassroots democracy. Will others follow suit?

Friday, October 12, 2007

Green Yields Green

Frank O'Donnell, TomPaine.com

Friday 10:18 AM

Global warming regulation has a business upside that voluntary agreements do not.

Confront The Hollow Man

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate

Friday 10:14 AM

The conservative tax-cut mantra does not have the political power it once had.

The Other Blackwaters

Matt Lewis, TomPaine.com

Friday 9:17 AM

Out of the fog of war, a new understanding about government privatization is emerging.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Unafraid Of 'Socialism'

Joe Conason, Truthdig

Thursday 10:38 AM

The public is less easily scared by the conservative bogeyman 'socialized medicine.'

Vanishing Drinking Water

Tara Lohan, AlterNet

Thursday 10:36 AM

Globalization, privatization and deregulation is drying up a basic building block of life.

Partners In Crime

Timothy Karr, The Huffington Post

Thursday 10:33 AM

Phone companies have a White House ally in their campaign against democracy.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Winning Big Business

Paul Waldman, The American Prospect

Wednesday 11:05 AM

Now is the time to convince the corporate world that Republicans aren't always good for business.

Financing Global Warming

Tara Lohan, AlterNet

Wednesday 11:02 AM

Citibank and Bank of America help bankroll some of the dirtiest energy projects.

Academic McCarthyism

David A. Love, Black Commentator

Wednesday 10:48 AM

Conservatives lead the squelching of the First Amendment on college campuses.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

A Human Right To Health

Alan Jenkins, TomPaine.com

Tuesday 9:00 AM

As Bush gives lip service to human rights abroad, he denies a basic right at home.

The Real Jobs Story

Danny Schechter, The Huffington Post

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Those recent rosy news reports about the economy wilt under close scrutiny.

Whistleblower Under Attack

David Corn, DavidCorn.com

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Iraq's Maliki is leading a crackdown on a leading anti-corruption fighter.

Friday, October 5, 2007

New Economic Priorities

Courtney E. Martin, The American Prospect

Friday 10:26 AM

Some rethinking of economic priorities and our quality of life is long overdue.

Bemedaled And Beleaguered

William Astore

Friday 10:21 AM

A former lieutenant colonel probes military self-delusion in Iraq.

Pre-Empting The Next War

Paul Rogat Loeb, TomPaine.com

Friday 10:11 AM

Out of a disasterous vote on Iran could emerge a chance to rein in the White House.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Taking Church To School

Rob Boston, Church and State

Thursday 12:28 PM

The religious right is trying new ways to force its theology into the classroom.

Phony Patriotism

Joe Conason, Truthdig

Thursday 12:25 PM

Limbaugh's "phony soldiers" diatribe could mark the end of a hijacked patriotism.

Not A Christian Nation

Cenk Uygur, The Huffington Post

Thursday 12:22 PM

Why aren't more people standing up against assaults on our pluralism?

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Murderous Guardians

Robert Scheer, Truthdig

Wednesday 10:56 AM

Why was Backwater's mayhem protected by the Bush administration?

Following GM
On Health Care

Robert B. Reich, The American Prospect

Wednesday 10:53 AM

There is a strong case for decoupling health coverage from employment.

From Here To Junta

Sally Kohn, TomPaine.com

Wednesday 10:24 AM

Here's how the U.S. tied its hands in dealing with the human rights crisis in Burma.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Behind The GM Walk-Out

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much

Tuesday 11:07 AM

The GM strike says much about the wide gap between the affluent and the rest of us.

Targeting Iran

Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation

Tuesday 11:07 AM

Last week's Senate resolution against Iran could help launch a foolhardy war.

Truth Of Consequences

Norman Solomon, TomPaine.com

Tuesday 10:32 AM

Conservatives don't oppose science; they just won't face the penalties for its disuse.

Monday, October 1, 2007

At Stake: Safe Steak

Carol Tucker-Foreman and Michael J. Wilson, TomPaine.com

Monday 12:01 AM

The farm bill opens a loophole that could allow processors to sell you tainted meat.

Bush, Oil and Moral Bankruptcy

Ray McGovern, TomPaine.com

Monday 12:01 AM

Bush lays the groundwork for an expanded war in the Middle East.

Backfiring Crackdown

Amy Traub, TomPaine.com

Monday 12:01 AM

A system that hurts legal workers is not the way to bar undocumented ones.

Friday, September 28, 2007

Tyranny Of The Tiny Minority

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate

Friday 10:15 AM

Here's how progressives can counter the GOP's obstruction strategy.

Better Hold Your Breath

Frank O'Donnell, TomPaine.com

Friday 10:10 AM

Polluters are rushing to cash as the Bush era nears its end.

Your Rights Aborted

Art Brodsky, The Huffington Post

Friday 10:10 AM

Verizon ended a ban on pro-choice text messages, but free speech on the Net remains vulnerable.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Bush The Saboteur

Marie Cocco, Truthdig

Thursday 10:29 AM

Let's call Bush's obstruction on appropriations bills what it really is.

Carbon-Tax Challenge

Charles Komanoff, Gristmill

Thursday 10:23 AM

Rep. John Dingell puts increased gas and carbon taxes on the table.

Ask A Smart Black Guy

David A. Love, The Black Commentator

Thursday 10:22 AM

We're seeing more "articulate" black men on TV, but don't miss the big picture.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

The Real Iraq Debate

Sen. Robert Menendez, The Huffington Post

Wednesday 10:19 AM

While Congress was fixated on a newspaper ad, here's what was overlooked.

The FISA Cave-In

Art Levine, The Huffington Post

Wednesday 10:16 AM

A planned "fix" of the warrantless-eavesdropping law could make things worse.

Humanity At Risk

Vaclav Havel, International Herald-Tribune

Wednesday 10:11 AM

Why are we wasting time when we could be taking relatively painless steps to save the planet?

What We Dare Not Name

Sandip Roy, New America Media

Wednesday 10:05 AM

How Iran's president could greet charges of gay persecution with denial and evasion.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Preventing Another Jena 6

Alan Jenkins, TomPaine.com

Tuesday 11:02 AM

Here are some ways to address racial inequality in our criminal justice system.

When Exclusion Is Good

Roberto Lovato, New America Media

Tuesday 10:04 AM

Being left out of Ken Burns' "War" has a bright side for a Latino community courted for Iraq.

With Big Ideas Like These...

Marie Cocco, Truthdig

Tuesday 9:59 AM

That silence you hear is the Republican response to Democrats' health care plans.

Monday, September 24, 2007

The Fed, The Enabler

Robert Kuttner, The Boston Globe

Monday 11:39 AM

The Federal Reserve Board has been doing a poor job in its role as regulator.

Forgotten Victims

Cynthia Tucker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Monday 11:33 AM

Denial of justice to black victims of crime deserves our outrage, too.

The Iranian Conundrum

Peter Galbraith, TomDispatch.com

Monday 11:28 AM

Here's how Bush aided the dominance of Iranian-backed militias over much of Iraq.

Friday, September 21, 2007

Over The Dead Bodies, Again

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate

Friday 11:52 AM

Democrats are likely to pass a lobbyist-written trade pact to help Big Business ship jobs overseas.

General Failure

Larry Beinhart, AlterNet

Friday 11:48 AM

Petraeus failed at doing just part of the job in Iraq; how can he succeed at the whole job?

Let the CHIPs Fall

Trudy Lieberman, The Nation

Friday 11:43 AM

The children's health insurance fight shows the difficulty of changing our health care system.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Privatizing Murder

Marie Cocco, Truthdig

Thursday 9:58 AM

All the essential elements of governance in the Bush era come together in the Blackwater episode.

Profiting From Big Brother

Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect

Thursday 9:45 AM

Wall Street is pouring money into the Chinese government's surveillance of its citizens.

Protecting LGBT Workers

Deborah J. Vagins, The Huffington Post

Thursday 9:40 AM

Many American workers have to hide themselves in order to protect their jobs.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Clouded By Smog

Robert D. Bullard, Black Agenda Report

Wednesday 10:07 AM

Some mayors are willing to trade clean air for a chimera of economic growth.

Iraqi Police State

Tom Hayden, The Huffington Post

Wednesday 10:01 AM

A report exposes the lethal nature of Petraeus-supported counterinsurgency doctrines.

Justice In Jena

Amy Goodman, Truthdig

Wednesday 9:52 AM

On the eve of a major march in the Louisiana town, much needs to be done.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Toxic Chickens Home To Roost

Roy Ulrich, TomPaine.com

Tuesday 9:41 AM

Consider who gets harmed when anti-government conservatism holds sway.

Debt Addiction's Price

John F. Ince, AlterNet

Tuesday 9:32 AM

Market evangelists created the wreckage, but working people will suffer the most.

Misreading Poverty Data

Robert Greenstein, The Washington Post

Tuesday 9:32 AM

Latino immigration is being unfairly blamed for increases in poverty under Bush.

Monday, September 17, 2007

Greenspan Spills The Beans

Ray McGovern

Monday 1:00 AM

In his new book, the former Fed chairman admits Iraq was "largely about oil."

It's Not Just The Jena 6

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media

Monday 12:43 AM

A black teen is six times more likely to be tried and sentenced to prison than a white teen.

The Housing Bubble Pops

Dean Baker, The Nation

Monday 12:39 AM

One element needed to repair the damage: a more competent Federal Reserve Board.

Friday, September 14, 2007

The Lesson Of The DMV

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate

Friday 10:33 AM

Those lines show how crippling government through tax cuts hurts the economy.

Subsidizing Bush's Brother

Liliana Segura, AlterNet

Friday 10:20 AM

Neil Bush's COWs are just bull, but they're still getting federal dollars.

Bush Won't Admit Wrong

Joseph L. Galloway, McClatchy Newspapers

Friday 10:16 AM

Leaving aside all the happy talk, the fact is Bush's war policy has failed utterly.

Electoral Vote Shuffle

Scott Lemieux, The American Prospect

Friday 10:14 AM

A GOP scheme begs the question: Why should states run federal elections?

Tear Down That Wall

Amy Goodman, Truthdig

Friday 10:10 AM

President Jimmy Carter wants a more open dialogue on Israel-Palestine relations.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Life On The No-Fly List

Naomi Wolf, Chelsea Green Publishing

Thursday 10:28 AM

Activists are not being beaten. But they are sometimes intimidatingly detained and released.

Weakness Dooms Democrats

Art Levine, The Huffington Post

Thursday 10:22 AM

The party faces long-term disaster without the will to effectively oppose the war.

Truth-Telling Soldiers

John Nichols, The Nation

Thursday 10:13 AM

Two soldiers who challenged administration spin on Iraq died as true heroes.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Globalization Paradox

Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect

Wednesday 9:56 AM

Nations don't become more democratic as they become more market-oriented.

Generals Do Lie

Robert Scheer, Truthdig

Wednesday 9:54 AM

Once again, we have a general promising to save us by turning the corner in an unnecessary war.

High-Priced CEOs

Sarah Anderson and Sam Pizzigati, AlterNet

Wednesday 9:49 AM

Is the labor of corporate CEOs really hundreds of times more valuable than that of others?

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

To Tell The Truth

Ray McGovern, TomPaine.com

Tuesday 10:55 AM

Petreaus should have been asked to testify under oath to the House.

Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

Michael Winship, Messenger Post Newspapers

Tuesday 10:40 AM

The Petraeus hearings may go down as the most fraudulent road tour since Milli Vanilli.

Fear Of A Black Princess

Alan Jenkins, TomPaine.com

Tuesday 10:31 AM

Will Disney finally use its influence to promote a positive black female role model?

Monday, September 10, 2007

Reid, Pelosi: Stand And Fight

Chris Weigant, The Huffington Post

Monday 9:01 AM

Why are Democrats seemingly admitting defeat in Iraq before the argument has even begun?

Wall Street Isn't Everything

Ezra Klein, The American Prospect

Monday 9:00 AM

Stock market gyrations distract us from what's going on in the Main Street economy.

It's About Oil, Not Religion

Joshua Holland and Raed Jarrar, AlterNet

Monday 8:54 AM

Shockingly, the United States, Iran and al Qaeda have the same goals in Iraq.

Friday, September 7, 2007

Losing The War On Terror

David Cole and Jules Lobel, The Nation

Friday 10:30 AM

Both parties have bought into the strategy of "going on offense" against terrorism. But it doesn't work.

Internet Disgrace

Art Brodsky, The Huffington Post

Friday 10:26 AM

Why can't U.S. residents have the dozens of broadband choices people in the U.K. have?

Christian Jihadist

Jeremy Leaming, Church and State

Friday 10:19 AM

Ousted Alabama judge Roy Moore is still waging war on church-state separation.

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Iraq: Who's Being Honest?

David Sirota, The Huffington Post

Thursday 11:43 AM

What's more disgusting about the politics of withdrawal: being lied to, or hearing the truth?

Care For The Missing Class

Katherine S. Newman and Victor Tan Chen, Beacon Press

Thursday 11:30 AM

Even insured low-income hospital patients often receive second-rate care.

Shoring Up the Middle Class

Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect

Thursday 11:23 AM

Upgrade jobs and restore worker bargaining power to rebuild mass prosperity in America.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Petraeus Show Preview

Joshua Holland, AlterNet

Wednesday 10:23 AM

Before the Sept. 11 trip into the Iraq spin zone, here's a reality check.

Toxic Popcorn

Tom Philpott, Gristmill

Wednesday 10:18 AM

Microwave popcorn may be hazardous to your health. But our government couldn't care less.

Where The Katrina Money Went

Jeffrey Buchanan and Chris Kromm, New America Media

Wednesday 10:14 AM

Claims of high federal spending on Gulf Coast reconstruction are misleading.

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Black Workers At The Bottom

Michael Fauntroy, The Huffington Post

Tuesday 11:36 AM

African-American workers had little to celebrate on Labor Day. Here's why.

Housing Crash Without Apology

Dean Baker, TPM Cafe

Tuesday 11:32 AM

As the housing bubble bursts, being the Fed means never having to say you're sorry.

Iraq: Seven Years in Hell

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com

Tuesday 11:27 AM

Bush uses Vietnam in a desperate, hopeless attempt to recapture American hearts and minds.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Still America's Shame

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media

Wednesday 10:39 AM

Bush and Democrats share blame for the continued unaddressed problems of poverty.

Stealing The 2008 Vote

Rob Richie, TomPaine.com

Wednesday 10:31 AM

A scheme to divide up California's electoral votes must be stopped.

An Illogical Execution

Christopher Hill, TomPaine.com

Wednesday 10:30 AM

Texas is about to execute a man based on a law that makes no sense.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Justice Denied

Aziz Huq, The Nation

Tuesday 9:58 AM

Now that Alberto Gonzales has resigned, will Congress repair the damage he did?

Unions Key To Democracy

Dean Baker, Truthout

Tuesday 9:55 AM

The weakening of the labor movement is not just bad news for the workers who lose union jobs.

Swords Into Wind Turbines

Paul Gipe, Wind-Works.org

Tuesday 9:51 AM

The money spent on the Iraq war could have purchased a lot of renewable energy.

Monday, August 27, 2007

Shouting Underwater

Walter Mosley, The Nation

Monday 9:31 AM

Katrina's lessons must not be forgotten: We are all victims of a failed government.

Bush's Vietnam Illiteracy

Larry Beinhart, AlterNet

Monday 9:27 AM

Bush's use of the Cambodian genocide to justify staying in Iraq ignores key facts.

Is 'Productivity Miracle' Ending?

Jared Bernstein, TPM Cafe

Monday 9:21 AM

There are troubling signs that even rougher times are ahead for the economy.

Friday, August 24, 2007

The John Warner-GWB Two-Step

Digby, Hullabaloo

Friday 9:56 AM

Why did Senator Warner's paltry pledge to bring 5,000 boys home by Christmas get framed as anti-Bush?

Tom Friedman to Arab World: "Suck. On. This."

Duncan Black, Eschaton

Friday 9:50 AM

How Friedman's 2003 argument that America should terrorize a random Arab nation reveals an America gone mad.

GOP Searches for New Willie Horton

Paul Krugman, New York Times

Friday 9:42 AM

"From their point of view, it's us versus them -- and everyone who looks different is one of them."

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Last Stand for Bush's 'Stay The Course' Crowd?

Bill Berkowitz, Media Transparency

Thursday 10:31 AM

A new group of pitchmen are targeting dozens of congresspeople with $15M worth of pro-war ads.

Judging Likeability

Antoine Morris, DMIBlog

Thursday 10:25 AM

Personal assurances from Roberts and Alito should not have been taken at face value.

Pitching the Imperial Republic: Bonaparte and Bush On Deck

Juan Cole, TomDispatch.com

Thursday 10:16 AM

Both men were convinced that their invasions were announcing new epochs in human history.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

War Drums Beating Louder

Ray McGovern, TomPaine.com

Wednesday 7:47 PM

You don't need CIA training to see the signs of a push toward war with Iran.

Warfare State Is Part of Us

Norman Solomon, TomPaine.com

Wednesday 10:47 AM

The warfare state won't disappear when President Bush moves on.

The Real Iraq Progress Report

Robert Scheer, Truthdig

Wednesday 10:43 AM

Reality is obscured as Democrats are dazzled into continuing the war.

Inequality Run Amok

Dmitri Iglitzin and Steven Hill, The Huffington Post

Wednesday 10:39 AM

The nation's stark, and growing, economic inequality has become a third rail of politics.

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Smashing Capitalism

Barbara Ehrenreich, The Nation

Tuesday 10:19 AM

For once, poor people have managed to rattle world financial markets.

Save Subprime Borrowers

Dean Baker, Truthout

Tuesday 10:18 AM

We can help victims of the mortgage crisis without bailing out hedge fund managers.

Legalized Loan Sharking

Marney White, Commondreams

Tuesday 9:59 AM

The permission Congress gave lenders to rob borrowers should be a big 2008 issue.

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Padilla Trial's Lessons

David Cole, The Nation

Sunday 4:46 PM

Bush's disregard for the rule of law undermines efforts to bring terrorists to justice.

Tobacco Lobby's Latest Ploy

Anne Landman, PRWatch.org

Sunday 4:35 PM

If you think it's suspicious that Philip Morris would want tobacco regulation, you're right.

Struggle for Mine Safety

Tula Connell, AFL-CIO Weblog

Sunday 3:47 PM

Miners are in a century-long fight for laws that put their lives ahead of profits.

Friday, August 17, 2007

Toy Story, Global Version

Jared Bernstein, TPM Cafe

Friday 9:24 AM

Mattel's recall of toxic toys is the tip of an iceberg that 'market forces' can't handle alone.

Curing 'Diversity Malaise'

Jenifer Fernandez Ancona, OpenLeft

Friday 9:21 AM

A study on integration gives progressives a chance to offer a better vision for racial harmony.

The Tough Oil Era

Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch.com

Friday 9:14 AM

It's now clear that our petroleum-fueled ways are fast becoming unsustainable.

End Of A 'Revolution'

Terence Samuel, The American Prospect

Friday 9:10 AM

The feared conservative juggernaut collapses as more GOPers head for the exits.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Backspin For War

Norman Solomon

Thursday 2:25 PM

A former CNN news director used Iraq war analysts preapproved by the Pentagon.

What Pro-Life Means

James Heffernan, The Huffington Post

Thursday 9:58 AM

Isn't it time that those who really care about life seized the word from the Republican right?

One-Trick Elephant

Marie Cocco, Truthdig

Thursday 9:55 AM

Republicans break out the tax defibrillator to resuscitate their dying public support.

Guns For Hire

Paul J. Nyden, The Charleston Gazette

Thursday 9:49 AM

Secrecy, torture and religious zeal distinguish mercenaries in Iraq.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Blackwater West

Rick Jacobs, The Huffington Post

Wednesday 9:09 AM

The infamous private security company that operates in Iraq has big plans for California.

War and Poverty

Bill Boyarsky, Truthdig

Wednesday 8:34 AM

An inner-city hospital dies in Los Angeles. What would King and Kennedy say?

Rove's Possible Undoing

Adele M. Stan, The American Prospect

Wednesday 8:29 AM

The wrath of a Christian Right official may have chased Karl Rove out of office.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Green Legislative Breakthrough?

Frank O'Donnell

Tuesday 10:51 AM

It's not a given that solid climate change progress will have to wait until after 2008.

A Desegregation Hero

Alan Jenkins, TomPaine.com

Tuesday 10:03 AM

In the wake of a bad Supreme Court ruling, a tribute to a judge who fought the good fight.

Gas Pump Ripoff

Brian Beutler, Media Consortium

Tuesday 9:19 AM

How oil companies get an extra $2 billion from consumers, and the simple fix they won't implement.

Monday, August 13, 2007

Escalation by the Numbers

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch

Monday 9:28 AM

Here's what "progress" in Iraq really means, in lives and dollars.

Bubble-Boy Bailout

Dean Baker, TPM Cafe

Monday 9:17 AM

You're right to be suspicious of some rescue calls in the current mortgage crisis.

Democrats Roll Over

Helen Thomas, Hearst Newspapers

Monday 9:10 AM

Now that Bush knows how to poke the Dems' weak spot, what will he think of next?

Friday, August 10, 2007

Things Fall Apart

Editors, The Nation

Friday 9:48 AM

Presidential candidates must offer real plans to fix our crumbling infrastructure.

Think Post-War, Post-Haste

Terence Samuel, The American Prospect

Friday 9:43 AM

It's time for Democrats to plan beyond the Petraeus report for what happens as U.S. troops leave Iraq.

Thursday, August 9, 2007

Still Waiting For A Raise

Raj Nayak, TomPaine.com

Thursday 11:59 PM

Tipped workers were left behind by the federal minimum wage increase.

Progressive Progress

Matt Stoller, OpenLeft

Thursday 9:39 AM

Though there have been setbacks, the leftward power shift in Congress is clear.

Inside Bush's Power Grab

Aziz Huq, TheNation.com

Thursday 9:39 AM

How the administration got sweeping authority for open-ended surveillance.

Greening With More Color

Van Jones, ColorLines

Thursday 9:28 AM

A major debate about the direction of the U.S. economy is bypassing communities of color.

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Candidates' Secret Santas

Taylor Lincoln, TomPaine.com

Wednesday 9:56 AM

They talk big, but will candidates deliver the fundraising transparency we need?

Repair The Constitutional Breach

David Sirota, OpenLeft

Wednesday 9:13 AM

Here's one way the left and the right can collaborate to end warrantless wiretapping.

Modern-Day Jim Crow

James Rucker, AlterNet

Wednesday 9:12 AM

You can help the Jena Six combat the racist actions that could put them behind bars.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

What Olbermann Should Ask Dems

Jeff Cohen, TomPaine.com

Tuesday 10:21 AM

Questions people other than Beltway pundits would like to hear during tonight's debate.

A Lonely Stand Against War

Norman Solomon, TomPaine.com

Tuesday 10:11 AM

Let us now praise an infamous woman—and our own possibilities.

Netroots Come Of Age

Ari Melber, The Nation

Tuesday 9:35 AM

After their display of clout at YearlyKos, can progressive bloggers stay true to their roots?

Monday, August 6, 2007

The Guns Of August

Norman Solomon, TomPaine.com

Monday 10:56 AM

With the continued media drumbeat for war, antiwar forces can't be complacent.

A Real Patriot Act

William Greider, The Nation

Monday 10:30 AM

Progressives in Congress seek to reward firms that don't move jobs offshore.

Economic Outlook Ain't Pretty

Jared Bernstein, TPM Cafe

Monday 10:27 AM

Stock market swings, weak job growth, mortgage woes—how does it all add up?

Friday, August 3, 2007

Law Or Lawlessness?

Marc Ash, Truthout

Friday 9:54 AM

For the sake of democracy, Congress must stand up to an out-of-control executive branch.

D-Day for Electronic Voting

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Friday 9:51 AM

A California official's decision will have broad national effects on the integrity of the voting process.

The Tussle With Nussle

Terence Samuel, The American Prospect

Friday 9:48 AM

It's Sen. Bernie Sanders vs. an arch-conserservative over who's being honest about the economy.

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Bush's Budget Bluster

Matt Lewis and Adam Hughes, TomPaine.com

Thursday 2:00 AM

The president has chosen confrontation and obfuscation during budget talks with Congress.

Praise For EPA's Eco-Cops

Frank O'Donnell, TomPaine.com

Thursday 2:00 AM

In spite of political interference, some EPA workers manage to protect and serve.

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Challenging The Filibuster

Ady Barkan, The American Prospect

Wednesday 9:56 AM

Here's how the Democrats should deal with Republican obstructionism.

Why Progressives 'Sell Out'

Jeanine Plant, AlterNet

Wednesday 9:53 AM

The impact of conservative policies has put public-minded careers out of the reach of many.

Don't Let Discrimination Stand

Rep. George Miller, The Huffington Post

Wednesday 9:49 AM

Congress has to undo a Supreme Court ruling allowing wage discrimination to go unpunished.

Green-Collar Opportunity

Van Jones, The Huffington Post

Wednesday 2:00 AM

Congress can in one stroke protect the planet and rebuild low-income communities.

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Conflict or Community?

Alan Jenkins, TomPaine.com

Tuesday 11:00 AM

Cities like New Haven, Conn., are making the right choice when it comes to immigration.

Midsummer Market Meltdown

Dean Baker, Truthout

Tuesday 11:00 AM

As stocks wobble, one group remains unfazed: managers who profit from public pension funds.

Citibank's Privatization Scheme

Lori Wallach and Todd Tucker, AlterNet

Tuesday 11:00 AM

The bank has Democrats backing a Social Security privatization failure in Peru.

Monday, July 30, 2007

Third-World Inequality In The U.S.

Paul Harris, The Observer UK

Monday 10:26 AM

Welcome to Richistan, USA, where the American Dream is a nightmare of inequality.

Empire In Permanent Decline?

Chris Bowers, Open Left

Monday 10:20 AM

Progressives must consider a new zeitgeist: An America of declining power and influence.

Leave My Ring Finger Alone

Eugenia Chien, New America Media

Monday 10:15 AM

Single women are the latest swing-vote flavor of the month. How shallow is that?

Friday, July 27, 2007

Dangerous Privilege

Aziz Huq, The Nation

Friday 10:35 AM

It's time for Congress to define the terms of executive branch accountability.

NAFTA Made Him Rich

Louis Nevae, New America Media

Friday 10:28 AM

A bad trade deal made one Mexican the world's wealthiest man, and impoverished millions.

Outsourcing In The Dark

Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect

Friday 10:23 AM

A congressional inquiry may shed light on how well the federal government monitors its contractors.

Withdrawal Follies

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com

Friday 9:40 AM

When politicians favor "withdrawing" from Iraq, they may not be mean what you think.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

The Media Rediscover Poverty

Peter Dreier, TomPaine.com

Thursday 10:41 AM

What John Edwards' attempt to focus national attention on the poor is accomplishing.

Fox's Anti-Blog Campaign

Joe Conason, Truthdig

Thursday 10:01 AM

Hypocritically, Faux News Channel goes after the netroots with a vengeance.

Free Public Transit

Dave Olsen, The Tyee

Thursday 9:55 AM

Eliminating transit fares is good environmental policy, and there's proof it works.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Poverty Bad For Your Health

Brydie Ragan, YES!

Wednesday 9:32 AM

To those who say bad habits are largely responsible for poor health, here's a reality check.

Getting That Higher Wage

Beth Shulman and Cathy Ruckelshaus, TomPaine.com

Wednesday 8:30 AM

With poor federal enforcement, unscrupulous employers often deny workers the pay they are due.

Corrections We'd Like To See

Norman Solomon, TomPaine.com

Wednesday 7:52 AM

What would happen if newspapers corrected more than misspelled names?

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

'All Children Deserve Coverage'

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

Tuesday 11:08 AM

An interview with Marian Wright Edelman on the battle for children's health insurance.

Wisdom Of The Crowd

Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation

Tuesday 10:57 AM

Politics as usual received a jolt of spontaneity and street smarts at Monday's Democratic debate.

Immigration: Time To Get Radical

David Bacon, The American Prospect

Tuesday 10:56 AM

Immigrant communities and their allies should take their cues from the Civil Rights movement.

Monday, July 23, 2007

Radio Clash

Harvey J. Kaye, The Guardian

Monday 10:21 AM

Progressives need to get better at countering the right-wing's dominance of AM radio.

Playing Into Al-Qaida's Hands

Cynthia Tucker, Altanta Journal-Constitution

Monday 10:18 AM

Bush's lost credibility on terrorism may be causing us to ignore real threats.

They Do Have A Bridge To Sell You

Jim Hightower, AlterNet

Monday 10:06 AM

Selling off public assets like bridges is no longer considered preposterous, but good business.

Friday, July 20, 2007

A Working Mother's Worth

Judith Stadtman Tucker, The American Prospect

Friday 10:51 AM

Why do Americans remain deeply divided about the value of maternal employment?

Failing Our Neediest Children

Marie Cocco, TruthDig

Friday 10:48 AM

Bush has decided to make health insurance aid for children an orphan.

Coal Story's Next Chapter

Frank O'Donnell, TomPaine.com

Friday 10:02 AM

Coal barons test their legendary clout in the bargaining for a clean energy bill.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Environmentalism For Billionaires

Glenn Hurowitz, The American Prospect

Thursday 10:06 AM

Businesses look to profit from green-washed plans that aren't as eco-friendly as they seem.

Yes, Bush Is Naked. What of It?

Tony Karon, TomDispatch.com

Thursday 9:49 AM

On the Middle East diplomacy catwalk, the fashions are butt-ugly.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Why We're Getting Squeezed

Heather Boushey and Joshua Holland, AlterNet

Wednesday 10:17 AM

As the rich get richer, they're slashing social programs for the rest of us. What gives?

Birth Control Is Back

Marie Cocco, Truthdig

Wednesday 9:46 AM

It's the stuff that conservatives have opposed that's bringing teen pregnancies down.

Where's The Outrage?

Patricia J. Williams, The Nation

Wednesday 9:38 AM

There has been surprisingly little outcry over the Supreme Court's limits on school integration.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Lost Opportunity

Alan Jenkins

Tuesday 10:44 AM

The U.S. lags behind other countries in assuring opportunity for everyone; we should demand bold changes.

Ill-Starred Day

Ray McGovern
CommonDreams.org

Tuesday 10:06 AM

How July 14, 2003 became a day that lives in the infamy of the Iraq war.

Leaving Education Reform Behind

Dana Goldstein
The American Prospect

Tuesday 10:05 AM

Conservatives are torn between making No Child Left Behind better and just letting it hobble along.

Monday, July 16, 2007

Who Keeps CNN Honest?

Michael Moore, MichaelMoore.com

Monday 10:34 AM

The 'most trusted name in news' should own up to untrustworthy health care coverage.

The O.J. Card

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New American Media

Monday 10:09 AM

Black people are still paying for the O.J. Simpson verdict by being kept off juries.

Valuing The Commons

Charles Komanoff, Grist

Monday 10:04 AM

A price should be paid for damaging or depleting our air, water and public space.

Friday, July 13, 2007

The Schizophrenia Of War

Dahr Jamail

Friday 9:02 AM

Someone who has experienced war-torn Iraq cannot return to the United States without being followed.

The Spineless Doctor

Dana Goldstein

Friday 9:01 AM

As surgeon general, Holsinger seems likely to just fall in line with the Bush agenda.

Tax Injustice Across The Aisle

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Friday 9:00 AM

Will Democrats team up with the GOP to protect hedge fund interests?

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Global Warming: Not So Bad—Worse!

George Monibot

Thursday 9:03 AM

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says sea levels may rise 59 centimeters this century, but that may be "absurdly optimistic."

Conservatism Falls Flat

Jared Bernstein

Thursday 9:02 AM

Republicans' "clever" one-liners can't stave off progressive change forever.

Pandering To Pakistan

Robert Scheer

Thursday 9:01 AM

If Bush was really concerned about al-Qaida, he'd be willing to challenge Pakistan.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

The Military-Industrial Price Tag

William A. Collins

Wednesday 9:04 AM

Are the weapons being built for the war or just for the profits?

The War Is Worse Than You Know

Laila Al-Arian and Chris Hedges

Wednesday 9:02 AM

In this important report, Iraq veterans talk about what the media won't: alienation, resentment, crime, atrocity and guilt.

Compromised AIDS Aid

Michelle Goldberg

Wednesday 9:01 AM

So long as Bush insists on pushing abstinence, he's hurting the very people his AIDS initiative is meant to help.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Who's Your Daddy?

Paul Waldman

Tuesday 9:02 AM

It looks like another presidential candidate is aiming to win by marketing manhood.

Green Patriotism

Mike Davis

Tuesday 9:01 AM

So far, "going green" is just talk. Here's what we can learn from the conservation efforts of our grandparents.

Collateral Slaughter

Tom Engelhardt

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Our airstrikes in Afghanistan are beginning to look "more and more like a single, ongoing airborne slaughter of civilians."

Monday, July 9, 2007

Rise Of The Domes

David Zirin

Monday 9:03 AM

Across our nation, we're ignoring the most basic urban infrastructure needs and building stadiums instead.

Falling Short

Joshua Holland

Monday 9:02 AM

Americans aren't as tall as we used to be and our lacking socioeconomic policies are to blame.

Message Sent To Planet Earth

Max Fraser

Monday 9:00 AM

Amid the glitz of Live Earth, the message—and its urgency—were palpable.

Friday, July 6, 2007

For A Live Earth, U.S. Must Lead

Jerome Ringo

Friday 10:56 AM

With the right leadership, saving the environment is a shared task with shared rewards.

A Bloody Mirror For The Media

Norman Solomon

Friday 9:04 AM

Now that the results of all that pro-war propaganda are clear, the media somehow doesn't seem so eager to cheer.

Another Year Of Denial?

Don Monkerud

Friday 9:02 AM

Bush and his cronies are the only ones left who don't think it's time to change course in Iraq. Why do the rest of us still let them run the show?

Because Mama Said So?

Glen Ford

Friday 9:00 AM

What's the real reason Black people are staying away from the military?

Thursday, July 5, 2007

An Unstable Foundation And Racism In The Structure

Amaad Rivera

Thursday 9:05 AM

For people of color, the American dream is collapsing under the weight of the housing crisis.

Tom Paine Would Impeach Them

Jonh Nichols

Thursday 9:04 AM

Paine and his contemporaries were brave in facing a tyrant named George. We must follow in their footsteps.

A Memo For David Brooks

David Corn

Thursday 9:02 AM

Brooks' Times op-ed on Plamegate would benefit from some fact-checking—and some integrity.

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

The Bad Ruling With A Racially Diverse Lining

Alan Jenkins

Tuesday 9:04 AM

Justice Kennedy's nuanced opinion in the recent school integration case begins to compensate for his misguided vote.

Facing Energy Fears

Peter Teague and Jeff Navin

Tuesday 9:01 AM

Effectively opposing climate change means recognizing and addressing the widespread concern over exorbitant energy prices.

The Commutation Fits The Administration

David Corn

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Bush commuting Libby's prison term amounts to a blatant evasion of accountability, but that shouldn't surprise us.

Monday, July 2, 2007

The Problem With Murdoch

Bill Moyers

Monday 10:47 AM

The mogul could turn Wall Street Journal into another personal spittoon. Here's why that matters.

Between SCOTUS And A Hard Place

Aziz Huq

Monday 9:04 AM

The administration didn't bank on the courts meddling in their plans for the detainees at Guantánamo.

One Alliance To Rule Them All?

Robert Dreyfuss

Monday 9:00 AM

Can the Iran- and U.S.-backed Amar al-Hakim effectively rule Iraq? Probably not.

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Rocky Mountain Right Reeling

David Sirota

Sunday 11:59 PM

Progressives see opportunities as conservatives lose their grip on the mountain states.

Friday, June 29, 2007

Rolling Back Indigenous Rights

Alan Parker

Friday 9:03 AM

A series of court and administrative decisions have effectively curtailed native Hawaiian rights.

Breaking The Immigration Deadlock

Jared Bernstein and Ross Eisenbrey

Friday 9:02 AM

Walls won't work, and Mexico won't get rich. We need a workable system of documentation.

Vote-by-Mail Doesn't Deliver

Michael Slater and Teresa James

Friday 9:01 AM

Proponents of vote-by-mail are ignoring the biases built into the structure.

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Who Owns The Sky?

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:03 AM

The very companies that have polluted the upper atmosphere now want to be rewarded.

Urban Removal

Bill Quigley

Thursday 9:01 AM

How to destroy an African American city in 33 steps.

Surging Past The Gates Of Hell

Tom Engelhardt

Thursday 9:00 AM

As Bush claims progress in Iraq, income has plunged from $3600 a year in 1980 to $400 now, and the dying continues.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

D.A.s Running Wild

Christopher Hill and William Webster

Wednesday 9:01 AM

Duke case aside, prosecutorial malfeasance is rarely punished.

Big Business, Bad Business

Corporate Accountability International

Wednesday 9:00 AM

Thousands vote Exxon, Halliburton, Wal-Mart into Corporate Hall of Shame.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Informed Witness Vs. Ignoramus

John Hickman

Tuesday 9:02 AM

A congressman's rant turned a hearing on terrorism into a freak show.

No Choice For Workers

John Logan

Tuesday 9:02 AM

Is this the end of the fight for the Employee Free Choice Act, or just the opening salvo?

Lots Of Food, Not Enough Aid

Anuradha Mittal and Karen Hansen-Kuhn

Tuesday 9:01 AM

Our food aid program was designed 50 years ago, but the world's needs have changed.

Tale Of Two Sermons

Bernie Horn

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Obama and Clinton offer different ways to frame the progressive vision.

Monday, June 25, 2007

Remember Checks And Balances?

Sharon Bradford Franklin

Monday 8:54 AM

The "state secrets privilege" allows the executive to hide its blatant misdeeds. Congress or SCOTUS must help us!

'Sicko' Draws A Line

John Nichols

Monday 8:51 AM

Either health care is a right or it isn't. Michael Moore challenges lawmakers to take a side.

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Revolt of the CEOs

Christopher Hayes

Sunday 9:49 PM

There are fractures in the big-business alliance with aspects of conservative ideology.

Voter Suppression

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sunday 12:25 PM

A new report uncovers the depth of the GOP's effort to undermine voting rights.

Friday, June 22, 2007

Green Card Red Tape

Mae Ngai

Friday 9:01 AM

Arbitrary distribution of Green Cards is the major cause of illegal immigration.

Blowback in Lebanon

Reese Erlich

Friday 9:00 AM

Is the U.S. helping to create another jihadist monster in Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camps?

Center Moves Left

E.J. Dionne

Friday 8:59 AM

Take Back America took back America.

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Supreme Injustices

Margaret Kimberley

Thursday 9:04 AM

Our worst fears for the High Court continue to be realized.

Send In The Kurds

Bill Berkowitz

Thursday 9:03 AM

Mike Evans' one-man guerilla war against Iran enlists thousands.

Netroots Revolution

Digby

Thursday 9:02 AM

The anonymous Digby goes public to accept the Paul Wellstone Award and champion progressive bloggers.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

How Not To Counter Terrorism

Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity

Wednesday 9:02 AM

If the Bush administration has done anything right in the Global War On Terror(GWOT), it was by accident.

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Bush's First-Person Perspective

Michael Winship

Tuesday 4:18 PM

Activists across the political spectrum are asking Bush to recognize that he doesn't actually own the government.

Framing The Health Care Picture

RJ Eskow

Tuesday 2:34 PM

To win, Dems need to develop and verbalize solid positions on health care.

Joining A Union, Easy As Organ Donation

Dmitri Iglitzin

Tuesday 9:05 AM

There are solid reasons and strong precedents for enacting the Employee Free Choice Act.

Redefining Justice Down

Alan Jenkins

Tuesday 9:02 AM

There are nearly 4 million annual fair housing violations. The Department of Justice has pursued exactly 31.

Justice And Foreign Policy

John Feffer

Tuesday 9:01 AM

Terrorism is an excuse for creating a fortress state isolated from the world.

Not In Our Nature

Andrea Batista Schlesinger

Tuesday 9:00 AM

It's time to dismantle the conservative dogma: inequality is not natural.

Monday, June 18, 2007

An Entrepreneurial Take On Health Care

Ned Lamont

Monday 9:00 AM

A return to a bold and willing political spirit will cure health care stagnation.

Friday, June 15, 2007

Libby, Begging His Pardon

Bill Moyers

Friday 3:48 PM

The neocon law-and-order elite pull out the stops to keep a convicted liar out of jail.

Listen To The Children

Ellen Bravo

Friday 10:25 AM

Stay home with a sick kid, lose your job. That's what too many women face.

Labor Refutes Some 'Choice' Lies

Tula Connell

Friday 9:01 AM

The employer groups opposing the Employee Free Choice Act have no ammunition except deception.

The Pentagon Vs. Peak Oil

Michael T. Klare

Friday 9:00 AM

Future wars may be fought just to keep the war machine going.

Mad As Wet Hens: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 8:59 AM

Readers, some coherent, blow their stacks.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Dems Who Lost Their Minds

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:02 AM

Industry-friendly Democrats are trying to undo clean air regulations—and the party's lead.

Health Care, Not Borders

David Gartner

Thursday 9:01 AM

The new TB comes from decades of medical neglect, not weak border controls.

An Unlikely Class Warrior

Sam Pizzigati

Thursday 9:00 AM

Can we fix inequality without cutting the fortunes of the wealthy? Doubtful, says one eminent economist.

Bush Shafts Enron Victims

Robert L. Borosage

Thursday 8:30 AM

The SEC's right-wing solicitor general sides with fraud facilitators over the defrauded.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

America's Progressive Majority

Eric Lotke

Wednesday 9:27 AM

The facts don't support the oft-repeated mantra that we are a "conservative nation."

Torture? Uh-Uh, Not Us

Aziz Huq

Wednesday 9:03 AM

While the military faces up to torture, the Republicans are still denying it exists.

The Iranian Bomb In A MAD World

Dilip Hiro

Wednesday 9:00 AM

Nuclear weapons programs are mostly about regime survival.

What America Owes Its 'Illegals'

Barbara Ehrenreich

Wednesday 8:59 AM

Anti-immigrant rage grows in direct proportion to the denial of the work they do.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

And Still They Rise

Bill Berkowitz

Tuesday 11:02 AM

Conservative pols booted out of office have a way of hanging around Washington.

The Silence Of The Bombs

Norman Solomon

Tuesday 10:31 AM

Protesting U.S. losses in Iraq is not enough when our ordnance continues to kill large numbers of Iraqis.

Stop Blaming The System

E.J. Dionne

Tuesday 9:55 AM

Complaints that Congress can't meet in the middle on issues like immigration are simplistic and dangerous.

Pride Or Peril?

Sarah Tobias and Sean Cahill

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Conservative Massachusetts legislators are trying to outlaw gay marriage—again.

Monday, June 11, 2007

Lying Down with Hyenas

Alec Dubro

Monday 11:42 AM

If corporations are mean, domineering beasts, why do so many people accept corporate rule?

Guantánamo Takes A Hit

Frida Berrigan

Monday 9:03 AM

Is justice on the horizon?

Out to Get ACORN

John Atlas

Monday 9:02 AM

How a GOP vendetta sowed the seeds of the Attorneygate scandal.

Ordering The Tides To Stop

Deepa Fernandes

Monday 9:01 AM

Fixing inequality is easier and more effective than trying to stop immigration by force.

Friday, June 8, 2007

Keep Working On Immigration

Eliseo Medina

Friday 9:03 AM

America needs a victory on immigration, so get back to work, and deliver a solution.

High Court Vs. Working Women

Martha Burk

Friday 9:02 AM

In case women haven't suffered enough in the workplace, the Supreme Court made discrimination easier.

Don't Ask, Don't Do It!

James Wagoner

Friday 9:01 AM

The abstinence-only debacle is the Democrats' bridge to nowhere.

Thursday, June 7, 2007

The Heart Of The Labor Movement

Glen Ford

Thursday 9:03 AM

The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists vows: "We will not be made expendable."

It's The Global Economy, Stupid

Heather Hurlburt

Thursday 9:02 AM

Let's have more global issues in the primary, not fewer.

Poor Little Rich Boys (And Girl)

Michael Winship

Thursday 9:01 AM

You may not have to be rich to run for president, but apparently you have to be rich to win.

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

The Scooter Files: Washington X-Ray

Rick Perlstein

Wednesday 10:47 AM

The letters written on behalf of "Scooter" Libby offer an unappealing look inside our political system.

The Greenwashing Of America

Philip Mattera

Wednesday 9:03 AM

Is big business buying out the environmental movement?

Financing the Imperial Armed Forces

Robert Dreyfuss

Wednesday 9:02 AM

A trillion dollars and nowhere to go but up.

Forced Family Breakdown

Kinsey Alden Dinan and Nancy K. Cauthen

Wednesday 9:01 AM

Don't family values apply to immigration reform, too?

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

The Arab-Jewish Agreement

James J. Zogby

Tuesday 9:03 AM

An almost equal percentage of Arab Americans and American Jews want peace and an end to the occupation.

Lindsay Lohan And The Rest Of Us

Kirsten D. Levingston and Alan Jenkins

Tuesday 9:02 AM

From Beverly Hills to Brooklyn, the nation needs accessible and evenly-applied drug treatment programs for all.

The China Dilemma

Thomas I. Palley

Tuesday 9:01 AM

U.S. policy toward China is torn between profit and country, and so far profit is winning.

Poor Country, Rich Health Care

Sarah van Gelder

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Cuba is increasing export of its outstanding level of medical care.

Monday, June 4, 2007

An Illusion Of Justice

Jameel Jaffer

Monday 9:28 AM

Today some of the few Guantánamo detainees actually charged will face a deeply-flawed military tribunal. But that is not the worst of it.

Liberty For Libby?

Elizabeth de la Vega

Monday 9:02 AM

With the entitlement and arrogance that suffuses the administration, Scooter Libby is asking to walk free.

Skimming The Student Loan Cream

Luke Swarthout

Monday 9:01 AM

Chopping the criminally generous subsidies to school lending institutions could save billions.

Bush's Magic Economic Formula

Larry Beinhart

Monday 9:00 AM

Bush's economic growth plan depends on falling wages for non-rich.

Friday, June 1, 2007

The Slow Slide To Barbarity

Laura Carlsen

Friday 11:00 AM

A detailed report from the American Militarized Security Zone, year 2020.

Media Coverage Doesn't Cut It

Jeff Cohen

Friday 9:03 AM

The media ignores poverty while attacking Edwards for mentioning it.

Talking Politics Liberally

David Alpert

Friday 9:02 AM

Borrowing from the Founding Fathers, here's one way to spread the progressive message.

Leaders And Leaderless: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:00 AM

Our readers' thoughts on black leaders, conservative leaders and, once again, Dennis Kucinich.

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Green Gears In Motion?

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:09 AM

Environmentalists see some encouraging signs.

Another Wolf For The World Bank

Sarah Anderson

Thursday 9:06 AM

Robert Zoellick equates anti-globalization protests with terrorism and backed anti-labor trade deals.

U.S. Food System Deeply At Risk

Jim Harkness

Thursday 9:00 AM

Our increasingly globalized food growth and processing system is expensive, environmentally costly and dangerous.

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Rigging The Marketplace Of Ideas

Rick Perlstein

Wednesday 9:26 AM

A leading business lobby's crusade against regulation has deep and sinister roots.

CEOs Vs. Slaves

Barbara Ehrenreich

Wednesday 9:04 AM

CEO pay continues its merry ascent while more and more work is getting a sweatshop-quality makeover.

Poverty Scavengers

Danny Glover and Nicole Lee

Wednesday 9:01 AM

So-called vulture funds are buying up the loans of the world's poorest nations and demanding extortionate payment.

The Colossus Of Baghdad

Tom Engelhardt

Wednesday 9:00 AM

Any doubt as to whether we intend to keep Iraq is dispelled by the planned Green Zone embassy complex.

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

A Leaderless Community

Bruce Dixon

Tuesday 9:02 AM

America's black leadership seems unable or unwilling to address black mass incarceration.

Rebusting The Air Traffic Controllers

Dick Meister

Tuesday 9:01 AM

George Bush doesn't like regulators—even in the crowded skies.

Memento Mori, Gentlemen

Michael Winship

Tuesday 9:00 AM

So many caskets, so many flags. Too many memorials.

Friday, May 25, 2007

Green Jobs, Good Jobs On The Way?

Van Jones

Friday 11:55 AM

Funding for green job training programs can help our environment and the nation's poor at the same time.

Deadly Illusions, Rest in Peace

Norman Solomon

Friday 9:03 AM

A Democratic legislative majority is not the same as an demonstration of popular opinion.

Bush's Contempt For Justice

Beatrice Edwards

Friday 9:02 AM

Bush's backing for Paul Wolfowitz, in contrast to his hostility to Kofi Annan, was like, well, black and white.

Suggestions and Objections: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:00 AM

Food stamps, a big tent, and a Sally Kohn response

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Our Shadowy Iraq Air War

Nick Turse

Thursday 9:04 AM

Did the U.S. lie about cluster bomb use in Iraq, and what are the real human costs?

Valuing The Votes Of The Poor

Scott Novakowski

Thursday 9:03 AM

An aggressive campaign, and a cooperative state government, registered thousands of North Carolina's low-income voters.

The Haircut That Wouldn't Die

Paul Rogat Loeb

Thursday 9:01 AM

If a Swift Boat lie isn't available, Republican hit men will make do with a haircut.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

A Great But Broken Promise

Bill Moyers

Wednesday 9:03 AM

It's up to the graduates of today to change America from a superpower into a beloved community.

Corn-Fueled Migration

Sally Kohn

Wednesday 9:02 AM

U.S.-subsidized cheap corn is forcing bankrupt Mexican farmers to find work north of the border.

Neocons In The Wings

Terra Lawson-Remer

Wednesday 9:01 AM

Toasting Wolfowitz's departure? Not so fast.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Needed: Energy And Jobs Investment

Jerome Ringo

Tuesday 11:00 AM

Government support can help the U.S. capitalize on its alternative energy innovations.

Struggling To Get From Many To One

Alan Jenkins

Tuesday 10:57 AM

Immigration and school integration battles test the nation's core principles.

Baroodys: Corleones Of The Right?

Rick Perlstein

Tuesday 10:43 AM

Bush's choice for Consumer Product Safety Commission chief is from a family of right-wing hustlers.

Official Identity Theft

Frances Madeson

Tuesday 9:10 AM

Despite the disclosure of an illegal FBI citizen database, why has Congress still not taken remedial action?

Monday, May 21, 2007

We're Number 1!

Frida Berrigan

Monday 9:04 AM

Although the U.S. is way behind in indicators of well-being, we more than make it up in debt and war-related production.

An Agenda For Labor

Dmitri Iglitzin

Monday 9:02 AM

What labor must demand—and Democratic candidates provide—in 2008.

R.I.P. Trade Promotion Authority

Thomas I. Palley

Monday 9:01 AM

Fast track track trade deals bypass more than constitutional intent—they also cut out citizen influence.

Friday, May 18, 2007

New Energy for America

Robert L. Borosage and Katrina vanden Heuvel

Friday 3:01 PM

To catch up to where the voters are on energy policy, presidential candidates still have a big gap to close.

Food Stamps: The $21 Question

Isaiah J. Poole

Friday 10:55 AM

Will Congress come up with the right answer for a critical safety-net program?

Trade And Consequences

Glenn Hurowitz

Friday 9:02 AM

Many Democrats erroneously believe their reckless trade votes won't cost them anything in November.

First Responders: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:00 AM

Our readers let you know what they think about "voter fraud," the president's ego, worker injuries, and eating meat.

Yolanda King's Own Dream

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Friday 8:01 AM

Yolanda King added her own vision to that of her father's, and took it to the people.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

From Quagmire To Progressive Victory

Thomas I. Palley

Thursday 10:15 AM

Iraq could reduce America's taste for fundamentalism, laissez-faire economics and militarism.

Falwell and Me

Jeff Cohen

Thursday 10:08 AM

Falwell was uninformed, bigoted, inaccurate and a TV producer's dream guest.

Playing Stall Ball On Clean Air

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 10:03 AM

To block tougher clean air standards, Bush has a new play to run out the clock.

Dems Sell Out On Trade

The Nation Editors

Thursday 9:40 AM

Environmental and labor standards for Panama and Peru do not a progressive trade policy make.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

An F In Health Care

Alec Dubro

Wednesday 9:17 AM

A new report on health care discovers that it's not only the uninsured who get substandard care—it's everybody.

Evil Empire

Chalmers Johnson

Wednesday 9:03 AM

Is imperial liquidation possible for America?

A New Arms Race In Asia

William D. Hartung

Wednesday 9:02 AM

Despite right-wing fear mongering, U.S.-China relations will be based on economics, not arms.

The Center Of Tenet's Book: Lies

Ray McGovern

Wednesday 9:00 AM

An in-depth look at why the former CIA director deserves jail, not a microphone.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Keep Out the Vote

Michael Winship

Tuesday 9:02 AM

The U.S. attorney scandal is not about firings, it's about harassment of minority voters.

Loser Liberalism Versus Power Populism

Dean Baker

Tuesday 9:01 AM

Democratic Party liberalism helps out those with less; party populism, though, gives them power.

Democrats Sing Off-Key On Trade

Young Choe

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Congressional Democrats have not lived up to progressive principles on international trade.

Iraq: A New Age Of Genocide?

Bill Weinberg

Tuesday 8:30 AM

Some of the most under-reported deaths in Iraq are those of minorities being victimized in organized campaigns.

Monday, May 14, 2007

Habeas Corpus Evaporating

Aziz Huq

Monday 9:40 AM

The new Congress has yet to remedy any of the civil liberties violations of the Military Commissions Act of 2006.

Third Way Is the Wrong Way

Guy T. Saperstein

Monday 9:02 AM

The centrist public policy think tank, Third Way, is attacking progressive efforts.

A Big Country Needs A Big Government

Ezra Klein

Monday 9:01 AM

The only alternative to fully-funded government is dependence on corporate and individual largesse.

Blair: New Age Mouth, Old Age Fist

Sally Kohn

Monday 9:00 AM

Tony Blair is to interdependence and international community as George W. Bush is to compassionate conservatism.

Friday, May 11, 2007

Give Mom Affordable Health Care

Anna Burger

Friday 9:02 AM

An increase in the State Children's Health Insurance Program isn't the same as chocolate. It's better.

Bush And Dems Collaborate On Trade Deal

David Sirota

Friday 9:01 AM

March 10 reports indicate that the Democratic leadership secretly agreed to a sub-standard trade pact.

The Good American

Scott Ritter

Friday 9:00 AM

American legionnaire: Our troops aren't in Iraq to liberate, but to kill people, "and we do an extraordinarily good job."

The Next Enron Scandal

Isaiah J. Poole and Rick Perlstein

Friday 9:00 AM

Can banks really get away with facilitating fraud? We're about to find out.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

A Gift of Flexibility For Our Moms

David Gray

Thursday 9:02 AM

With many women balancing work and family, mothers in particular need workplace flexibility.

Superpower Undone By Small War

Patrick Cockburn

Thursday 9:01 AM

A careful lack of planning, and an obtuse ideology, enabled the Bush administration to thoroughly destabilize Iraq.

Better To Be A Chimpanzee

Barbara Ehrenreich

Thursday 9:00 AM

Are humans willing to trade up to chimpanzee status?

Labor Law Reform Not Just For Unions

Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele

Thursday 8:40 AM

The embattled Employee Free Choice Act, if passed, stands to advance a wide range of progresive goals.

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

A World Of Katrinas

Desmond Tutu

Wednesday 9:18 AM

Climatic events can undo decades of development for the world's poor.

Adios, World Bank!

Nadia Martinez

Wednesday 9:03 AM

For Latin America, the World Bank is no longer the only game in town.

U.S. Carrier Armada Aims At Iran

Michael T. Klare

Wednesday 9:02 AM

Bush hopes the largest carrier fleet since the Iraq War began will force Iranian concessions.

Universal Coverage For The Not-Poor

Bill Scher

Wednesday 9:01 AM

A new business health care coalition touts market forces to provide coverage. But isn't that the problem?

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Conservative Assault On America's Families

Beth Shulman

Tuesday 9:38 AM

Words such as "freedom" hardly mask policies that are family-unfriendly.

Coming Soon To A Toll Booth Near You

Sam Pizzigati

Tuesday 9:02 AM

Soon, part of your highway toll may go straight to some billionaire private equity fund.

Eyes Eternally On The Prize

Michael Schwartz

Tuesday 9:01 AM

Maybe it's not just about the oil, but Iraqi oil has been fought over for decades.

A Hero's Journey

Alan Jenkins

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Spider-Man, with his flaws and introspection, is as much about contemporary values as action.

Monday, May 7, 2007

Monochrome Candidates, Stale Ideas

Robert L. Borosage

Monday 9:25 AM

The Gipper would be proud of how much the conservatives running for president are divorced from reality.

The Cleanest Congress in History?

Craig Holman

Monday 9:02 AM

Here's what Pelosi is up against and how she can prevail in her battle to end congressional lobbying scandals.

Injury, Death, The American Worker and George Bush

Dick Meister

Monday 9:01 AM

The Bush administration has done much to undermine worker safety. Can Democrats bring it back?

When The Class War Goes Local

David Sirota

Monday 9:00 AM

In Montana, corporate execs and their GOP allies gather to fight "employee-slanted" policies.

Friday, May 4, 2007

The Conservative Alternative Reality

Isaiah J. Poole

Friday 9:40 AM

Conservatives think their ideology is tested and true, but have they examined the results?

Missing Words For The New Trade Debate

Sarah Anderson

Friday 9:03 AM

Democratic criticism of Bush's trade policy needs to cut much deeper.

The High Cost Of Ignoring Poverty

E.J. Dionne

Friday 9:02 AM

We are living in a moment of pragmatic solutions to poverty. Why don't the Dems take advantage of that?

To Read Or Not To Read: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:00 AM

Our readers discuss gun control, public health and, of course, the war.

Thursday, May 3, 2007

We Will Not Be Divided

Cynthia McKinney

Thursday 9:04 AM

African Americans and Latinos share a bond of blood and the struggle for freedom.

The New Land Rush

Robert J. Miller

Thursday 9:03 AM

Ice is melting and Western governments are staking claims to land they don't own—as they have for 500 years.

Making Dirty Air Permanent

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:02 AM

EPA's William Wehrum was turned down by the Senate, but he plans to stay anyway and continue with his foul ways.

The Gipper Won't Win This One

Robert L. Borosage

Thursday 8:09 AM

GOP presidential candidates will invoke Reagan, but Reagan conservatism is the problem.

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Again With The Missile Defense?

William D. Hartung

Wednesday 9:02 AM

A weapon that doesn't work for a threat that doesn't exist.

Markets, Corporations Abandoning The U.S.

Robert Reich

Wednesday 9:01 AM

The world's major economies, and the multinationals, have decoupled from the U.S. economy.

China Costs Keep Piling Up

Thomas I. Palley

Wednesday 9:00 AM

The price of remedying the China trade imbalance keeps compounding.

Sealing His Eyes And Ears

Robert C. Byrd

Wednesday 8:21 AM

By his aggressive veto, the president proves he cannot admit, much less fix, his Iraq blunder.

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Campus Tainted Meal Plan

Rick Perlstein

Tuesday 1:27 PM

How E. coli conservatism infects "liberal" universities with an anti-regulatory bias.

Heartless, Yes—And Dumb

Adam Sonfield

Tuesday 11:00 AM

Denying medical coverage to undocumented immigrants has cut off many more U.S. citizens.

One Person, One Vote, Really

Jamie Raskin

Tuesday 9:02 AM

Under Maryland's election plan, American democracy can graduate from the Electoral College.

Who Counts As Poor?

Dean Baker

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Accurately measuring poverty is crucial to meeting the goal of eliminating it.

Monday, April 30, 2007

For His Dunk, Tenet Deserves Slam

Ray McGovern

Monday 9:44 AM

The ex-CIA director shows he cares more about his reputation than about the damage he has done.

A Deadly Misreading

Shahid Buttar

Monday 9:03 AM

The Second Amendment does not require unlimited guns to unlimited people.

Making Victims, Being Victims

Tom Engelhardt

Monday 9:01 AM

Americans seem to love media tragedy, as long as it's not overseas.

A Big One Cent Difference

Dick Meister

Monday 9:00 AM

Determined progressives pressured fast-food chains to pass a significant raise on to farm workers.

Friday, April 27, 2007

Trickle Down Conservatism Infects America

Rick Perlstein

Friday 10:32 AM

A single page of USA Today reveals conservatism's ugly side.

A War By Any Other Name

Frida Berrigan

Friday 9:02 AM

After four years, apparently the Iraq War needs ... a new name.

Remembering David Halberstam

Bill Moyers

Friday 9:01 AM

Journalist David Halberstam, whose coverage of the Vietnam War helped bring it to an end, died April 23.

Rights and Wrongs: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:00 AM

Our readers question and comment on the Iraq war, health care plans and more.

Thursday, April 26, 2007

The Plane That Won't Die ... Or Fly

Miriam Pemberton

Thursday 3:08 PM

Was the V-22 Osprey designed by cartoonist Rube Goldberg? Actually, it's not that good.

Politicizing Government Service

Rahm Emanuel

Thursday 9:03 AM

Under Bush, the very purpose of government has changed to serving the Republican Party instead of the people.

Real IMF Reform: Carpe Diem

Thomas I. Palley

Thursday 9:02 AM

The International Monetary Fund is badly in need of reform—for itself as well as borrowers.

Union Decline Particularly Hard On Latinas

Linda Chavez-Thompson and Gabriela Lemus

Thursday 9:02 AM

Latinas earn 52 percent of men's income. Strengthening unions could raise those wages.

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

When In Doubt, Build A Wall

Sally Kohn

Wednesday 9:02 AM

Walls come naturally to the secrecy-obsessed and imperious Bush administration.

Selling Out to K Street Is 'A Lot of Fun!'

David Sirota

Wednesday 9:01 AM

Why the Senate Finance Committee weakened the minimum wage bill. And other sins.

Women Short-Changed ... Still

Ramona Oliver

Wednesday 9:00 AM

Women are falling further behind in the fight for wage equality. But new legislation offers hope.

On Journalism And Democracy

Bill Moyers

Wednesday 8:13 AM

Our government has taken leave of reality and the media won't say as much.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

My Country, My Taxes

Alan Jenkins

Tuesday 10:47 AM

Immigrants pay taxes—not because they have to, but because they want to.

GOP's Cyber Election Hit Squad Exposed

Steven Rosenfeld and Bob Fitrakis

Tuesday 9:02 AM

The evidence of GOP tampering in the 2004 Ohio vote count is beyond a reasonable doubt.

Wolfowitz Unplugged

Sameer Dossani

Tuesday 9:01 AM

Unless World Bank customs are changed, the U.S. president can put anyone he or she wants in charge of the bank.

Privatizing And Profiteering

Robert Kuttner

Tuesday 8:59 AM

The student loan scandal illustrates the failure inherent in privatization schemes.

Monday, April 23, 2007

The Progressive Gap

Katrina Vanden Heuvel

Monday 9:27 AM

Senator Bernie Sanders thinks the electorate is far ahead of Congress on economy, war and global warming.

Creating A Sunni/Shia Divide

Conn Hallinan

Monday 9:01 AM

Conflict between Shia and Sunni is the result of modern political turmoil, not religious differences.

The Feminine Face Of Poverty

Riane Eisler

Monday 9:00 AM

Worldwide, 70 percent of those living in absolute poverty are women.

The Case Against Inflation Targeting

Thomas I. Palley

Monday 9:00 AM

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke wrote the book on inflation targeting, but it's not the only book on the subject.

Friday, April 20, 2007

Stonewalling At The FDA

Rick Perlstein

Friday 10:34 AM

E. coli conservatism is live and in concert at a news conference over tainted pet food.

Green Converts And Heretics

David Roberts

Friday 9:26 AM

When it comes to environmental converts, progressives have a tough time taking yes for an answer

Make Hip Hop, Not War: The Tour

Glen Ford

Friday 9:01 AM

Genuine hip hop culture is not gangsta rap, but reflects the core progressive character of black America.

Penny For Your Thoughts: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:00 AM

Our readers give their two cents' worth on everything from Virginia to Pakistan and back.

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Supreme Judicial Activism Rules

Joshua Holland

Thursday 10:51 AM

The religious conservatives on the Supreme Court ruled as predicted—despite what they assured Congress.

Ethanol Hangovers

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:03 AM

Ethanol can result in cleaner air—only if refiners and sellers follow environmental standards.

A Selective View of Fraud

Joe Conason

Thursday 9:02 AM

Bush and Gonzales could have actually found voter fraud if they had checked Ann Coulter's registration.

War Plan B and Situation B

Elizabeth Spiro Clark

Thursday 9:01 AM

McCain insists no retreat, no surrender, but also no way to win.

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

E. Coli Conservatism

Rick Perlstein

Wednesday 2:33 PM

Conservative principle has become conservative mania, and the results can be deadly.

Sallie Mae's Menage À Trois

Isaiah J. Poole

Wednesday 9:03 AM

Sallie, big banks and the GOP have had a good romp. We should stop paying for it.

Get Aggressive On Global Warming

Paul Rogat Loeb

Wednesday 9:02 AM

As ExxonMobil spends millions marketing climate change doubt, it's time to confront them.

Our Dumb Pakistan Policy

Shahid Buttar

Wednesday 9:02 AM

We are undermining our own principles—and our power—in Pakistan.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Health Care That Works

Roger Hickey

Tuesday 10:38 AM

We want a national health policy that will pass Congress, but we can't settle for an ineffectual model.

Behind The Virginia Tech Massacre

Michael Winship

Tuesday 9:03 AM

The majority seeking reasonable gun laws are shouted down by the anti-regulation, well-armed few.

Sadr's Rising Star To Eclipse Bush's Surge?

Dilip Hiro

Tuesday 9:01 AM

Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has assembled a Sunni-Shi'ite coalition that aims to get the Americans out, and to assume power.

Overtaxed Women

Martha Burk

Tuesday 9:00 AM

At least five major provisions of the U.S. tax code discriminate against women.

Monday, April 16, 2007

Hidden Truths Of Progressive Taxes

George Lakoff and Bruce Budner

Monday 10:46 AM

Taxing the wealthy at higher rates than the poor is a moral issue.

Are We Politicians or Citizens?

Howard Zinn

Monday 9:04 AM

Some in Congress think that compromise is the way to end the war. The rest of us don't have to.

Green Activists Stepped It Up

Bill McKibben

Monday 9:03 AM

The country came together to take a stand on climate change.

What, No Kucinich? Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Monday 9:00 AM

From education ills to strong support for Kucinich '08, our readers share their thoughts.

Friday, April 13, 2007

Who Gets Progressives' Support?

Bill Scher

Friday 9:37 AM

At the MoveOn.org Virtual Town Hall, presidential hopefuls laid out their plans for an Iraq pullout.

Drug Enforcement Pipe Dreams

Aaron Houston

Friday 9:03 AM

The only thing the National Drug Control Strategy has eradicated is our tax money.

The Route Of The Problem

Tom Philpott

Friday 9:01 AM

U.S.-style consumerism is destroying the fields of China and Brazil.

Bush And The Iraq Timetable

Robert Parry

Friday 9:00 AM

Bush's refusal to set an Iraq withdrawal date encourages the insurgency.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Where Will The Sick Go Now?

Alec Dubro

Thursday 11:50 AM

Even in the nation's capital, what remains of the health care safety net is rapidly shredding.

Smoking Politics

Dave Johnson and James Boyce

Thursday 9:02 AM

The conservative fear-and-smear campaign comes out of the golden age of tobacco.

Tax Pride Day

Karen Kraut

Thursday 9:01 AM

Countering the idea that taxes are something that we should be "free" from.

Take Back The Airwaves

Amy Goodman

Thursday 9:00 AM

We're being robbed by TV station owners, who cash in every election year.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

"Can U Control Yo Ho"

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Wednesday 10:30 AM

Imus is getting his trash-talk pass yanked. So should black people who do the same.

Imus And Beyond

Isaiah J. Poole

Wednesday 10:24 AM

Too many public figures have dignified Imus' career of contemptible racist, homophobic and sexist remarks.

The Great Labor Shortage Lie

David Sirota

Wednesday 9:02 AM

To get past political posturing, use the business press to dig for a true narrrative.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Public Investment Slows To A Crawl

Max B. Sawicky

Tuesday 3:48 PM

Public investment drives and shapes the economy, but worthwhile investment lags behind need.

Unhealthy Inequality

Brian D. Smedley and Alan Jenkins

Tuesday 9:25 AM

The race gap in health care is real, documented and disgraceful. It is also repairable.

CEO Window Undressing

Chuck Collins

Tuesday 9:03 AM

Disclosure of CEO pay isn't enough. It's time to bring democracy to corporations.

Impeachment: Why Stop At Bush?

Robert Jensen

Tuesday 9:01 AM

If Bush committed high crimes, then he was aided and abetted by more people than you imagine.

Bush's Arc of Instability

Tom Engelhardt

Tuesday 9:00 AM

With flawed ideology and imperial arrogance, the administration set West and Central Asia on fire.

Monday, April 9, 2007

A New Poor People's Campaign

Anthony Asadullah Samad

Monday 9:04 AM

Communities cannot pull free of poverty without a committment to economic and racial justice.

Loud Actions That Speak Wrongly

John Brown

Monday 9:01 AM

While the U.S. wages war, diplomat Karen Hughes vainly tries to win over Muslims with good deeds.

Undervaluing Teachers

Dick Meister

Monday 9:01 AM

As their pay continues to drop, teachers are increasingly asked to make up for all the shortcomings of education.

Newt Sees Spanish As Threat

Roberto Lovato

Monday 9:00 AM

Gingrich's "ghetto"-language label is deeply disturbing for more than obvious reasons.

Friday, April 6, 2007

Debtor Nation

Danny Schechter

Friday 9:06 AM

The media has consistently ignored the enormity of America's personal debt burden.

We've Been Surging For Years

Don Monkerud

Friday 9:03 AM

Since the start of the Iraq war, the administration has been deliberately undercounting U.S. troop numbers.

What If Iran Had Invaded Mexico?

Noam Chomsky

Friday 9:01 AM

Simply put, the U.S. behaves as if it owns the world.

Sound And Fury: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:00 AM

Our readers share their thoughts on big media, big music and more.

Thursday, April 5, 2007

Fighting The Pharma Goliath

Bill Scher

Thursday 10:28 AM

A new study says what drug lobbyists won't: Giving Medicare price-negotiating power benefits everyone.

Who Will Pay For The News?

David Corn

Thursday 10:20 AM

Comment comes cheap; reporting costs money. Someone has to foot the bill.

King's Prophetic Call for Peace

Eric Stoner

Thursday 9:03 AM

Four decades ago, Dr. King gave a political speech that is more timely than ever.

More Pollution Does Not Equal Less

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:02 AM

In a pair of environmental decisions, the high court overturned Bush rules that encouraged global warming and pollution.

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Doin' The Karl Rove Dance

Elizabeth de la Vega

Wednesday 9:03 AM

Karl Rove's White House Correspondents' Dinner rap routine didn't convey the venality of his everyday act.

Overwhelmed By Climate

David Roberts

Wednesday 9:02 AM

The phrase "climate change" is both too big and too little to provoke an effective response.

Safety First

Christopher Moraff

Wednesday 9:00 AM

Is the FDA finally willing to stop protecting drug companies and step in on behalf of consumers?

Politicizing National Security

Aziz Huq

Wednesday 8:36 AM

Congress must reclaim America's security apparatus from an administration bent on political subversion.

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Blame Bureaucracy, Pay Off Friends

Alec Dubro

Tuesday 9:03 AM

Bush wept and sputtered his way through Walter Reed, never mentioning the real problem—privatization.

Give Women A Fair Pay Day

Martha Burk

Tuesday 9:03 AM

Employer resistance to equalizing pay based on skills begs the question: what do they have to hide?

Let Pelosi Talk To Syria

Helena Cobban

Tuesday 9:01 AM

Time spent bashing the House Speaker should be devoted to badly needed diplomacy.

Bush, Iran & Selective Outrage

Robert Parry

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Why some of the outrage over the British navy crew held in Iran smacks of hypocrisy.

Monday, April 2, 2007

Reclaiming The Digital Frontier

Art Brodsky

Monday 9:03 AM

We must challenge corporate media's stranglehold on technology and content.

Potential For Palestine

Michael F. Brown

Monday 9:03 AM

The past few months have seen a renewed interest in resolving the Mideast Peace Process, but will America negotiate on Arab terms?

The Inspiration Budget

Jared Bernstein and Deborah Weinstein

Monday 9:03 AM

The Congressional Progressive Caucus has presented a budget that actually meets the needs of ordinary Americans.

Making The Popular Vote A Winner

Rob Richie and Ryan O'Donnell

Monday 9:01 AM

Momentum is building toward making the Electoral College work as it should.

Friday, March 30, 2007

An Iraq War Turning Point

The Nation Editors

Friday 10:05 AM

Whatever happens next, Congress has laid down a significant marker in the quest to end the war.

A Drug Deal Gone Bad

Sean Flynn and Sharon Treat

Friday 9:01 AM

The U.S.-Korea trade deal threatens state prescription drug programs for low-income Americans.

The Tip Of The Iceberg

John Bartlett

Friday 9:00 AM

Many Americans—not just the soliders at Walter Reed—suffer the consequences of hazardous housing.

Good Counsel: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 8:59 AM

Reader insights on Iran, debt, greed and sexism.

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Unwise Brinkmanship In Iran

Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity

Thursday 9:02 AM

Are 15 British Marines enough to make a war? A tit-for-tat contest with the Iranians is a foolish and reckless game.

White House For Sale

David Corn

Thursday 9:01 AM

Military contractor Mitchell Wade bribed jailed congressman Duke Cunningham. Was the White House a co-conspirator?

Bring Back the Secondary Boycott

Dmitri Iglitzin

Thursday 9:00 AM

There's more to the labor agenda than the Employee Freedom of Choice Act.

Marriage Of Hypocrisy And Corruption

David Sirota

Thursday 9:00 AM

Corporate lobbies prove they'll say anything to excuse antidemocratic behavior.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Scaring The Pants Off Men

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 9:04 AM

Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and other strong women in politics are sending right-wing men into a fury. Too bad.

A License To Commit Fraud

Isaiah J. Poole

Wednesday 9:03 AM

In an Enron ruling, conservative judges close a door to defrauded investors.

The Weapon No One Can Stop

Mike Davis

Wednesday 9:03 AM

Have the car bombers already defeated the surge?

Whose Election Fraud?

Barbara Burt and Jonah Goldman

Wednesday 9:02 AM

U.S. attorney scandal? Just one battle in the Republican campaign to disenfranchise traditionally Democratic voters.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

A Winning Unity Narrative

Alan Jenkins

Tuesday 9:02 AM

Candidates would do well to send a message that emphasizes America's inclusiveness and potential.

Copyright And Innovation Can Coexist

Derek Slater

Tuesday 9:01 AM

Correcting off-balance copyright enforcement will allow new uses for digital content.

Preventing Economic Collapse

Thomas I. Palley

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Memo to the Fed: First cut interest rates, then develop new tools to fight inflation.

Monday, March 26, 2007

A Healthy Health Care Debate

Jacob S. Hacker

Monday 4:40 PM

An emboldened Democratic vision on health care emerges from the Nevada candidates' forum.

Universal Care: Getting The Right Mix

Roger Hickey

Monday 9:15 AM

From Las Vegas: Put Clinton, Edwards, Obama and Kucinich together and you have the beginnings of a good health care plan.

A Chance For Fair Elections

David Donnelly and Joan Mandle

Monday 9:02 AM

The Senate Fair Elections Now Act would end the rising cycle of unsustainable fundraising that dominates American elections.

Ending Debt Slavery

Bob Edgar

Monday 9:00 AM

The crushing debt enforced by international financial institutions is incompatible with the basic laws of human dignity.

Friday, March 23, 2007

The Health Care Answers We Need

Roger Hickey

Friday 10:36 AM

Here are five questions the presidential candidates at Saturday's health care debate must answer.

Health Care Hustle's Casualties

Tula Connell

Friday 9:23 AM

A labor group is collecting hundreds of tragic stories about the nation's health care mess.

Legally-Sanctioned Negligence

Margo Schlanger and Giovanna Shay

Friday 9:01 AM

A 1996 law continues to allow outrageous abuses in American prisons.

Call And Response: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:00 AM

Overwhelming response to Waldman, mortgage industry revealed and more. Readers share their thoughts.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

March Badness

Anne Thompson

Thursday 9:54 AM

As colleges fight for NCAA or NIT wins, their students are losing to higher tuition and mounting debt.

Gore Or More Of The Same?

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:04 AM

Al Gore may bring the glamor to Capitol Hill, but polluting industries still bring the bucks.

Dissent Is Not Terrorism

Chris Pifer

Thursday 9:03 AM

Congress is failing to prevent unconstitutional spying on anti-war groups.

Corporate Muzzling Of Politics

George Farah

Thursday 9:00 AM

The Commission on Presidential Debates effectively keeps any real politics out of the debates.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Cutting Native Peoples' Health Care

Robert J. Miller

Wednesday 10:01 AM

In one blow, Bush ignores treaties with Native Americans and the need for universal health care.

Lies We Teach Teenagers

Julie Sternberg

Wednesday 10:01 AM

Schools dispense government-funded falsehoods—about sex, health and what is "normal."

Mushroom-Clouded Thinking

Devin Helfrich

Wednesday 10:00 AM

To end nuclear proliferation, the administration says it needs new nukes. Makes sense?

Hope Vs. Experience

David Corn

Wednesday 9:55 AM

Are Clinton's Beltway credentials her best asset or her greatest weakness? The fight will get nastier.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Welcome To The Other Latin America

Martha Burk

Tuesday 9:03 AM

Bush's trip was notable for the total lack of attention paid to half of the continent's inhabitants—women.

Unmuddying The Waters

Jon Devine

Tuesday 9:02 AM

Our basic right to clean water is under attack from industry and its government allies.

Militarizing Africa

Conn Hallinan

Tuesday 9:01 AM

In the name of stability, the U.S. is wrecking what stability exists on the fragile continent.

Medical Marijuana's Moment

Rob Kampia

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Medical marijuana passed New Mexico's legislature by overwhelming margins. When will the feds follow?

Monday, March 19, 2007

Why Conservatives Can't Govern

Robert L. Borosage

Monday 9:29 AM

Alberto Gonzales is the latest imperious conservative tripped up by his own ideological arrogance.

Forsaking Our Morality

C. Welton Gaddy

Monday 9:02 AM

After four years, we ask: How much longer will this unjustifiable war continue?

Burdening Brazil With Biofuels

Lúcia Ortiz and David Waskow

Monday 9:01 AM

An ethanol pact between Bush and Lula da Silva may not be in the best interests of the U.S. or Brazil.

Pirates Of Wall Street

Philip Mattera

Monday 8:54 AM

For workers and their communities, private equity firms aren't the white knights they pretend to be.

Friday, March 16, 2007

Sitting In To Stop The War

Michael T. McPhearson

Friday 9:38 AM

To end the bloodshed in Iraq, civil disobedience may be not just laudable, but absolutely essential.

General Pace's Skewed Morality

David McReynolds

Friday 9:03 AM

The real immorality is the Iraq war itself, which gay and lesbian people should not be asked to fight.

Shedding Light On Government

Bill Allison

Friday 9:02 AM

Steps are being taken toward government transparency, but we aren't there yet.

Guest-Worker Caste System

Amy Traub

Friday 9:00 AM

Congress should reject the permanent creation of a second-class tier of exploitable workers.

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Whose Mortgage Crisis?

Anya Kamenetz

Thursday 9:50 AM

As subprime loans collapse, lenders are losing their shirts, but homeowners are losing their houses.

Fraudulent Firing

Paul Rogat Loeb

Thursday 9:05 AM

The use of election fraud to excuse firing U.S. attorneys is just more spin.

Iraqi Women Silenced

Andrea Buffa

Thursday 9:04 AM

Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, women have lost civil rights and public presence.

Finally, Disaster Aid To Farmworkers

Dick Meister

Thursday 9:03 AM

Freeze-hit California growers got prompt and abundant federal aid. Not so the farmworkers.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

A Lifeline Out

Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity

Wednesday 9:02 AM

Former agents give Congress a clear exit from Iraq.

Guantánamo, Dred Scott And The Amistad

Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

Wednesday 9:01 AM

The Supreme Court has ruled before on whether the U.S. is ruled by law or the whim of the executive.

Damn Right, We're Angry

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 9:00 AM

Progressives don't need to apologize for raging against conservative evils.

A Most Sovereign Indifference

Tom Engelhardt

Wednesday 9:00 AM

Seymour Hersh exposed a reprise of Iran-Contra happening now, and no one seems to have noticed.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

'The Richest Year Ever'

Tula Connell

Tuesday 10:25 AM

Billionaires exult in record piles of loot, but the rest of us just aren't feeling it.

The Quality Of Justice

Aziz Huq

Tuesday 9:52 AM

The firing of eight U.S. attorneys is only the beginning of Bush's dangerous politicizations of justice.

Steal Their Land, Steal Their Money

Robert J. Miller

Tuesday 9:00 AM

The U.S. has been a lousy trustee for American Indian assets, and refuses to pay up for harms done.

Plan Obsolescence In Colombia

Adam Isacson

Tuesday 8:50 AM

Bush's deals with the right-wing government in Bogotá ignores Colombians' need for more than arms.

Monday, March 12, 2007

There's Always Money For War

Jared Bernstein

Monday 10:36 AM

As the government eviscerates social programs, Bush will get another $100 billion for war. Why?

Reject Bush's Health Care Plan

Elise Gould

Monday 9:03 AM

Bush's poorly-conceived, consumer-driven health care plan will fail. There are better models now that can work.

Towards A Real Culture Of Life

Lynn M. Paltrow

Monday 9:02 AM

Pro-choice advocates and those who care for pregnant women need to fight together for pro-woman policies.

Seeking Justice In The Drug War

Marc Mauer and Kara Gotsch

Monday 9:01 AM

Harsh crack cocaine sentences have fallen heaviest on minorities, but legislators are trying to balance the scales.

Friday, March 9, 2007

Iraq: Pulled Out Or Pushed Out

Robert Dreyfuss

Friday 9:43 AM

Both the Democrats and a new Iraqi parliamentary bloc are working to end the occupation, but can anyone overrule Bush?

Who Cares For Incarcerated Girls?

Mie Lewis

Friday 9:03 AM

The American delegation to the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women is undermining protections for young women.

What Chinese Threat?

James Nolt

Friday 9:01 AM

China may be an economic rival in some areas, but its military lags far, far behind that of the United States.

Talk Back America: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:00 AM

Agree with us or not, it's your space.

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Easing Downward Mobility

Ross Eisenbrey and Maurice Emsellem

Thursday 9:04 AM

Moving from the middle to the lower-middle class? A congressional proposal offers a whoopie cushion to land on.

Indulging In Carbon

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:02 AM

Carbon offsets get all the buzz as a global warming solution. Too bad they aren't sustainable.

Whistling Freedom

Tom Devine

Thursday 9:00 AM

Without whistleblower protections, government integrity is just a slogan.

Africa: The Right's Stuff

Conn Hallinan

Thursday 8:59 AM

While the crisis in Darfur is real, the motives for conservative concern are questionable.

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Placing Libby Above The Law

David Corn

Wednesday 10:28 AM

For once, the system worked. Why are conservatives crying foul over the guilty verdict of I. Lewis Libby?

Bush's Spring Break

Mark Engler

Wednesday 9:01 AM

A beleaguered Bush takes his show to Latin America, which will not provide many friendly crowds.

A Greener Farm Bill

Evan Branosky

Wednesday 9:00 AM

Farming has an impact on the environment; it's up to Congress to ensure that that it's positive.

Trampling On The Grassroots

Dave Lindorff

Wednesday 8:59 AM

Congressional Democratic leaders reach to Washington state to stop an impeachment bill.

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Outsourcing Walter Reed

Philip Mattera

Tuesday 10:17 AM

Supporting the troops—or supporting the contractors? The real story behind the scandal at Walter Reed.

Undoing Bush's Budget Priorities

Deborah Weinstein

Tuesday 9:03 AM

Bush's budget cuts taxes for millionaires and funding for social welfare programs. Congress must do better.

The Fraud Of Voter ID Laws

Michael Slater and Nathan Henderson-James

Tuesday 9:01 AM

Illegal voting is not the problem. The real crime is minority vote suppression.

Re-Electing Ronald Reagan

Martha Burk

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Republican presidential hopefuls are looking back at the Gipper, in all his anti-woman glory.

Monday, March 5, 2007

CPAC: Conservatives Pout And Complain

Eric Lotke

Monday 11:00 AM

The premier gathering of the conservative elite offers only bluster and rage, not coherent policies.

When's The Idea Primary?

Robert L. Borosage

Monday 9:43 AM

Democratic presidential aspirants avoid discussing the very ideas and principles that swept the party into Congress.

Playing School In Katrina's Wake

Leigh Dingerson

Monday 9:03 AM

Bush's New Orleans experiment in privatized education is doing fine—except for the students.

Habeas Corpus Can't Wait

Aziz Huq

Monday 9:00 AM

Congress can't sit back and expect the courts to end the Gitmo travesty.

Friday, March 2, 2007

Right Wing Swings And Misses

Isaiah J. Poole

Friday 10:12 AM

Conservatives claim the public can be brought back into the fold, but the evidence suggests otherwise.

A Chance To Avoid War With Iran

Elizabeth Spiro Clark

Friday 9:38 AM

Now that the U.S. appears ready to talk to Iran, it should stop talking about regime change.

Immoral Lack Of Care

Casey Aden-Wansbury

Friday 9:03 AM

Nine days of current military spending would pay for universal health care for America's children.

Point Taken: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:01 AM

Global warming, dental care and a little more of Keith Olbermann. Our readers speak their minds.

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Human Junk Mail

Laura Carlsen

Thursday 9:30 AM

Marking migrants "return to sender" is not making up for NAFTA and other bad policies.

Immigration's Roman Circus

Roberto Lovato

Thursday 9:04 AM

As the political gladiators slug it out, 12 million residents stand to be the losers.

Union Busting As Homeland Security

Dick Meister

Thursday 9:02 AM

Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff says that unionized luggage screeners would imperil national security.

Tough Questions For Dem Hopefuls

Margaret Kimberley

Thursday 9:00 AM

Instead of giving Democratic candidates a pass, grill them on some of the most pertinent issues.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Silencing Soldiers

Sarah Olson

Wednesday 9:49 AM

U.S. enemies in Iraq already know how the war is going, so why won't the military let our troops speak their minds in public?

Perennial Lobbying Scandal

Lee Drutman

Wednesday 9:03 AM

It's not the fancy gifts or illegal kickbacks that do us in. It's that business pays for a permanent seat in Congress.

Iran's Very Bad N-Word

Ray McGovern

Wednesday 9:01 AM

We know Iran is seriously pursuing nuclear development—when do they get the bomb?

The Trouble With Rudy

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 9:00 AM

Giuliani can woo social conservative hearts all he wants, but the cross-dressing, gay-friendly mayor will never win them over.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

The Bipartisan Empire

Robert Jensen

Tuesday 11:00 AM

The alternative to swaggering generalissimo Bush seems to be a group of kinder, gentler imperialists.

Profit For Some Or Care For All

Diane Archer

Tuesday 9:03 AM

Private, for-profit insurance cannot be the basis for an affordable national health care system. Period.

Who Will Control Iraq's Oil?

Antonia Juhasz and Raed Jarrar

Tuesday 9:02 AM

Iraq's new oil extractrion laws are being written to benefit foreign corporations above all.

The Justice Department Massacre

Linda Andros

Tuesday 9:01 AM

The Bush administration has been brazenly purging attorneys who go after Republican corruption.

Monday, February 26, 2007

Climate Change Comes To D.C.

Jeff Rickert

Monday 9:46 AM

State and local leaders are in Washington, pointing the way to a national effort on sustainable energy.

Dems' Me-Too Iran Talk

Gareth Porter

Monday 9:04 AM

Coercive diplomacy won't budge Iran, but many Democrats keep the military option open.

The Care Crisis

Ruth Rosen

Monday 9:02 AM

New policies are needed to address the realities of working women.

Your Letters, Right Or Wrong

TomPaine.com Readers

Monday 9:01 AM

How owners unionize, insurers skim fortunes and why we should go easy on Keith Olbermann.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Let's Make A Gas-Saving Deal

Deron Lovaas

Friday 11:03 AM

The odds of winning are in the auto industry's favor with higher fuel economy standards.

Wasting Time In The Middle East

Joel Beinin

Friday 9:03 AM

Shuttle diplomacy will continue to fail as long as Israel's leaders are not pressured to compromise.

Free Indeed To Vote

Kara Gotsch

Friday 9:02 AM

Some states have repealed the legal disenfranchisement of ex-cons. All should.

No New Taxes? Don't Read His Lips

Adam Hughes and Craig Jennings

Friday 9:01 AM

Despite what it says, Bush's budget actually increases taxes on the middle class.

Thursday, February 22, 2007

The Democrats' Iraq Civil War

David Corn

Thursday 10:27 AM

The ugly divide between progressives and moderates over Iraq is scaring party insiders.

Violating Iraqi Women

Yifat Susskind

Thursday 10:16 AM

U.S. officials are not confronting the use of rape by Iraqi forces.

A New Bush Power-Grab

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:01 AM

The White House is seizing undue control over business regulation, and Congress must push back.

Saving Private Insurance

Philip Mattera

Thursday 9:00 AM

Why are we keeping a hopeless, for-profit health insurance system alive?

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

The Real News About Global Warming

Bill McKibben

Wednesday 4:52 PM

An international report understates the environmental danger but still prompts significant action.

A War Conspiracy Documented

John Prados

Wednesday 10:58 AM

Newly released slides show Bush and Blair launched the Iraq shooting war long before the 2003 invasion.

Third Way, Wrong Direction

Thomas I. Palley

Wednesday 10:06 AM

"New" Democrats peddle "new" rules based on old ties with Wall Street.

A Four-Way Stop Sign

Steven Hill and Dmitri Iglitzin

Wednesday 9:06 AM

Democrats must stand up to the trucking lobby to block a looming public safety hazard.

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Bridging The Black-Immigrant Divide

Alan Jenkins

Tuesday 11:17 AM

The friction between African Americans and immigrants is based on false assumptions and tired rhetoric.

Which Babies Are Real Americans?

Priscilla Huang

Tuesday 10:28 AM

Anti-immigration hysteria and anti-choice propaganda come together in a neat and terrifying package.

Dems' Disdain For Palestine

Michael F. Brown

Tuesday 9:35 AM

A leading House Democrat perpetuates a myopic view of Israeli-Palestinian peace.

Putting Higher Ed Out Of Reach

Howard Karger

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Think standardized testing in K-12 is bad? Margaret Spellings wants the same in higher education, too.

Friday, February 16, 2007

Revisiting The Dream

Leutisha Stills

Friday 10:00 AM

Black America sorely needs new, accountable political leadership—not just spokesmen.

Surprise Strike On Stealth Wealth

Sam Pizzigati

Friday 9:03 AM

Must Democrats pass on a chance to close a CEO tax loophole to get a minimum wage bill?

Rendering The CIA Useless

John Prados

Friday 9:02 AM

International anger shows the harm that secret rendition programs do to legitimate counterterrorism.

More Reasons To Be Mad: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:00 AM

From prison labor to foreign policy, our readers are passionately displeased in this week's letters.

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Waging Peace In Africa

Eric Nicholls

Thursday 12:09 PM

Peacekeeping and conflict resolution prove themselves in the world's (formerly) most war-torn region.

Breakdown At The Iraq Lie Factory

Robert Dreyfuss

Thursday 9:48 AM

Bush is discovering that boldly lying about Iran isn't enough. He needs his chorus of liars behind him ... and they're gone.

Real Democracy Or Dystopia

Steven Hill

Thursday 9:01 AM

Our system can shift from concentrated power to grassroots governance.

Facts? Who Needs Facts?

Francesca Grifo

Thursday 9:01 AM

Bush continues his war on federal science, even as Congress investigates.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Open The Labor Umbrella

Dmitri Iglitzin

Wednesday 9:03 AM

A weak federal law and tightfisted employers deny millions basic worker protections. States must step in.

The Next Wave Of People Power

Matt Leighninger

Wednesday 9:02 AM

Communities are rewriting the rules of government decision-making.

V Is For Vasectomy

Ann Biddlecom and Laura Lindberg

Wednesday 9:00 AM

This Valentine's Day, progressive men should consider the gift that keeps on preventing.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Cue the Smear Machine

Paul Waldman

Tuesday 5:53 PM

Obama and Edwards have already been slimed. But we're learning to fight back.

Embrace Our Differences

Kofi Annan

Tuesday 10:38 AM

The only way forward is to firmly reject the notion of a "clash of civilizations."

Shut Up And Stop The War

David Swanson

Tuesday 9:04 AM

Talk is expensive—$500,000 every five minutes. It's time to cut Iraq war funds.

Nightmare On Alms Street

Martha Burk

Tuesday 9:03 AM

Bush's Social Security privatization plan has risen from the dead again. Spare stake, anyone?

Democracy For D.C.

Ilir Zherka

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Congress has a chance to right an historic wrong by passing the D.C. Voting Rights Act.

Monday, February 12, 2007

Discovering What Democracy Means

Bill Moyers

Monday 9:41 AM

The media should convey the ideas and facts that help us become "We, The People."

Wake Up! The Next War Is Coming

Ray McGovern

Monday 9:04 AM

There are second chances in life: Congress can stop Bush's Iran war plans.

National Shooting Spree

Zack Pelta-Heller

Monday 9:02 AM

Can cities, where most gun violence takes place, stop the flood of guns from the suburbs?

It's Not What You Know

Jared Bernstein and Larry Mishel

Monday 9:00 AM

Education alone doesn't protect workers from falling incomes.

Friday, February 9, 2007

Leveling The Bargaining Table

George Miller

Friday 10:18 AM

To fight union busting, falling wages and bad laws, workers need The Employee Free Choice Act.

Helping Israel Die

Ray McGovern

Friday 9:58 AM

By endorsing Israeli aggression, Bush and Cheney are assisting in Israel's suicide.

We Can Fight Modern Slavery

Susan Ariel Aaronson

Friday 9:01 AM

Embargoes on slave-made products don't work well, but specific demands on suppliers could.

More Justice, More Peace: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 8:57 AM

From the courts to the market, our readers make demands and offer insights.

Thursday, February 8, 2007

A New Fast Track For Unfair Trade

Christine Ahn

Thursday 10:51 AM

Congress has good reason to stop the upcoming U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement.

Give Us Your Well-Off

Kenneth C. Burt

Thursday 10:09 AM

Bush's latest immigration plan: Make becoming a citizen wildly more expensive.

War Backer's Gambling Debt

Jeff Cohen

Thursday 10:00 AM

Iraq war apologist Jonah Goldberg lost a $1,000 bet. Maybe his media patrons should pay.

James Inhofe Has Finally Lost It

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:01 AM

The senator from Oklahoma doesn't let the facts get in the way of his climate change denial.

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Worse Than The Disease

Isaiah J. Poole

Wednesday 11:42 AM

Bush's plan would deepen our health care crisis; John Edwards may be onto a cure.

Congress: Treat Iran Like Contras War

Phyllis Bennis

Wednesday 10:03 AM

Congress stopped a war in 1983. They can do it again.

No Straight Scooters At Libby Trial

David Corn

Wednesday 9:01 AM

By going for a guilty verdict, Libby trial prosecutor Fitzgerald is creating more questions than answers.

They're Trying To Kill Sarbox!

Thomas I. Palley

Wednesday 9:00 AM

Detractors of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act aren't being honest in their critiques.

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Our Children's Homeland Insecurity

Michael Petit

Tuesday 10:03 AM

Where conservative ideology rules, our youth are left increasingly vulnerable.

The State of Opportunity

Alan Jenkins

Tuesday 9:03 AM

Bush talks a good game of opportunity, but how is the country really doing?

Palestine, Bush's Other Civil War

Seth Ackerman

Tuesday 9:02 AM

How Washington has helped spark chaos in Gaza, and why.

Going For Broke On Climate Change

David Roberts

Tuesday 9:01 AM

Now that climate skepticism has been dealt a death blow, there is a chance for real legislative action.

Monday, February 5, 2007

Rebuild New Orleans, Rebuild America

Toni McElroy and Kevin Whelan

Monday 10:46 AM

Bush gave up on New Orleans, so Congress must give orders to rebuild our damaged cities.

Legalizing An Underclass

David Bacon

Monday 9:03 AM

Powerful politicians, industry groups and think tanks want a supply of disposable, unempowered immigrant workers.

Challenge Market Fundamentalism

Ruth Rosen

Monday 9:01 AM

For progressive causes to succeed, we must challenge the belief that the market can solve our problems.

Buying Ahmadinejad's Way Out

Ali Ansari

Monday 9:00 AM

Are U.S. hawks trying to save Ahmadinejad's presidency?

Friday, February 2, 2007

Castro's Legacy

Wayne S. Smith

Friday 10:01 AM

What would Castro's death mean for Cuba? Perhaps not too much.

How To End The War

Russ Feingold

Friday 9:59 AM

Congress already has the power to stop the war in Iraq; it just needs the guts.

Armchair Activism That Works

Martin Kearns and Jonathan Schwarz

Friday 9:01 AM

In just a few minutes a day, you can build a more progressive future.

Righteous Irritation: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:00 AM

From green jobs and global warming to good jobs and American empire, our readers respond.

Thursday, February 1, 2007

Bush's Trash Talk About Iran

Robert Dreyfuss

Thursday 10:52 AM

The administration and its salivating neoconservatives are manufacturing a crisis.

No Defense Against Persecution

Sarah Shields

Thursday 10:44 AM

The U.S. spent $80 million to convict Sami al-Arian of anything they could. They failed. Why is he still in jail?

Your Money Or Your Life

Cindy Zeldin

Thursday 10:01 AM

More people are using credit cards for medical bills. The result should make us all sick.

Molly Ivins: Fire And Light

Isaiah J. Poole

Thursday 9:00 AM

She showed us how to be unabashed truth-tellers on behalf of ordinary people.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Empire Vs. Democracy

Chalmers Johnson

Wednesday 10:34 AM

Can anything stop America's slide from democracy to full-blown empire?

Paying A Fair Share

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 10:12 AM

Democrats need a simple taxation message if they are to sustain their majority.

Gay + Iraqi = Dead

Doug Ireland

Wednesday 10:01 AM

The U.N. has finally recognized that there is a widespread purge being carried out against Iraq's gay community.

Tax Refund Parasites

Howard Karger

Wednesday 9:00 AM

Tax refund loans are set up to exploit lower-income filers.

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Dems: Get The Message On Trade

Deborah James and Todd Tucker

Tuesday 10:45 AM

The lineup at a House hearing today flouts voter disapproval of our trade policies.

Who Is Duncan Hunter Kidding?

Martha Burk

Tuesday 9:04 AM

Republican presidential hopefuls are unwise to ignore the interests of women.

Cheney To The Stand

John Prados

Tuesday 9:01 AM

The Libby trial details chilling efforts to manipulate the media and the president.

The Shape Of Unions To Come

Anya Kamenetz

Tuesday 9:00 AM

As traditional manufacturing unions decline, new forms of worker organizations are coming into being.

Monday, January 29, 2007

Ethics Reform That Works

Paul Blumenthal

Monday 11:55 AM

Progressive ethics reform empowers people to be their own watchdogs. A Senate bill is only a start.

Slapping The Invisible Hand

Chuck Collins

Monday 11:04 AM

Even some CEOs recognize they stand to gain from raising the minimum wage.

George And Jong

John Feffer

Monday 10:48 AM

George W. Bush and Kim Jong Il could be long-lost siblings, and the world trembles.

A Few Degrees Warmer

Larry Schweiger

Monday 9:00 AM

Bush said the magic words: "climate change." But is that enough to avert catastrophe?

Friday, January 26, 2007

Beyond Net Neutrality: Internet Freedom

Ben Scott

Friday 10:01 AM

After winning a major battle over Net neutrality, we need to define the new boundaries.

Manipulating The Oil Reserve

Thomas I. Palley

Friday 9:28 AM

Here's how Bush and Cheney pay off their friends in Big Oil at your expense.

The Forgotten American Dead

Tom Engelhardt

Friday 9:01 AM

It's been easy for us to ignore the cost of this war because it's been borne by rural America.

Seeking Wisdom: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:00 AM

From the cause of war to why we must come home, TomPaine readers go travelling and come back with questions.

Thursday, January 25, 2007

The Twisted Scooter Trail

David Corn

Thursday 10:49 AM

You need a road map to navigate the politics of this trial.

The New Saddam

Issandr El Amrani

Thursday 9:57 AM

Bush borrows foreign policy tricks from another fierce opponent of the Shia regime in Tehran.

Stop Freedom-Frying The Planet

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:23 AM

Let's replace Bush's global warming strategy with a French one.

Big Oil Gets To Keep Its Loot

Laura MacCleery

Thursday 9:20 AM

An ethics law change still enables oil companies to snatch over a billion in tax dollars.

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

State Of Delusion

Robert L. Borosage

Wednesday 10:21 AM

In every sense, Bush remains disconnected from our reality.

Bush's Health Care Conspiracy

Marilyn Clement

Wednesday 10:03 AM

Under the guise of caring for the uninsured, Bush peddles more riches for insurers.

Demanding Truth From Power

David Swanson

Wednesday 9:04 AM

Members of Congress should have been handing Bush subpoenas, not copies of his speech to autograph.

The Cooperative Presidency

William D. Hartung

Wednesday 9:00 AM

Here's what the next president could say to Congress as the nation exits Iraq.

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Creating Green-Collar Jobs

Van Jones and Ben Wyskida

Tuesday 10:03 AM

Tonight, Congress can seize the opportunity from Bush to help the economy and the environment.

State Of The Apocalypse

Glen Ford

Tuesday 10:01 AM

Whatever Bush may say tonight, the destruction he has wrought speaks even louder.

Our State Among States

Miriam Pemberton

Tuesday 9:00 AM

The Iraq section of Bush's address will continue our self-destructive and unpopular policy of unilateralism.

Bush's Whitewashed Economic Report

Jared Bernstein

Tuesday 9:00 AM

The president will likely attempt once again to convince us that his tax cuts are saving the middle class.

Monday, January 22, 2007

State Of The Union: Deteriorating

Robert L. Borosage

Monday 11:04 AM

Don't expect Bush to face up to an economy gone to flab and getting worse.

A Spying Policy Still Without Warrant

Aziz Huq

Monday 10:18 AM

Do not relax: The Bush administration is not backing away from limitless surveillance.

Muzzling Unions

Dmitri Iglitzin

Monday 9:01 AM

A campaign finance case gives the Supreme Court an opportunity to handcuff union political spending.

Our Honor Requires Withdrawal

David MacMichael

Monday 9:00 AM

One Marine asks Congress to take its powers seriously and start bringing troops home before they commit more crimes.

Friday, January 19, 2007

It's Still About The Oil

Antonia Juhasz

Friday 9:50 AM

As Iraq's quasi-government prepares its new oil law, the multinationals hover.

Show Me The Intelligence

Ray McGovern

Friday 9:03 AM

Bush and Cheney have decided they don't need intelligence to re-invade Iraq.

Common Sense On Abortion

Nancy Keenan

Friday 9:01 AM

Contrary to popular belief, pro-choice candidates did well in November. But there's still a fight ahead.

Added Value: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:00 AM

Readers sound off on the war, health care and nuclear power.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Energy Control And Political Power

Michael T. Klare

Thursday 11:40 AM

In part two, we learn that aggressive nations are flexing their petro-power, and we're on the verge of a nuclear renaissance.

Funding An Energy Alternative

Joel Yudken

Thursday 10:02 AM

Solving the energy crisis means a serious public investment plan for something other than security.

Our Urban Future

Chris Flavin

Thursday 10:01 AM

The challenges (and beauty) that lie ahead lie in the slums of the Global South.

Scooter's Time-Travel Trial

Robert Parry

Thursday 9:54 AM

The media, as usual, are missing the significance of a Washington insider drama.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Big Change, Not Big Oil

Carl Pope

Wednesday 11:04 AM

This week, Congress can take the first step toward the new energy policy the people voted for.

Ghosts Of Vietnam

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 10:02 AM

However strenuously conservatives deny it, Iraq and Vietnam share parallel lines to defeat.

Dr. King's Inconvenient Truth

Alan Jenkins

Wednesday 9:03 AM

Pursuing true peace—not just the absence of violence—is rarely easy, but always right.

Is Energo-Fascism In Your Future?

Michael T. Klare

Wednesday 9:00 AM

America's military policy is already focused on protecting U.S. access to oil. The militarization is about to get worse.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Disloyalty To The Constitution

Aziz Huq

Tuesday 11:12 AM

A Bush official's attack on Gitmo defense attorneys revealed the administration's contempt for American law.

How To De-Fund The Escalation

Gareth Porter

Tuesday 11:01 AM

Democrats' hesitation in cutting Iraq war funds is not constitutional but political—and surmountable.

Arnold-Care Is A Bad Deal

Rose Ann DeMoro

Tuesday 10:02 AM

Schwarzenegger's health care plan is a boon for the insurance industry, not for patients.

With Iran, Against Women

Martha Burk

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Bush is not interested in passing a women's rights treaty, but Dems should be.

Friday, January 12, 2007

Bring Back Black Radio News

Glen Ford

Friday 10:10 AM

The disappearance of news on commercial black radio has been particularly devastating to progressive politics.

Heavyweights To Spar For Drugs

Paul Precht

Friday 9:03 AM

With Big Pharma in the far corner, the only contender we have is the feds. Let the fight begin.

Christ On The Border

Roberto Lovato

Friday 9:02 AM

The evangelical movement is splitting between nativist and pro-immigrant factions. We can't do the same.

History Lessons: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:00 AM

From Islam to Henry Ford, from Obama's voting to Bill Gates' spending, readers crack the history books in this week's letters.

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Bush Channels Nixon

Robert Dreyfuss

Thursday 10:19 AM

There is a glimmer of a light at the end of the Euphrates Tunnel, but the way will be bloody.

Unified Green Field Theory

David Roberts

Thursday 9:03 AM

Greens need to focus on energy to make gains against a united opposition.

Still Hiring Tree-Haters

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:00 AM

Bush pokes Congress in the eye with more anti-environmental nominees.

A Ladder To The Ivory Tower

Alex Carter

Thursday 8:45 AM

Today—the National Day of Action for College Affordability—progressives unite for opportunity.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Using The War To Win

David Corn

Wednesday 10:18 AM

What do McCain and Edwards have in common? Their spins of the war could make them presidential nominees.

Harmonizing Shades Of Green

David Roberts

Wednesday 9:03 AM

In this make-or-break year, can environmentalists unite around a simple agenda for saving the world?

Facing Big Pharma

Robert Reich

Wednesday 9:02 AM

Here's how Dems can ensure that their efforts to make drugs affordable aren't just lip service.

Just Shuffling The Deck

Matthew Yglesias

Wednesday 9:00 AM

Bringing in new dealers doesn't change the odds at Casino de Bush.

Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Did Saddam Die For Our Sins?

Barry Lando

Tuesday 9:15 AM

More shocking video of Saddam's hanging. Did he die to cover up Western complicity in his crimes?

Surgin' Generals' Warning

Jim Fine

Tuesday 9:03 AM

There is no military solution. There is no military solution. And, by the way, there is no military solution.

Ford: Pay Workers Well!

Dmitri Iglitzin and Steven Hill

Tuesday 9:02 AM

Henry, not Gerald, believed that increasing wages increases the wealth of the country.

Don't Buy Partisanship

David Sirota

Tuesday 9:01 AM

Real congressional bipartisanship is happening, based on mutual interest, not abandonment of principle.

Monday, January 8, 2007

U.N. Ambassador's Oily Past

Phyllis Bennis

Monday 10:07 AM

Zalmay Khalilzad, who defends bombing civilians, moves from Iraq to the United Nations.

Economics For Contenders

Thomas Palley

Monday 9:03 AM

Progressive presidential aspirants must reframe the national debate on economics. Here's a few pointers.

National Security Temptations

Shadi Hamid and Marc Grinberg

Monday 9:02 AM

Democrats should take a principled stand on foreign policy—not look to the polls.

Destabilizing The Horn

Salim Lone

Monday 9:01 AM

Unable to see Somalia except through the lens of the "war on terror," the U.S. will surely make matters worse.

Friday, January 5, 2007

World Bank OK With Blood For Oil

Daphne Wysham

Friday 9:02 AM

In his quest for oil, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is sticking Chad with the bloody bill.

Labor Rights Not Optional

Susan Ariel Aaronson

Friday 9:01 AM

Fair trade for working Americans also means ensuring labor rights are enforced elsewhere.

A Fresh Start: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:00 AM

Steps for Democrats, Nancy's clothes, Ford and cooking: Readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, January 4, 2007

The Narrative Imperative

Bill Moyers

Thursday 1:43 PM

Real change requires revisiting the core of what we stand for.

CIA Immune System Still Working

Ray McGovern and W. Patrick Lang

Thursday 10:40 AM

Intelligence officials who lied about Iraq have escaped the consequences ... so far.

100 Hours Mark the Change

Robert L. Borosage

Thursday 10:30 AM

Check your cynicism for now and support the Democratic legislative agenda.

U.S. Blocks Meaningful U.N. Reform

Beatrice Edwards

Thursday 9:41 AM

While attacking the United Nations, Bush administration has blocked any protection for staff mmebers to report abuse.

Re-Setting The Lobbyists' Table

Ellen Miller

Thursday 9:02 AM

Ethics reform isn't just about honesty. The public needs to know more. Much more.

A Bipartisan Civil Rights Legacy

Alan Jenkins

Thursday 9:01 AM

Gerald Ford showed the difference between principled compromise and compromising our principles.

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Saddam's Death Squad Hanging

Robert Dreyfuss

Wednesday 11:00 AM

Saddam Hussein was lynched by one of the sectarian death squads that rule Iraq. The U.S. blunders on.

The GOP's Religious Litmus

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 9:03 AM

Are candidates like John McCain doomed by their lack of visible piety?

The Digital Give And Take

Derek Slater

Wednesday 9:02 AM

This Congress will be inconsistent on digital rights, posing a challenge for activists.

Tuesday, January 2, 2007

Ford Left Scars As Well

John Prados

Tuesday 10:17 AM

Gerald Ford was also a roadblock to justice and to much-needed reform.

Round-The-Clock Voting

Marcus Raskin and Robert Spero

Tuesday 10:16 AM

November voting was not enough. Progressives must continue to pressure lawmakers.

A Speaker, Not A Model

Martha Burk

Tuesday 10:00 AM

Nancy Pelosi's politics and style are not revealed by looking at her clothes.

A 10-Step Program For Democrats

Jonathan Tasini

Tuesday 9:49 AM

Democrats should move boldly to improve our economy, working lives and health.

Friday, December 22, 2006

A Parable For Our Times

Bill Moyers

Friday 10:46 AM

In today's America, as it was in ancient Galilee, we must fight for a more equal society.

Hopeful Signs For Global Justice

Mark Engler

Friday 10:27 AM

Some promising developments propel the worldwide battle for economic fairness into the new year.

The Immigrant And The Progressive

Roberto Lovato

Friday 10:21 AM

It's time for us to wake up and integrate immigration into our narrative of progressive values.

Focus On Our Families

Jared Bernstein and Jodie Levin-Epstein

Friday 10:13 AM

Overwork stresses families, business and government. So why not legislate relief?

Thursday, December 21, 2006

The FCC Shafts The Locals

Art Brodsky

Thursday 9:07 AM

An FCC vote touted as fostering competition against the cable giants just gives more power to telecom giants.

Coal In Your Stocking

Tom Prugh

Thursday 9:06 AM

It's hardly progress when energy independence means "burning more coal."

Beyond Diversity To Justice

Rinku Sen

Thursday 9:05 AM

Racial justice is both essential and valuable to the progressive cause.

The Root Of All Evil: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Thursday 9:04 AM

Readers blame big corporations, big agribiz and just plain bigness for all our problems in this week's letters.

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Bush, Asleep In The Bunker

David Corn

Wednesday 10:22 AM

Unable to grapple with his failure in Iraq, Bush stubbornly clings to his dream of victory.

Bush's Data Strip-Mining Plans

John Prados

Wednesday 10:02 AM

Two-thirds of Americans believe the government knows too much about them. They may be right.

The Anti-Labor Labor Board

Dmitri Iglitzin and Steven Hill

Wednesday 10:00 AM

Memo to Democrats: Reverse the anti-worker decisions of the Bush National Labor Relations Board.

A Contract With Corporate America

By Philip Mattera and Charlie Cray

Wednesday 9:27 AM

What Congress can do to end business domination of federal policy.

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Rounding Up The Usual Immigrants

Roberto Lovato

Tuesday 11:07 AM

Immigration officials arrested 1,300 Swift workers in an act that was short on humanity and long on distortion.

Family Planning Is Family Values

Cristina Page

Tuesday 9:03 AM

The anti-contraception crowd argues that birth control transformed America. It did—for the better.

Refugee Or Terrorist?

Parastou Hassouri

Tuesday 9:00 AM

We need an immigration policy that distinguishes the victims of violence from the perpetrators.

Renewable Energy: How It Will Happen

Jeff Deyette

Tuesday 8:18 AM

The states are encouraging the nation to start moving toward renewable energy.

Monday, December 18, 2006

Surging To Defeat In Iraq

W. Patrick Lang and Ray McGovern

Monday 11:46 AM

Why do so many politicians want to send more troops to a war that can't be won militarily?

Oil Cheats

Tyson Slocum

Monday 9:05 AM

The Bush administration is colluding with Big Oil to fleece taxpayers.

Behind The Gaza Breakdown

Chris Toensing

Monday 9:02 AM

The interfactional violence in Palestine can be laid at the feet of U.S. hypocrisy.

Fed Up With Bad Food

Caroline Smith DeWaal

Monday 9:01 AM

Seventy-six million Americans are afflicted with food poisoning each year because government won't prevent it.

Friday, December 15, 2006

Unprogressive Democrats

Michael Kazin

Friday 10:46 AM

Lessons from Wilson, Roosevelt and Johnson on how to deal with today's Blue Dogs.

Poverty Is A Threat To Peace

Muhammad Yunus

Friday 10:01 AM

A vision of a world where poverty is seen only in museums, from the winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.

Congress v. Big Pharma

James Ridgeway

Friday 10:00 AM

As the drug industry cozies up to Democrats, real reform may be DOA—but watch for a few killer investigations.

History Repeats Itself: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 10:00 AM

From the '60s to Iraq, from Third World debt to universal health care, all things old are new again in this week's letters.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

The Bloodbath We Created

Gareth Porter

Thursday 10:40 AM

Why assume that American troops in Iraq prevent sectarian violence?

SarbOx Under Assault

Lee Drutman

Thursday 10:03 AM

Business wants us to forget that before Sarbanes-Oxley there was Enron and WorldCom.

Holiday Gifts For Polluters

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:27 AM

EPA plays Santa to corporate interests, while more Tiny Tims are left to get sick.

Chavez's Market Vision

Niko Kyriakou

Thursday 8:14 AM

Hugo Chavez is leading the continent into a new era of regional cooperation against Washington trade policies.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Bush v. The Two Majorities

Robert Dreyfuss

Wednesday 10:58 AM

The president is making policy for an Iraq that exists only in his imagination.

The Hippie Era Just Won't Die

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 10:10 AM

More than 36 years after the '60s ended, that decade remains at the center of the political divide.

A Bright Gay Future For Marriage

E.J. Graff

Wednesday 10:01 AM

While you weren't looking, marriage rights for all have been advancing across the globe and from coast to coast.

Make It Happen: Health Care For All

Jacob S. Hacker

Wednesday 10:00 AM

We can bring business and workers together on a plan for universal care.

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Taking Back The Pentagon

Aziz Huq

Tuesday 10:43 AM

The new Defense secretary must restore the accountability to civil law lost under Rumsfeld.

China Has U.S. By The Purse

Danny Schechter

Tuesday 10:04 AM

The Bush administration says don't worry about our debt to China. Don't believe them.

The Feminist Game Plan

Martha Burk

Tuesday 10:03 AM

Women's groups discuss how to help the Democrats and what they want in return.

Changing The Nation's Climate

Carl Pope

Tuesday 9:03 AM

Action to combat global warming may be stalled in Congress, but that's not stopping the states.

Monday, December 11, 2006

The Corporate Occupation Of Iraq

Antonia Juhasz

Monday 10:35 AM

The Iraq Study Group is right to flag Iraq's flawed reconstruction—but wrong in identifying the cause.

Morgan Freeman's Internet Issues

Art Brodsky

Monday 10:02 AM

Here's why the movie star's problems with Net neutrality are the same as yours.

Incarceration Nation

Marc Mauer

Monday 9:47 AM

The race to imprison is a national disgrace. It's time for serious reform.

Human Rights For Katrina Victims

Jeffrey Buchanan

Monday 9:03 AM

Gulf Coast residents are still being denied basic human rights by our government.

Friday, December 8, 2006

Iraq Study Group's Fatal Flaw

Robert Dreyfuss

Friday 10:30 AM

The ISG believes the U.S. can support a nonexistent Iraqi government and bolster its viciously sectarian armed forces.

Impeachment: Morally Right vs. Politically Wrong

Jennifer Van Bergen | David Corn

Friday 10:15 AM

The great debate: Jennifer Van Bergen argues that impeachment is essential to national healing. David Corn warns that the political result for progressives will be disastrous.

Bright Green Efficiency

Joel Makower

Friday 9:32 AM

Sexy new technologies won't be as helpful as simply using less energy.

A Wreck In Iraq: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:14 AM

What Dreyfuss gets wrong, where economists are right, and more: Readers react in this week's letters.

Thursday, December 7, 2006

To Protect The Vote, Start Local

Paul Rogat Loeb

Thursday 9:42 AM

It's time for state and county initiatives that protect the sanctity of the vote.

Baker-Hamilton Hedges

William Hartung

Thursday 8:54 AM

The Iraq Study Group's report raises as many questions as it answers.

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

Thank You, Jimmy Carter

Rabbi Michael Lerner

Wednesday 10:58 AM

In speaking the truth about Israel, Carter is doing a great service to America and the Jews.

Voting For Peace In 2008

David Corn

Wednesday 10:52 AM

Sizing up the the likely presidential candidates based on a crucial decision: How they voted on Iraq.

The Man Who Hoped Too Much

John Prados

Wednesday 10:00 AM

His acceptance of Bush's definition of the mission in Iraq shows Robert Gates lacks the independence we need in a new defense chief.

Withdrawing From Debate On Iraq

Peter Hart

Wednesday 9:34 AM

The public's view is apparently too 'extreme' for media discussion.

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Bringing Human Rights Home

Alan Jenkins

Tuesday 10:43 AM

Why adopting international human rights laws can move us closer to the ideals Americans hold dear.

Ask For Little, Get Nothing

Jonathan Tasini

Tuesday 10:33 AM

We voted for economic change, and the incoming Democrats need to hear us.

The Circle Of Poison Continues

Bridget Hanna

Tuesday 10:32 AM

Justice denied in Bhopal has meant more risk for Americans as well as Indians.

The Pinochet Precedent

Sarah Anderson

Tuesday 9:01 AM

The aging Chilean dictator may die before facing a courtroom but his twilight years have been a victory for human rights.

Monday, December 4, 2006

Africa Is Burning

Roxanne Lawson and Elizabeth Bast

Monday 10:51 AM

By refusing to fight climate change, we're devastating the African continent.

Countering Conservative Economics

Jared Bernstein and David Kusnet

Monday 10:21 AM

Four basic conservative economic shouting points—and how to calmly shout back.

Bush's Meeting With A Murderer

Robert Dreyfuss

Monday 9:44 AM

The president's talk with Shiite leader al-Hakim has the U.S. standing on the wrong side of the reconcilation process.

Democrats' Immigration Opportunity

Deepak Bhargava

Monday 9:44 AM

The next Congress can craft immigration legislation that is both reassuring and equitable. Will it?

Friday, December 1, 2006

Bush's Other Losing War: AIDS

Doug Ireland

Friday 10:23 AM

On World AIDS Day, Democrats should start to reverse Bush's deadly AIDS policies.

How Democrats Go Wrong

Robert L. Borosage

Friday 10:15 AM

Dems can't recycle Rubinomics to improve our current situation. A new, progressive plan is in order.

Trading Human Rights

Susan Ariel Aaronson

Friday 10:01 AM

The new Congress should push for a coherent approach to human rights, development and trade.

Moral Authorities: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:58 AM

From Bill Cosby to Eric Keroack, from Glenn Beck to Bill Moyers, readers kill their idols (or don't) in this week's letters.

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Baker To Bush: Game Over

Robert Dreyfuss

Thursday 10:13 AM

The Iraq Study Group is opening a way for Bush to swallow his pride and get the U.S. out of Iraq.

The Other Climate Disaster

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:04 AM

The EPA's stance on global warming emissions makes the headlines, but the fight for breathable air continues.

Ending Violence Against Women

Jessica Neuwirth

Thursday 9:03 AM

A historic U.N. report calls gender-based violence a human rights violation.

Slowing The Free-Trade Bulldozer

Mark Engler

Thursday 9:02 AM

There are positive signs that the Democratic Congress will break with the corporate globalization agenda.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

The Incredible Shrinking GOP

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 10:51 AM

Democrats can gain from the gutting of the Republican moderate wing if they make the right moves.

Gates, Hadley: More Of The Same

Ray McGovern

Wednesday 10:15 AM

Testimony and a leaked memo suggest "stay the course" is alive and well.

Leaving Integration Behind

Anurima Bhargava and Brian Deese

Wednesday 10:02 AM

Bush wants to clamp down on five decades of school desegregation efforts.

Message To West Point

Bill Moyers

Wednesday 9:01 AM

Before heading to Iraq, graduates are asked to consider the kind of country they are serving.

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Bush's Shiite Challenge

Ehsan Ahrari

Tuesday 10:14 AM

The U.S. needs a radical approach to deal with a new breed of radical leaders in the Middle East.

CNN's Dangerous Blowhard

Jeff Cohen

Tuesday 9:34 AM

CNN is still "hurting America"—as Jon Stewart famously said—by hiring hosts like Glenn Beck.

Women Own The Democratic Party

Martha Burk

Tuesday 9:21 AM

Analysis show that female voters determined the 2006 elections. Will women-friendly policy result?

United Nations v. United States

Phyllis Bennis

Tuesday 9:10 AM

Will new U.N. leadership alter the longstanding battle over U.S. domination of the world body?

Monday, November 27, 2006

Growing The Minimum Wage

Peter Dreier

Monday 10:50 AM

Voters support minimum wage increases with cost-of-living adjustments. Congress needs to catch up.

Politicizing Birth Control

Carole Joffe

Monday 10:24 AM

Contraception doesn't demean women, but a Bush appointee's opposition to it does.

Rocky Mountain Blue

Stephen Fenberg and LaNette Diaz

Monday 9:30 AM

Recent elections show progressive causes benefit when youth vote in the mountain states.

Militarizing Immigration For Profit

Roberto Lovato

Monday 9:01 AM

Can Democrats resist allowing the military-industrial complex to control immigration policy?

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Iraq's Reality Bandwagon

David Corn

Wednesday 10:54 AM

To find a way out of Iraq, George W. Bush must first admit he has a problem.

Washington's Iraq Chimeras

John Brown and Ray McGovern

Wednesday 10:44 AM

Three illusions to avoid in the search for answers to Iraq's intractable problems.

Waging 'Lawfare'

Aziz Huq

Wednesday 9:02 AM

Conservatives attack international law as a tool of the terrorists.

End Big Oil Aid To Africa

Graham Saul and Debayani Kar

Wednesday 9:00 AM

Given the harm oil companies are doing to Africa, why does the World Bank insist on subsidizing them?

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Going Long In Iraq

Robert Dreyfuss

Tuesday 10:03 AM

Defying voters and the realities on the ground, die-hards push for more troops in Iraq.

Peace Process On Pause

Seth Ackerman

Tuesday 10:02 AM

The White House is obstructing negotiations between the elected Palestinian government and Israel.

Undo The Military Commissions Act

Aziz Huq

Tuesday 10:00 AM

Repealing the antiterrorism law is an imperative for future generations of Americans.

The Opportunity Mandate

Alan Jenkins

Tuesday 9:45 AM

There is so much the new Congress can do to help fix the economy for ordinary Americans.

Monday, November 20, 2006

Why Bill Cosby Is Wrong

Algernon Austin and Jared Bernstein

Monday 10:32 AM

The racial income gap is a product of discrimination, not black culture.

Getting Serious About Corruption

David Sirota

Monday 10:13 AM

Will the new Congress tackle the real problem plaguing Washington: campaign financing?

Those Missing Media Voices

Carolyn Byerly

Monday 9:39 AM

White-only, male-only perspectives still dominate the media, but there is hope for change.

Caught In The Housing Bubble

Jennifer Wheary

Monday 7:57 AM

Congress should step in to help Americans trapped in risky financing schemes.

Friday, November 17, 2006

A 'Grand Bargain' with Iran

Gareth Porter

Friday 11:23 AM

Forget the carrots and sticks; have real negotiations with Tehran based on their legitimate needs.

Truth In Advertising

Eric Lotke

Friday 9:02 AM

The public voted for candidates who promised to rid politics of the influence of big business. Does that mean clean elections are close?

Why I'm Not Celebrating Yet

Margy Waller

Friday 9:01 AM

Progressives aren't ready to press a Democratic Congress for equitable economic policies.

Ideas About Iraq: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 8:56 AM

From wimping out to getting out: Readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, November 16, 2006

The Media's Iraq Offensive

Norman Solomon

Thursday 10:48 AM

Most of the D.C. press corps has been at pains to portray withdrawal of U.S. troops as unrealistic.

Blow Up This Nuclear Deal

Leonor Tomero

Thursday 10:23 AM

A pact with India now on the Senate floor threatens 35 years of nuclear nonproliferation.

The New Congress: A Green Guide

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:56 AM

For environmentalists, "the breeze will be at our back." But watch those clouds.

A Way Out Of Iraq

Sen. Russ Feingold

Thursday 9:50 AM

Setting a target deadline for troop withdrawal serves the interests of Iraqis and Americans.

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Democrats, Don't Wimp Out

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 10:26 AM

Forget about the center; push progressive ideology and crush the opposition.

Pelosi's Bad Options

Isaiah J. Poole

Wednesday 9:17 AM

Neither Murtha nor Hoyer are particularly pure candidates for the slot of majority leader.

Falling In Line On Israel

Stephen Zunes

Wednesday 9:13 AM

A genuine Middle East peace process remains beyond reach as long as Dems continue to out-hawk the neocons.

Energy For Change

Daniel Seligman

Wednesday 9:12 AM

The time is right for bold, bipartisan action to end America's oil addiction.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Fixing The 2008 Election

Jonah Goldman and Tova Wang

Tuesday 11:02 AM

The fact that thousands of Americans had trouble voting last week must be addressed before the next election.

A Vote For A Fair Internet

Timothy Karr

Tuesday 10:16 AM

The new Congress has a public interest mandate to protect net neutrality.

Bush's Failed Liberation Theology

Parastou Hassouri

Tuesday 9:03 AM

Invading Iran for the sake of women's rights or democracy would be a tragic mistake, as Iraq and Afghanistan clearly show.

Nasty, Brutish And Republican

Joe Conason

Tuesday 9:01 AM

GOP campaign tactics, from the smear to the robo-call, reveal the true nature of their candidates.

Monday, November 13, 2006

No Exit Strategy

Ray McGovern

Monday 11:22 AM

Those expecting the Baker-led Iraq Study Group to propose any kind of pullout will be sorely disappointed.

The Anti-Plaintiff Lobby

Stephanie Mencimer

Monday 10:47 AM

The campaign to make it hard to sue corporations isn't over just because Democrats are in power.

Investing In America

Joel Yudken

Monday 9:02 AM

How to make the U.S. economy competitive again? A national investment strategy.

Media On The Feminist Agenda

Jennifer Pozner

Monday 9:01 AM

Political gains for women can only come with a fight for media justice and reform.

Friday, November 10, 2006

Tuesday's Intrepid Voters

Justin Levitt

Friday 10:29 AM

A lawyer for an "election protection" hotline reports on the hundreds of frustrated calls he handled.

Cities For Peace

Karen Dolan

Friday 10:20 AM

The success of antiwar resolutions, even in GOP strongholds, reveals a nation in search of peace.

A Time For Accounting

Joseph L. Galloway

Friday 9:44 AM

George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Rumsfeld have come to the end of their free ride.

So What Now? Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:01 AM

What the election means to them: Readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, November 9, 2006

The Cheney-Gates Cabal

Ray McGovern

Thursday 10:59 AM

Based on his career so far, Rumsfeld's replacement places loyalty above principle.

Have Immigrants Hit The Wall?

Roberto Lovato

Thursday 10:30 AM

A Democratic Congress offers only a thin hope of getting it right on immigration.

Beyond South Dakota

Kate Michelman

Thursday 10:15 AM

A successful strategy for defeating an abortion ban points the way to other battles ahead.

LGBT Politics Coming Of Age

Wendy Howell

Thursday 9:34 AM

Marriage amendments are forcing gay-rights advocates to step up their political game.

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

A Populist Anti-War Mandate

Robert L. Borosage

Wednesday 12:39 PM

Before the pundits muddy the results, it is worth looking at what voters said.

Democratic To-Do List

David Corn

Wednesday 11:50 AM

Now the Dems must act quickly to secure public opinion.

The Iraq Mandate

Robert Dreyfuss

Wednesday 10:33 AM

Now Democrats must thunder from the pulpit, threatening to rain fire and brimstone upon Republicans who want to stay the course.

Women On The Hill

Martha Burk

Wednesday 9:49 AM

While the final counts aren't in, we can tout some gains for working women.

The Populist Polls

Isaiah J. Poole

Wednesday 9:17 AM

Ignore that moderate meme in the corner. Progressive causes energized voters.

Tuesday, November 7, 2006

GOP To Vets: Drop Dead!

Edward Humes

Tuesday 4:47 PM

The party with the rhetoric of supporting the troops is not the one with the track record for doing so.

Walking The Race Line

Rich Benjamin

Tuesday 10:33 AM

To get votes in the growing exurbs, Democrats reach for the marshmallow center.

Budget Scare Stories

Dean Baker

Tuesday 10:01 AM

Don't believe the hype that Medicare and Social Security need a draconian fix.

A Pro-Democracy Agenda

Steven Hill and Rob Richie

Tuesday 10:00 AM

The winners of today's elections will inherit a broken democracy. Here are concrete steps to repair it.

Monday, November 6, 2006

No Sex For You

Stephanie Coontz

Monday 10:34 AM

We wish the government good luck telling adults to "wait for marriage."

Recounting Tomorrow's Vote

Stuart Comstock-Gay

Monday 10:11 AM

Verifying ballots in close races isn't about sour grapes—it's about restoring integrity to our electoral system.

Gift From The Greatest Generation

Harvey J. Kaye

Monday 10:05 AM

Progressives are missing important political lessons in the nation's nostalgia for the World War II era.

Hollow Victory: Saddam's Hanging

Ehsan Ahrari

Monday 10:01 AM

The highly questionable trial of Hussein will not resolve the internal strife that is tearing Iraq apart.

Friday, November 3, 2006

Bright Green Marketing Challenge

Joel Makower

Friday 10:09 AM

Getting people to translate their concern about the planet into everyday action takes a lot of creativity.

Who's Buying Congress Now

Nancy Watzman

Friday 10:03 AM

Corporate interests are spending big to get both parties to work for them, not for working families.

Year Of The Woman 2.0

Allison Fine

Friday 10:02 AM

In the Connected Age, new media tools are helping more women get elected.

Hard Truths: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 10:00 AM

From outrage fatigue to the state of our schools, readers face the facts in this week's letters.

Thursday, November 2, 2006

Maliki Fiddles As Iraq Burns

Joseph L. Galloway

Thursday 9:04 AM

Iraq sinks deeper into chaos as our 'friend' turns the other way.

Bush's Poodle Breaks Free

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:03 AM

Tony Blair calls for "bold action" on climate change while Bush bear-hugs polluters.

Return To Reality

Michael Stebbins

Thursday 9:02 AM

After Tuesday, we may have a Congress that respects rational, science-based policy over ideological politics.

Improving America's Image

John Brown

Thursday 8:45 AM

The best public diplomacy for America is the world seeing U.S. citizens rejecting Bush's policy in Iraq.

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

America 101

Bill Moyers

Wednesday 10:16 AM

From the classroom to the boardroom, the American dream has been hijacked. Today's lesson: Learn to fight back.

Courting The Bigot Vote

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 9:42 AM

The GOP turns to its caricature of the Democrats as the party of "blacks, Jews and gays" to boost turnout.

The Offensive Fence

Frank Sharry

Wednesday 9:02 AM

The only "fence" the Republicans are going to build is one keeping them away from future voters.

How To Cut And Run

William E. Odom

Wednesday 8:52 AM

We could lead the Mideast to peace, but only if we stop refusing to do the right thing.

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Raising The Dead Voter Hoax

Justin Levitt

Tuesday 11:15 AM

This Halloween, the dead may well walk the earth—but they're not heading to the polls.

Fewer Guns, More Talk

Miriam Pemberton

Tuesday 9:40 AM

The public not only rejects the war in Iraq but Bush's whole foreign policy approach.

Chocolate's Horror Show

Andrea Buffa

Tuesday 9:38 AM

U.S. companies are breaking their promise to certify that chocolate isn't made using forced child labor.

Saving South Dakota

Ruth Rosen

Tuesday 9:18 AM

The contest over the ban is about more than our endless abortion debate—it's about a struggle within the Republican Party itself.

Monday, October 30, 2006

Bush The Cheerleader

Ray McGovern

Monday 10:53 AM

Despite what they say, it's still "stay the course"—of more Americans dying needlessly.

You're Being Microtargeted

Dan Weissmann

Monday 9:56 AM

Political campaigns have achieved total information awareness about voters, but that may in the end be a good thing.

Registering Indifference

Lisa Danetz

Monday 9:55 AM

If you're a low-income American, whether you have access to voter registration depends on what state you live in.

Calling Bad Business Good

Mark Engler

Monday 9:00 AM

The World Bank should get a failing grade for its rankings of countries that violate workers' rights.

Friday, October 27, 2006

We Arm The World

William D. Hartung

Friday 9:36 AM

The Bush administration is on the wrong side of history in opposing a global arms trade treaty.

Damage Control

Jennifer Van Bergen

Friday 9:35 AM

The road to undoing the deeply disturbing Military Commissions Act.

Talk Is Cheap: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:01 AM

From war climates to fake speeches, readers sound off about other people sounding off in this week's letters.

Winning On Gay Marriage

Evan Wolfson

Friday 8:14 AM

As the right mobilizes after the New Jersey ruling, fight back by not giving an inch.

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Space War

Frida Berrigan

Thursday 10:12 AM

The Bush administration just fired the opening shot in a race to militarize space.

New Jersey's Mixed Blessing

Doug Ireland

Thursday 9:10 AM

Yesterday's ruling gives gay and lesbian couples a partial victory—but may give GOP candidates a complete one.

A Pro-Woman Stem-Cell Policy

Marcy Darnovsky

Thursday 9:01 AM

There is a crucial person missing in the debate about stem cell research—the woman who donates the eggs.

Enron's Enablers Go Unpunished

Robert Scheer

Thursday 9:01 AM

The man Kenneth Lay called "the energy president" pays no penalty for his role in Enron's crimes.

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

A Real October Surprise

David Corn

Wednesday 10:01 AM

The address President Bush should have delivered at his press conference today.

Worse Than Union Busting

Mary Beth Maxwell

Wednesday 9:02 AM

A new wave of anti-union propaganda seeks to undermine the very idea of workers' rights.

Hunting Hugo

Conn Hallinan

Wednesday 9:02 AM

The bone the U.S. is picking with Hugo Chavez is not about bombast. It's about oil.

The Wafer And The Pill

Louise Melling

Wednesday 9:01 AM

A woman's right to birth control is not a threat to religious freedom.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Schools Of Many Colors

Alan Jenkins

Tuesday 9:45 AM

The Supreme Court should challenge the Bush administration and support diversity in education.

What Women Want

Martha Burk

Tuesday 9:29 AM

Female voters are likely to be out in force this November, sending all the right messages.

Talking To The Resistance

Robert Dreyfuss

Tuesday 9:11 AM

A Baathist on why the White House needs Saddam, what will happen when the Americans leave and "Iranian gangs."

This Television Will Not Be Revolutionized

Jeff Cohen

Tuesday 9:04 AM

It's time to take back the Sunday morning talk show seats and give some to real progressives.

Monday, October 23, 2006

Too Conservative For America

Robert L. Borosage

Monday 11:12 AM

One election result is already clear: Voters are giving the right a strong rebuke.

Wal-Mart's Drug Deal

Jeff Milchen and Stacy Mitchell

Monday 9:24 AM

The media gave Wal-Mart free publicity touting their discounted drugs, but shoppers should check below the headline.

War Climates

Jeffrey Sachs

Monday 9:02 AM

Why are we looking for military solutions to ecological problems?

Petro-Cartel Triumphs In Iraq

Joshua Holland

Monday 9:01 AM

Four big oil companies are on the verge of locking up Iraq's massive reserves.

Friday, October 20, 2006

Terror War On The Border

Mary Jo McConahay

Friday 10:38 AM

As they militarize the southern border, politicians get to posture while communities suffer.

Separation Of Oil And State

Steve Kretzman

Friday 10:04 AM

Oil industry donations in this election cycle show the most pronounced GOP bias on record.

HOPE's Lost Hopes

Anu Yadav

Friday 9:02 AM

How a government housing program left poor people out in the cold.

Blindness: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:01 AM

From the veil to the environment, from Obama to oversight: Readers decry lack of vision in this week's letters.

Thursday, October 19, 2006

How Green Is Your Vote?

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 10:07 AM

A look at the prognosis for a more environmentally friendly Congress.

Foreign Policy Blindness

Immanuel Wallerstein

Thursday 10:06 AM

Defeat in Iraq may force Democrats to rethink America's role in the world—or tragically, it may not.

Endgame In Iraq Approaches

Jim Lobe

Thursday 9:49 AM

New leaks suggest that even George Bush and Nouri al-Maliki may soon have to concede that "stay the course" is no longer an option.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

A Question of Power

Thomas Palley

Wednesday 2:35 PM

It's not poor education that creates economic inequality; it's a broken economic system.

The Obama Zeitgeist

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 10:39 AM

His brilliance in recognizing America's need for political and cultural healing may be a lesson for progressives.

When Politics Seduces Faith

Melissa Rogers

Wednesday 9:32 AM

David Kuo's book shows how both God and country lose when faith is partisan.

Oversight In 2007

Chuck Collins

Wednesday 9:30 AM

If Democrats take back the House, here are the investigations that should top their to-do list.

Grinding Palestine To Powder

Lori Allen

Wednesday 9:01 AM

The siege of Palestine is choking the life of its people and producing the next generation of hatred.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Iraq: Leave Or Be Forced Out

Gareth Porter

Tuesday 9:02 AM

Arguments for staying in Iraq reflect a refusal to face some unpalatable realities.

U.S. Export: Union-Busting

Beth Shulman

Tuesday 9:01 AM

U.S. corporations don't like labor unions at home and they're certainly not prepared to welcome them to China.

The North Korea Effect

Elizabeth Spiro Clark

Tuesday 9:01 AM

Kim Jong Il's nukes may help convince Bush to step back from the ledge on Iran.

Monday, October 16, 2006

Against An Imperial Internet

Bill Moyers and Scott Fogdall

Monday 4:00 PM

Allowing the "free market" to trump network neutrality will undermine our democracy.

Blocking The 2006 Vote

Tova Andrea Wang

Monday 10:24 AM

Besides e-voting, we must be vigilant of obstacles at every step on the way to the ballot box.

The Working Family Blues

Robert L. Borosage

Monday 10:16 AM

That Republican standard, "Democrats Will Raise Your Taxes," is wearing thin on voters' ears.

Wal-Mart's Benefits Squeeze

Cindy Zeldin

Monday 9:28 AM

The world's largest retailer has figured out a way to answer its critics and still screw its employees.

Deadly Silence On The Middle East

James Zogby

Monday 9:01 AM

Serious debate on the campaign trail about the mess in the region is shockingly absent.

Friday, October 13, 2006

Carbon Blindness

Alex Steffen

Friday 9:42 AM

We must be wary of solutions to global warming that create other environmental and social problems.

Ban And The Bomb

Ian Williams

Friday 9:25 AM

North Korea's actions may test the Bush administration's support for the incoming U.N. chief.

Crude Poverty

Emira Woods

Friday 9:02 AM

Sub-Saharan Africa is ripe to capitalize on its oil wealth, but how will the benefits flow to the people?

Torture's Easy Embrace

Geoffrey Nunberg

Friday 9:01 AM

One of the most frightening things about our recent decision to torture is how flip it was.

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Fight The Fraud In Iraq

Isaiah J. Poole

Thursday 11:01 AM

Tardy promises of a crackdown should not dilute outrage over the ripoffs and incompetence in Iraq.

Narrowing The Net

Art Brodsky

Thursday 10:31 AM

The AT&T-BellSouth merger is the latest threat to net neutrality. Will the FCC stop it?

Let's Talk About Guns

Zach Ragbourn

Thursday 9:03 AM

The White House school shootings summit denied us the honest debate we desperately need on gun violence.

Voteless In Alabama

Sasha Abramsky

Thursday 9:01 AM

After serving their time, ex-felons should be allowed back into our democracy.

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Darfur: No More 'Never Again'

Ann-Louise Colgan

Wednesday 10:08 AM

African leaders join the chorus calling for U.N. peacekeeping troops—regardless of Sudan's opposition.

Conservative Pickpockets

Robert L. Borosage

Wednesday 10:00 AM

Americans have lost more under Bush's policies than they have gained through tax cuts.

Democrats Haven't Won Yet

David Corn

Wednesday 9:32 AM

Polls are favoring the Dems, but who knows what the GOP's sophisticated voter targeting might achieve.

Baseless In Baghdad

Joe Volk

Wednesday 9:14 AM

And now for the good news: We may not be building permanent bases in Iraq after all.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Sex, Lies And Cover-ups

Martha Burk

Tuesday 9:48 AM

Now is the time for Dems to tell us what they can do for our country, not just what the Republicans have done to them.

Wanna Buy A Seat?

Nancy Watzman

Tuesday 9:03 AM

Clean election laws would secure a place in Congress for the non-millionaires.

Bush's War On Unions

David Bonior

Tuesday 9:02 AM

How a little-known board made potentially millions of workers ineligible for union benefits.

Failing On North Korea

Josh Marshall

Tuesday 9:01 AM

This weekend's nuclear tests expose the deep flaws in the Bush-Cheney policy.

Friday, October 6, 2006

Coup In Iraq?

Robert Dreyfuss

Friday 9:28 AM

The desperate measures the White House might consider to salvage its war.

Ballot Jitters

Jonah Goldman

Friday 9:03 AM

The Maryland primary fiasco was a clear warning call. We had better listen.

The Forgotten Enron Enablers

Sarah Anderson

Friday 9:02 AM

A certain senator from Connecticut was the favorite candidate of anti-reform business lobbyists.

Freedom For Us And Olbermann

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:01 AM

TomPaine.com readers have spoken: Moyers/Olbermann '08.

Thursday, October 5, 2006

The Stench From Texas

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 10:23 AM

A new plan could undo work by California and other states to reduce global warming emissions.

Rice's Lost Credibility

John Prados

Thursday 10:07 AM

Washington's other big scandal—the failure to take terror threats seriously—drags on.

World Bank's Dirty Power Plan

Daphne Wysham

Thursday 10:02 AM

The G-8 is forsaking clean energy for developing countries in favor of nuclear and coal.

Waterboarding Republic

James Abourezk

Thursday 10:01 AM

The public's opposition to the new detainee law is the only thing that will give Congress the backbone to preserve our freedoms.

Wednesday, October 4, 2006

The E-Mail Slime Trail

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 10:25 AM

It runs from Abramoff to Foley: a path of corruption paved in ones and zeros.

When Pandering Backfires

Roger Hickey

Wednesday 10:03 AM

Why ads praising a prescription drug benefit are working against the politicians who voted for it.

Is Olbermann On Thin Ice?

Jeff Cohen

Wednesday 10:02 AM

History shows cable news channels haven't taken kindly to Bush administration critics.

Afghanistan, Iraqified

Jim Lobe

Wednesday 10:00 AM

Things are going from bad to worse in Bush's first war, which turns five years old tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 3, 2006

The Child Care Crisis

Ruth Rosen

Tuesday 10:43 AM

There's a lot of talk about politicians being "family friendly" but both sides are ignoring a major family issue.

Stay Home, Ms. Rice

Patrick Seale

Tuesday 9:25 AM

Condoleezza Rice is in the Middle East yet again. Unfortunately.

Lincoln Weeps

Bill Moyers

Tuesday 9:07 AM

Corruption—from DeLay to Foley—spoils the vision of government "for the people."

Suppressing The Iraq Story

Paul McLeary

Tuesday 9:01 AM

Iraq and the U.S. are stifling the very thing they say they are building in Iraq—free speech and a free press.

Monday, October 2, 2006

The Marriage Placebo

Myra Batchelder

Monday 10:03 AM

What's wrong with pushing marriage as a solution to poverty? Plenty.

Global War On Minorities

Preti Taneja

Monday 10:02 AM

Communities of all ethnicities and religions have suffered as a result of the "global war on terror."

Foley And GOP Values

John Nichols

Monday 9:18 AM

Rep. Mark Foley's colleagues will have a hard time proving their commitment to moral values come November.

One Less Eye On Inequality

Marcia D. Greenberger

Monday 9:02 AM

In his latest swipe at gender equality, Bush discards a vital tool for stopping discrimination on the job.

Friday, September 29, 2006

Lessons Of The Gas Pump

Michael Klare

Friday 10:04 AM

What falling oil prices tell us about war with Iran, the elections and peak-oil theory.

The Next Victims Of 9/11

Cyrus Dugger

Friday 10:03 AM

Injured Ground Zero workers are now being harmed by a court system rigged against all plaintiffs.

Of Values And Democracy

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:52 AM

Lieven answers Hamid, readers disagree with Bob Reich and nobody likes torture: Readers respond in this week's letters.

Terror 2016

Aziz Huq

Friday 9:20 AM

How Bush's tribunals bill will change our world and why it must be repealed.

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Intelligence In Exile

John Prados

Thursday 9:03 AM

What the GOP doesn't want you to know about al-Qaida's connections to Iraq and Iran's connections to the Iraqi exiles.

The Opportunity Cost Of War

Dr. Anita Dancs

Thursday 9:02 AM

What we could have done if we hadn't gone to Iraq.

The Politics Of Addiction

Michael Winship

Thursday 9:01 AM

So this congressman walks out of a bar...

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

The GOP's Distance Strategy

David Corn

Wednesday 10:45 AM

The White House wants to keep the horror of Iraq abstract in voters' minds—and the media makes it easy.

The United States Of Torture

Matthew Yglesias

Wednesday 10:20 AM

The Bush administration sides with hair-splitting and wink-nod authorizations of torture.

Bipartisan Immigration Shame

Flavia Jimenez

Wednesday 9:30 AM

Between Draconian Republicans and timid Democrats, nothing constructive is getting done.

Rescuing Morality

David Callahan

Wednesday 9:01 AM

Rather than an unprincipled political middle ground, progressives should define a new moral center.

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Showdown Over Habeas

Sen. Patrick Leahy

Tuesday 10:07 AM

If Congress votes to suspend this essential legal safeguard, liberty and accountability will be the victims.

Replacing The Big Three

Robert Reich

Tuesday 9:49 AM

How will America replace yesterday's auto manufacturing jobs in the 21st century?

Beware The NIE

Robert Dreyfuss

Tuesday 9:35 AM

Careful, Democrats: The notion that the Iraq war is creating more terrorists may be false.

Big Oil Trumps Freedom

Marco Simons

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Burma is a case study in the hollowness of Bush's human rights rhetoric.

Monday, September 25, 2006

The Cost Of Conservatism In Iraq

Robert L. Borosage

Monday 10:52 AM

A new intelligence estimate confirms the catastrophic failure of administration policy.

Haggling Over Global Warming

Bill McKibben

Monday 9:26 AM

Bush's climate plan will kick-start a new era of bargaining on Capitol Hill over the planet's future.

Web Of Terror

Jennifer Van Bergen

Monday 9:11 AM

Ordinary people with no connections to terrorist organizations are being swept up into George Bush's war.

Mexico's Immigration Problem

Mike Davis

Monday 9:01 AM

NAFTA has opened up Mexico to a new wave of gentrifiers—retired Americans

Friday, September 22, 2006

Torture Exhibit A

William Fisher

Friday 11:20 AM

Maher Arar was tortured at the behest of our government. John McCain will allow it to happen again.

The Globalization Excuse

Susan B. Hansen

Friday 10:17 AM

Lower pay overseas is a straw man; America can afford a living wage.

Monster Stomping The States

Kristina Wilfore

Friday 9:06 AM

Howie Rich is the man behind the conservative scheme to undermine legitimate state laws.

Bombs And Butter: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 8:48 AM

Cervical cancer, government-created fatties and unions; Readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Tainted Science

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:53 AM

The EPA just made a decision that will cause thousands more deaths than tainted spinach.

Taking Oil Out Of The Equation

Michael T. Klare

Thursday 9:15 AM

Until we confront our oil addiction, the U.S. will continue to embrace policies that foster Islamic extremists.

The 'Harder To Vote' Act

Wade Henderson

Thursday 9:06 AM

There is little integrity in the effort to require identification at polling places.

The Face On The Doughnut Hole

Rep. Jan Schakowsky

Thursday 9:01 AM

The Republican Part D disaster is harming America's seniors. Here's one story.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Doing The Moral Limbo

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 9:06 AM

Bush and conservatives get in touch with their inner barbarian.

We're Not Going To Iran

Robert Dreyfuss

Wednesday 9:04 AM

Have the realists prevailed over the neocons on Iran?

Battlefield Cervix

Roheeni Saxena

Wednesday 9:02 AM

It's the right vs. sound health policy on HPV immunization to prevent cervical cancer.

Gore's Green Earth

Amanda Griscom Little

Wednesday 9:00 AM

Now that he's awakened the nation to the crisis, Gore focuses on the solutions to global warming.

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

The FCC's Media Manipulation

Timothy Karr

Tuesday 9:19 AM

News today of a second study killed by the FCC should inspire action against the latest media consolidation push.

Fear And Hope in 2006

Heather Hurlburt

Tuesday 9:04 AM

Is it safer now to say that we're less safe than it was two years ago?

Needed: Workplace Democracy

Thom Hartmann

Tuesday 9:02 AM

Reviving unions is key to reviving the middle class and creating a more ideal workplace.

Facing The Fat

Jeffrey Levi and Laura M. Segal

Tuesday 8:56 AM

Our government needs to play a role in fighting obesity and helping our citizens learn to live healthily.

Monday, September 18, 2006

The Death Of Immigration Reform

Jorge Mursuli

Monday 9:39 AM

We lost a chance to pass a balanced immigrant bill, but it is not too late to prepare for next time.

Painful Deception In Palestine

Rami G. Khouri

Monday 9:29 AM

The proposed national unity government is not the way to peace for Palestinians or Israelis.

Exposing The War Profiteers

Isaiah J. Poole

Monday 9:12 AM

Two events today could accomplish what the GOP Congress will not.

Islam Is Not The Problem

James Zogby

Monday 9:00 AM

Whether it's the pope or the president, demonizing Muslims has made an unfortunate comeback.

Friday, September 15, 2006

Derelict On Detainees

Aziz Huq

Friday 9:56 AM

The focus on the GOP intraparty squabble distracts from the sweeping detention powers Warner, Graham and McCain want to give the president.

Nuclear Deficits

Peter Bradford and Kurt Gottfried

Friday 9:39 AM

Why nuclear power won't solve our energy crisis.

Don't Swallow The Doughnut Hole

Jeff Cruz

Friday 9:01 AM

A treat for Big Pharma but poison for seniors: It's time to smash this symbol of GOP corruption.

9/11 Backlash: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:00 AM

Our week of 9/11 coverage, runaway girls and health insurance: Readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Buying Real Security

Miriam Pemberton

Thursday 9:04 AM

The Bush administration's spending plan favors shiny new weapons over initiatives that work.

Stop Saying 'Single Payer'

Jerry Flanagan and Judy Dugan

Thursday 9:02 AM

Here's how universal health care can become a winning proposition.

Poison Apples

Rick Hind

Thursday 8:59 AM

Technology innovators like Apple need to lead in reducing toxic e-waste.

The Wisdom Of Exporting Democracy

Shadi Hamid

Thursday 8:14 AM

Giving Middle Easterners legitimate channels for their anger is key to defusing extremism.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

There Is No War On Terror

Robert Dreyfuss

Wednesday 10:06 AM

It's time to face the reality that the campaign against terrorism has been misnamed and overhyped.

Terrorist Network Disconnect

Gareth Porter

Wednesday 9:03 AM

The truth behind Bush's false linkage of Iran, Hezbollah and al-Qaida.

Blood Money In Iraq

T. Christian Miller

Wednesday 9:02 AM

How corporate contractors wasted billions and lost lives in Iraq—and got away with it.

The Fugitive Girl Act

Paul Rogat Loeb

Wednesday 8:23 AM

Congress may soon pass a bill that isolates girls who feel they cannot talk to their parents about abortion without risking disaster.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

The Folly Of Exporting Democracy

Anatol Lieven and John Hulsman

Tuesday 10:54 AM

Bush's brand of nation-building must be replaced with an approach in touch with global realities.

Bush's Canned Rhetoric

David Corn

Tuesday 9:31 AM

As he commemorated a national tragedy, the president cheapened the debate over Iraq.

The PBS-FEMA Connection

Russ Baker

Tuesday 9:02 AM

Incompetency, corruption, betrayal of a noble mission and horseracing make Ken Tomlinson the new Michael Brown.

Deaf Ear To Earmarks

Robert Reich

Tuesday 9:01 AM

The only meaninful lobbying reform would be banning these bacon bits tossed out to special interests.

Monday, September 11, 2006

Thinking Beyond Violence

Aziz Huq

Monday 11:00 AM

The only way to reduce the threat of terrorism is to promote worldwide rule of law, not global war.

What We Lost After 9/11

Helena Cobban

Monday 11:00 AM

Can Americans reconnect with a foreign policy based on our best values?

Whose War On Terror?

Mai Yamani

Monday 11:00 AM

The Muslim world's hopes for democracy after 9/11 have been buried in the rubble of Baghdad, Beirut and Kandahar.

Repealing The Bush Doctrine

Robert L. Borosage

Monday 8:56 AM

After five years of a disastrously failed response to 9/11, we can follow a better path to security.

Friday, September 8, 2006

Iraq's Reality Sinks In

Robert Dreyfuss

Friday 10:01 AM

More of the political establishment is realizing that the war in Iraq has already been lost.

9/11 Conspiracies And Cons

John Prados

Friday 9:40 AM

It's time to sort out the legitimate questions from the dangerous distractions.

Labor Joins La Marcha

Amy Taylor

Friday 9:03 AM

Unions realize they have much to gain from the immigrants' rights movement.

Energy, Iraq And Fascism: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 8:58 AM

What's missing from Iraq exit strategies and U.S. proposals for renewable energy; readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, September 7, 2006

The Torturer's Apprentice

Ray McGovern

Thursday 9:54 AM

The White House is doing a complex dance to escape prosecution for torture—and portray opponents as weak.

Fighting The Flat Earthers

Thomas Palley

Thursday 9:08 AM

A proposal to counter Tom Friedman's view of the global economy and benefit the world's workers.

California Clears The Air

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:01 AM

The state steps into the leadership gap with a breathtaking action on greenhouse gases.

Righteous Opposition To War

Rev. Lois M. Powell

Thursday 9:00 AM

An interfaith coalition campaigns to end the war in Iraq.

Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Tell Bolton To Bolt

Scott T. Paul

Wednesday 10:03 AM

Given the damage John Bolton has done to U.S. diplomacy, why is the Senate considering confirming him?

The U.N.'s Darfur Moment

Mark L. Schneider

Wednesday 10:02 AM

The face-off between Sudan and the Security Council tests the U.N.'s willingness to act on its word.

The GOP's School Daze

Robert L. Borosage

Wednesday 9:17 AM

How conservative ideology is pricing college out of the reach of most working families.

Adapting To Win In 2008

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 8:55 AM

Democratic presidential politics will never look the same after this midterm election.

Tuesday, September 5, 2006

Leaving Iraq: A How-To

Erik Leaver

Tuesday 10:43 AM

There is no "cut-and-run" in the "responsible deployment" plans on the table.

College Blues

Tamara Draut

Tuesday 10:20 AM

Is a bachelor's degree as good an investment today as it used to be?

Labor Day Wake-Up Call

Beth Shulman

Tuesday 9:30 AM

Heard the news about America's workers getting the short end of the stick? It doesn't have to be this way.

Friday, September 1, 2006

Bush's Terror Tales

Rami G. Khouri

Friday 12:54 PM

A grown man playing make-believe instead of delivering a sensible foreign policy endangers us all.

Keystone To Energy Independence

Jerome Ringo

Friday 9:45 AM

Pennsylvania takes a leading role in breaking America's oil addiction.

Category Five Failures

Rep. Maxine Waters

Friday 9:03 AM

Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts have been thwarted by the administration's disdain for government.

Justice for Haiti

Anthony Phillips and Brian Concannon Jr.

Friday 9:01 AM

A recent foreign aid deal only begins to undo the damage of colonialism.

Bodegas and Fascists: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 8:57 AM

Readers defend bodegas, Plan B and agree terrorists aren't Nazis in this week's letters.

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Rumsfeld's Misuse Of History

John Prados

Thursday 11:14 AM

The administration misappropriates pre-World War II "appeasement" to tell its own "big lie."

U.S.-Bred Fat Cats

Chuck Collins

Thursday 10:03 AM

Why the salaries of Big Oil CEOs are so much higher in the U.S. than in Europe.

Faith-Based Recovery Plan

Rev. C. Welton Gaddy

Thursday 10:03 AM

Bush would like to use Katrina as an excuse for churches to replace FEMA.

The Not-So-Good Times

Heather Boushey

Thursday 10:01 AM

This economic recovery isn't much of a recovery for most of us—unless you're at the top.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

The Warrant's Out On Judges

Aziz Huq and James Sample

Wednesday 9:50 AM

For opposing warrantless wiretaps, Judge Anna Diggs Taylor is the latest target of the right's denigration of judges.

The Bush-Is-An-Idiot Camp Grows

David Corn

Wednesday 9:22 AM

It is getting harder for conservatives to ignore the president's intellectual shallowness.

'Don't Feed The Homeless'

Tulin Ozdeger

Wednesday 9:17 AM

An increasing number of cities are criminalizing homelessness rather than solving it.

What Comes After Plan B?

Nancy Keenan

Wednesday 9:01 AM

One battle down, many more to go for pro-choice activists.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Katrina's Victims Of Ideology

Isaiah J. Poole

Tuesday 11:13 AM

The conservative contempt for government is at the root of the failed response to the hurricane.

Levees Still Broken

Anya Kamenetz

Tuesday 10:01 AM

Protecting New Orleans—and the nation—means reforming the Army Corps of Engineers now.

Simply Blown Away

Emma Dixon

Tuesday 10:01 AM

The senior citizens harmed by Katrina had, and have, very little holding them up.

Planning For Disaster

John R. Harrald

Tuesday 9:03 AM

Is government merely reacting to the last crisis, or thinking creatively about the next one?

Monday, August 28, 2006

Katrina's Second Crisis

Van Jones and James Rucker

Monday 3:46 PM

Continuing conservative failures have stymied New Orleans' recovery. Here are ways to respond.

Global Warming: Connect The Dots

Larry Schweiger

Monday 11:03 AM

Big hurricanes, longer wildfire seasons and shorter winters form a larger picture.

Washington's Enrichment Fetish

Trita Parsi

Monday 10:14 AM

Instead of dealing with the real challenge Iran poses, the White House focuses on 164 centrifuges.

Bodega Blues

Matthew Yglesias

Monday 9:13 AM

Behind Andrew Young's rant on urban mom-and-pop stores were issues that anti-Wal-Mart forces should address.

Friday, August 25, 2006

'Fixing' Iran Intelligence

John Prados

Friday 10:49 AM

The new House report on Iran intelligence fits a pattern of Bush administration manipulation.

New Orleans' Housing Fiasco

Anya Kamenetz

Friday 10:39 AM

Residents displaced by Katrina demand to know why they can't return to decent public housing.

Real Threats To Black Wealth

Darius Ross

Friday 10:31 AM

It's not the estate tax that blacks have to worry about..

Tempting Democrats: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:58 AM

Better opinions of welfare and bad opinions of Reich; readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Race And The Right To Vote

Neil Weare and Erika Wood

Thursday 9:58 AM

The reason that felons, American terrorities and D.C. have no voting rights is tied directly to our racist past.

Mission Not Accomplished

Ron Walters

Thursday 9:49 AM

We should take the rebuilding of New Orleans as seriously as we take the crisis in Iraq.

Don't Bet Your Lungs On This

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:03 AM

Bush's new EPA chief faces a choice between cleaner air and lobbyist pressure.

Bush's Self-Made Trap

Sidney Blumenthal

Thursday 9:00 AM

By linking Iraq with the war on terror, the president has created a dynamic that threatens to destroy him.

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

'Republicans Help Terrorists'

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 10:35 AM

Democrats won't win with 'me-too' toughness; they need to tell it like it is about the conservatives' security failures.

From Welfare To Poverty

Randy Albelda and Heather Boushey

Wednesday 9:42 AM

Ten years after welfare reform, most former recipients still live in poverty. It doesn't have to be this way.

Cuba, Misunderestimated

Saul Landau

Wednesday 9:29 AM

It's business as usual on the island while U.S. policy appears increasingly out of touch.

Katrina's Bulldozer Politics

Stephen Bradberry and Jeffrey Buchanan

Wednesday 8:41 AM

New Orleans's housing demolition policy hurts low- and middle-income residents the most.

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Peace After Lebanon

Helena Cobban

Tuesday 10:55 AM

Today's diplomats are in a much better position than their predecessors to launch an ambitious Arab-Israeli peacemaking effort.

Dems: Yield Not To Temptation

Robert B. Reich

Tuesday 9:03 AM

Democrats should resist powerful impulses if they gain control of the House this fall.

Still Staying The Wrong Course

David Corn

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Bush used the same lines about Iraq at his latest press conference, but a read between them is revealing.

The Catch-Up Economy

Jared Bernstein

Tuesday 8:54 AM

When you look at America's poverty levels, it's clear we've still not recovered what's been lost since 2000.

Monday, August 21, 2006

Treating Deficit Addiction

Craig Jennings and Adam Hughes

Monday 10:42 AM

We can fix the nation's fiscally irresponsible ways if Congress starts living in the real world.

Politicians' Middle-Class Delusions

Jonathan Schwarz

Monday 10:08 AM

Joe Lieberman and most other members of Congress have skewed ideas of what it means to be middle class.

The City That Care Forgot

Sheerly Avni

Monday 8:08 AM

Spike Lee's documentary tonight on Katrina writes an essential new chapter in America's civil rights story.

Friday, August 18, 2006

The Future Of The AIDS Fight

Naina Dhingra

Friday 3:01 PM

Defining the battleground in the struggle against AIDS in the next 25 years.

Bright Green Security

Alex Steffen

Friday 9:26 AM

Rejecting the fear of terrorism and embracing sustainability will lead America to real security.

The Wiretap Dance

Jennifer Van Bergen

Friday 9:25 AM

The court's decision to strike down Bush's illegal wiretapping program is the right ruling for the wrong reasons.

Cuba's Vote For President

Steven Hill

Friday 9:01 AM

The reason we care about Castro's health lies in the strange demands of the Electoral College.

Making Mistakes: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 8:14 AM

Martyr complexes and the search for alternatives; readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, August 17, 2006

After Lebanon, What's Left?

Issandr El Amrani

Thursday 10:55 AM

The moderates of the Arab world, who Washington wishes so desperately to woo, have learned a painful lesson.

Flying While Muslim

Aziz Huq

Thursday 10:20 AM

The Bush administration is drawing the wrong conclusions from London's alleged terror plot.

America's Eco-Refugees

Lester Brown

Thursday 9:02 AM

The post-Katrina Gulf Coast is a harbinger of how environmental changes will force humanity to migrate.

Oliver Stone And The Big Lie

Ruth Rosen

Thursday 9:00 AM

What's wrong with the new "World Trade Center" movie.

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Psychologists Aiding Torturers

Michael Wessells

Wednesday 10:29 AM

Military interrogations present a moral problem for psychologists, and their association should speak out.

Better Saddam Than Dead

David Corn

Wednesday 9:48 AM

Would it be irrational for many Iraqis to prefer the Iraq of 2002 to the Iraq of today?

AIDS: A Discriminating Killer

Damon A. Dozier

Wednesday 9:01 AM

Half of HIV-positive Americans are black, and the federal government still won't increase funding to minority care programs.

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Corroded Pipes, Corroded Policy

Jerome Ringo

Tuesday 2:42 PM

The BP disaster should convince policymakers to get serious about our fossil fuel dependency.

The Democrats' Lebanon Failure

Stephen Zunes

Tuesday 10:30 AM

The Bush administration's callous Lebanon policy finds support on both sides of the aisle.

Judging Needle Exchange

Roseanne Scotti

Tuesday 10:03 AM

Everyone agrees that syringe exchange programs save lives. Why won't the federal government fund them?

Against The Climate Pornographers

Simon Retallack

Tuesday 10:01 AM

It's not what you say about climate change, it's how you say it. It's time to move the debate forward.

Beating The War Drum

Cynthia Tucker

Tuesday 9:42 AM

Without any new ideas to push, the GOP falls back on its campaign of fear to win elections.

Monday, August 14, 2006

Panic As Policy

Erik Leaver

Monday 10:47 AM

The British terror plot arrests underscore the failures of Bush's "war on terror"—and offer an alternative approach.

The Activist Judge Myth

Susan Jacoby

Monday 10:40 AM

The right resents what the framers of the Constitution intended—courts that serve as a counterweight to popular passions.

Abstinence-Only Stupidity

Naina Dhingra

Monday 10:01 AM

This week in Toronto activists are fighting back against Bush administration AIDS policy.

Blind Into Baghdad

John Prados

Monday 9:19 AM

Why does Congress have to force the White House to update its intelligence on Iraq?

Friday, August 11, 2006

Criminal Administration

Jennifer Van Bergen

Friday 10:43 AM

A new report by Rep. John Conyers lays out the case against the Bush White House.

'New Middle East' Out Of Control

Jim Lobe

Friday 10:19 AM

A growing number of foreign policy veterans fear the U.S. is courting disaster.

Executive Privileges

Lee Drutman

Friday 9:05 AM

The stock option "backdating" scandal won't be the end of the CEO aristocracy.

Throwing Out Bums: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:01 AM

From Connecticut to Cuba, it's people's revolution in this week's letters.

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Empty Promises For Darfur

Ann-Louise Colgan

Thursday 10:03 AM

Bush talks tough yet fails to act as the cease-fire agreement in the Sudan is being shot full of holes.

Deflating Middle East Extremism

Joel Beinin

Thursday 10:01 AM

We have to get past the anti-Israel rhetoric of Hamas and Hezbollah and start talking to them.

Back From The Dead: Privatization

Roger Hickey and Jeff Cruz

Thursday 9:55 AM

Social Security private accounts will be back in 2007 unless candidates who support them are exposed in 2006.

Environmental Delinquency

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 9:03 AM

A federal judge tells the EPA to stop making it easier for industry to pollute and start doing its job.

Wednesday, August 9, 2006

Bring The War Home

Robert Dreyfuss

Wednesday 11:06 AM

There is a civil war in Iraq, and there needs to be a civil war in American politics as well.

Triumph Of The New Moral Center

Robert L. Borosage

Wednesday 10:39 AM

Lamont's victory represents a broad demand for a new direction in politics.

Hungry For World War III

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 10:07 AM

The right wants to wrap today's crises in the nostalgia of conflicts gone by.

Pension 'Reform'

Robert Reich

Wednesday 9:21 AM

Congress' pension fix is likely to fix pensions right out of existence.

Serf City

Froma Harrop

Wednesday 9:01 AM

When even The Wall Street Journal worries that the American Dream is withering, it's time for workers to start fighting.

Tuesday, August 8, 2006

Wal-Mart's Green Makeover

David Roberts

Tuesday 10:57 AM

What's right about the new-found environmentalism of the company—and what's missing.

Saving Face, Not Lives

Ian Williams

Tuesday 10:55 AM

An Israel-Lebanon cease-fire proposal is really designed to protect U.S. political leaders.

Norquist's Tax Ax

Nathan Newman

Tuesday 10:46 AM

Watch out: 'Bill of rights' initiatives pushed by anti-tax zealots are coming to a state near you.

WTO: Best Left For Dead?

Mark Engler

Tuesday 10:05 AM

The recent collapse of global trade talks is good news for poor countries, but there are new threats.

Monday, August 7, 2006

Hands On The Internet

Art Brodsky

Monday 10:01 AM

How nervous nellies in Congress can get over their supposed fear of "regulating the Internet."

In A Nuclear Shadow

Aaron Scherb

Monday 10:01 AM

Sixty-one years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we're moving the clock closer to a catastrophic midnight.

The Progressive Future Is Now

Matt Singer

Monday 10:01 AM

By moving on universal health care and minimun wage, states are showing that progressive goals are not impossible.

Israel's Neocon Nightmare

Daniel Levy

Monday 9:59 AM

Is it actually in Israel's best interest to be used as cannon fodder in the clash of civilizations?

Friday, August 4, 2006

Yanquí Cuba

David Sirota

Friday 10:26 AM

With its puffed-up rhetoric, the Bush administration is walking right into Castro's trap.

The Day The System Worked

Jared Bernstein

Friday 10:15 AM

For once, Democrats and moderate Republicans stood up to cynical election-year politics and faced down the leadership.

Positive Energy: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:37 AM

Praising alternative power, denouncing detention and lamenting savings: Readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, August 3, 2006

White House Behind Bars

Jennifer Van Bergen

Thursday 10:34 AM

The Supreme Court has ruled that Geneva applies—now it's time to talk about prosecutions for violating it.

'New American Century' Lives On

Tom Barry

Thursday 10:18 AM

A neoconservative organization dies, but not its imprint on Bush's foreign policy.

No Excuse For Unsafe Mines

Jeff Milchen

Thursday 10:09 AM

Eight months after the Sago disaster, Congress needs to act to prevent more needless deaths.

Republican Jokers Wild

Michael Winship

Thursday 9:01 AM

The right stacks the deck in several ways to make the game unfair for all.

Wednesday, August 2, 2006

Universal Solutions

Bernie Horn

Wednesday 12:17 PM

The states can serve as labs for discovering the best path to health care for all.

Tax Cut Makes Women Pay

Linda Basch

Wednesday 10:34 AM

Linking an estate tax cut to a minimum wage hike would hurt women and families.

Bolton's Middle East Mess

John Prados

Wednesday 10:00 AM

The United Nations ambassador's recent actions show why he's the worst man for the job.

Universal Health Care Within Reach

Russ Feingold

Wednesday 8:52 AM

States should be empowered to use flexibility and innovation to cover the uninsured.

We're All Enemy Combatants Now

Aziz Huq

Wednesday 8:43 AM

Despite Hamdan, Bush wants Congress to grant him even more power to detain U.S. citizens.

Tuesday, August 1, 2006

Energy Democracy

Kate Cell

Tuesday 10:20 AM

Rather than swapping the tyranny of oil for the tyranny of other fossil fuels, let's shift paradigms completely.

Fueling The Arms Race

Aaron Scherb

Tuesday 9:49 AM

The Bush administration's nuclear deal with India makes an unstable part of the world even more dangerous.

International Jihad Style

Jessica Stern

Tuesday 8:36 AM

In the culture war again extremism, bombing Lebanese civillians only confirms the jihadi narrative.

Monday, July 31, 2006

Bush's Miami Vices

Robert L. Borosage

Monday 3:22 PM

Bush sings a merry tune about the economy, but his policies are failing working Americans.

Pro-Israel And Pro-Lebanon

Mitchell Plitnick

Monday 11:15 AM

Israel's supporters should recognize that an immediate cease-fire is in everyone's best interests.

Turning Point At Qana

Rami G. Khouri

Monday 11:01 AM

Sunday's bombing takes the U.S., Israel and Lebanon into uncharted diplomatic territory.

The Coming Housing Crash

Dean Baker

Monday 10:03 AM

Unless the Fed can inflate another bubble, the end of the real estate boom will practically guarantee a recession.

Eminent Absurdity

Matt Singer

Monday 9:01 AM

Developers use outrage over eminent domain to launch a right-wing attack on land-use laws.

Friday, July 28, 2006

Frist's Obsession

Adam Hughes

Friday 10:38 AM

Why does the mad doctor keep trying to resuscitate his estate tax repeal monster?

Behind The Blackouts

Tyson Slocum

Friday 10:20 AM

Why have California and Queens been in the dark this week? A power grid neglected by deregulation.

The Jabberwock In Afghanistan

Daniel M. Smith

Friday 10:01 AM

Afghanis warn that their country is at a crossroads, and they fear abandonment by the U.S.

The Environment And Israel: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:54 AM

Debating facts about the Middle East and our planet: Readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Women Losing Ground

Martha Burk

Thursday 10:03 AM

At every level women are falling behind on the gains made in the 1970s.

The F-22 Money Pit

Jack Shanahan

Thursday 9:08 AM

The Pentagon still wastes money on Cold War-era weapons irrelevant to our security.

Too Late For Empire

Jonathan Schell

Thursday 9:01 AM

The role of the United States in the world is in dire need of reassessment.

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Maliki: Dead Man Walking

Robert Dreyfuss

Wednesday 2:55 PM

More funereal than triumphant, the Iraqi prime minister's Hill visit underscores Bush's policy failure.

The Rome Fiasco

Chris Toensing

Wednesday 9:44 AM

Rice's wrongheaded approach toward a "sustainable" Mideast ceasefire has no takers.

Bush Gut Check

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 9:03 AM

When the president trusts his guts, we should know by now what's about to hit the fan.

Middle Class Isn't Middle Ground

Andrea Batista Schlesinger

Wednesday 9:01 AM

Advocacy for the real middle class isn't being a centrist, it's being progressive.

The Debate Is Over

Naomi Oreskes

Wednesday 9:00 AM

The author's study was misused to discredit the scientific consensus on global warming. She responds with the facts.

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Coastal Drilling's High Cost

Tyson Slocum

Tuesday 9:03 AM

We can't drill our way out of our oil problem, but this week Congress will try.

Stock Option Outrage

Robert Reich

Tuesday 9:02 AM

The latest CEO trick pits executive interests against investor interests.

GOP Protection Racket

Eric Lotke

Tuesday 9:01 AM

When Republicans ramp up the crime rhetoric, it's time to check their facts—and their solutions.

The Hill's Blame Game

Stephen Zunes

Tuesday 9:01 AM

Dissecting Congress' blessing of the Mideast conflict.

Monday, July 24, 2006

Rice's Fantasy Ride

Rami G. Khouri

Monday 8:58 AM

It's not "the birth pangs of a new Middle East," it's a wicked hangover from decades of America's intoxication with Israel.

Wiretapping Unbound

Aziz Huq

Monday 8:57 AM

The Specter bill is no compromise—it actually locks in the president's authority to act without oversight.

A Dying Planet

Chris Flavin

Monday 8:24 AM

A new report shows just how dire environmental problems on Earth are, and why.

Pregnancy Posturing

Nancy Keenan

Monday 8:21 AM

Bill Frist is using teenage girls as a political football—with potentially tragic results.

Friday, July 21, 2006

Oh Man, Oman

David Sirota

Friday 10:00 AM

Just like NAFTA, CAFTA and the other trade pacts, the Oman trade deal is the lovechild of politicians and Big Money.

Halliburton's Hella Good Deal

Charlie Cray

Friday 9:40 AM

Why the Army canceling their contract doesn't mean Halliburton's war-profiteering days are over.

Iraq's Bloody July

Robert Dreyfuss

Friday 9:33 AM

As hell is unleashed in a civil war, Bush refuses to see the situation for what it is.

Neocons And Babies: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:32 AM

Disagreement over the Middle East, pregnant women and coal: Readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Beirut To Tehran

Jim Lobe

Thursday 9:50 AM

Hezbollah has reinvigorated paranoid neocon fantasies about the Middle East. Will Iran become the new Iraq after all?

The Real Cut-And-Runners

Jared Bernstein

Thursday 9:04 AM

A winning message would counter the GOP's habit of ducking their policy messes.

The New Culture War

Rinku Sen

Thursday 9:01 AM

Racist myths are driving the debate over undocumented immigration.

Ralph Reed Did Not Repent

David Donnelly

Thursday 9:01 AM

Reed's downfall suggests other politicians may be vulnerable to voter anger—unless they repent for their big money ways.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Protecting The 2006 Vote

Art Levine

Wednesday 10:52 AM

Threats to fair elections still exist, but there are strategies for fighting back.

Cell Phony

David Corn

Wednesday 9:38 AM

If Bush really believed stem cells equal life, he would liberate them.

The Return Of Nazi Oil

Frank O'Donnell

Wednesday 9:30 AM

Coal interests use "energy independence" to push ideas last used by the Third Reich.

Israel's Stupid-Smart Moves

Michael Shtender-Auerbach

Wednesday 9:01 AM

Israel could negotiate a cease-fire with willing Arab neighbors, but does it want to?

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Welfare Deformed

Maureen Lane

Tuesday 10:18 AM

Ten years after Clinton and Congress eviscerated welfare, HHS makes it harder for women to escape poverty.

Bush Does It In The Dark

David C. Vladeck

Tuesday 8:45 AM

A penchant for secrecy is undoing 40 years of government openness.

No Law-Free Zones

Michael Posner

Tuesday 7:25 AM

Three ways to tell if the U.S. is following the rule of law.

Pantomime Foreign Policy

Sidney Blumenthal

Tuesday 7:02 AM

It's becoming painfully obvious that when Bush talks to the world, "there is no there there."

Monday, July 17, 2006

Can Israel Change?

Patrick Seale

Monday 10:17 AM

Why the current crisis proves Israel must adopt a new security doctrine.

Upward Mortality

Kai Wright

Monday 9:57 AM

Being middle class doesn't necessarily improve your health—if you're black.

Blaming Pregnant Women

Lynn Paltrow

Monday 9:35 AM

Claiming concern for fetal health, policies around the country are punishing pregnant women for their behavior.

Neocons Rise From Mideast Ashes

Robert Dreyfuss

Monday 9:20 AM

Israel may be playing deliberately into the neoconservatives' bid to dominate global politics.

Friday, July 14, 2006

Iraq's Hidden Victims

Ruth Rosen

Friday 10:40 AM

The U.S. invasion of Iraq has unleashed a wave of sexual terrorism aimed at Iraqi women.

Democrats' Energy Dilemma

David Moberg

Friday 10:35 AM

Real solutions to America's crisis go beyond short-term sops like $100 rebates or gas tax relief for consumers.

Welfare Women: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:37 AM

A soccer correction, demonizing conservatives and the AFL-CIO: Readers respond in this week's letters.

The Poverty Of Energy Security

Neil Watkins and Steve Kretzmann

Friday 9:25 AM

If the G-8 is serious about addressing energy issues, it can't ignore global poverty.

Thursday, July 13, 2006

A Legal House Of Cards

Jennifer Van Bergen

Thursday 10:48 AM

Democracy is undermined by "terror" indictments based on nothing more than talk.

Medicare's Hollow Heart

Britt Cass

Thursday 10:26 AM

The infamous "doughnut hole" is coming—when millions will lose prescription drug coverage.

Voting Rights: Still Lacking

Wade Henderson

Thursday 9:50 AM

The House should stop pretending that minorities don't face obstacles to voting.

Letting Gaza Burn

Chris Toensing

Thursday 9:37 AM

As the fires of conflict spread to engulf Lebanon, will the United States act to prevent open war?

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Try Patience With Iran

William D. Hartung

Wednesday 9:55 AM

The White House should stop giving Iran arbitrary deadlines and start talking.

A Meager Recovery

Robert B. Reich

Wednesday 9:32 AM

A lower-than-expected deficit is good news, but it doesn't justify Bush's tax cuts.

Curing The Job Crisis

Richard L. Trumka

Wednesday 9:22 AM

There's nothing "inevitable" about outsourcing, trade deficits and the other ills of globalization.

It's The Conservatism, Stupid

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 8:54 AM

Why it's time to retire a failed ideology.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Act First, Ask Later

Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele

Tuesday 10:41 AM

Conservatives aren't worried about recent court losses; they have already won what they wanted.

Reclaiming 'Freedom'

Bernie Horn

Tuesday 10:27 AM

George Lakoff's latest advice to progressives mistakenly accepts right-wing message-framing.

Bad Ad, Worse Product

Tom Porteous

Tuesday 10:25 AM

Instead of TV commercials denouncing terror, Iraqis need the U.S. to stop nourishing terrorism.

WMDs In Slow Motion

Mary Robinson

Tuesday 10:24 AM

The former U.N. human rights chief blames the U.S. and others for blocking a deal to control the deadly trade in small arms.

Monday, July 10, 2006

Why Americans Need AMLO

Laura Carlsen

Monday 10:18 AM

If the right takes power in Mexico, expect more NAFTA-induced migrations northward.

Grounding U.S. Intelligence

John Prados

Monday 10:14 AM

With the nuclear stakes high on several fronts, we need information without bias.

The Immigration Distraction

Tom Daschle and Leo Hindery Jr.

Monday 10:04 AM

Solutions to the jobs issues now plaguing our economy go far beyond immigration reform.

Welfare-To-Nothing

Heather Boushey

Monday 9:23 AM

Rather than help people become more self-sufficient, the Bush administration's new welfare rules stand in their way.

Border Insecurity

Steve Crosby

Monday 8:49 AM

The immigration debate is dominated by prejudice against those who cross our borders looking for a good job.

Friday, July 7, 2006

Lawless Workplaces

Stewart Acuff and Sheldon Friedman

Friday 10:37 AM

Decisions pending before Bush's labor relations board could bring back the law of the jungle to some industries.

Summer Rains In Gaza

Yossi Alpher

Friday 10:00 AM

Why Israel's reoccupation of Gaza won't make Israel safer.

What Geneva Means To Hamdan

Aziz Huq

Friday 9:44 AM

Too many commentators don't understand what the Geneva Conventions actually say about detainees.

Useless Colleges: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:35 AM

Football, flag love and globalization: Readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, July 6, 2006

Their Rockets' Red Glare

Tim Beal

Thursday 11:24 AM

North Korea's declaration of independence could hardly be more American.

Carbon On The Docket

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 11:20 AM

Why wait for the Supreme Court to rule on whether the federal government should fight global warming emissions?

Darfur: Handle With Care

Nii Akuetteh

Thursday 10:56 AM

While we push the U.S. to get involved in Darfur we must remember our history in the region.

World Cup Economics

Branko Milanovic

Thursday 10:00 AM

The movement of international soccer players is a good example of globalization's effects.

Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Sabotaging Peace In Iraq

Robert Dreyfuss

Wednesday 10:56 AM

The details of the so-called "amnesty" deal show that the U.S. is not serious about peace in Iraq.

The Timid Times

David Corn

Wednesday 10:55 AM

If the newspaper was serious about undercutting Bush's war, it could be doing a lot more.

Overpaying For Jobs

Matt Singer

Wednesday 10:38 AM

States give away the treasury to keep jobs, but are these incentives worth the bargain?

Beyond College Debt

Anya Kamenetz

Wednesday 10:09 AM

Degrees won't help graduates unless we make sure there are good jobs waiting for them.

Saturday, July 1, 2006

American Idolatry

Isaiah J. Poole

Saturday 4:39 PM

Worshipping the flag instead of honoring the values the flag represents.

Friday, June 30, 2006

Divesting From Our Future

Earl Hadley

Friday 10:09 AM

Conservative hypocrisy puts college out of the reach of working-class Americans.

Hamdan: Not Over Yet

Aziz Huq

Friday 9:57 AM

The Supreme Court just checked White House power. Now it's up to the other two branches to follow its lead.

Stuck In Traffic

Anne P. Canby

Friday 8:58 AM

Eisenhower's vision for the interstates should inspire us to move with equal vision away from them.

Voting Envy: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 8:32 AM

Bush's over-compensation, women's wombs and soldier's sacrifices: Readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Immigration: Start Over

Laura Carlsen

Thursday 10:04 AM

The stalled politics in Congress gives activists a chance to build a consensus for a better law.

Mexico's Left Turn

Mark Engler

Thursday 10:03 AM

Bush won't cheer a progressive win in Mexico's presidential election, but the rest of us should.

Israeli Unilateralism Is Failing

Rami G. Khouri

Thursday 9:43 AM

Israel's moves don't work because the underlying issue of Palestinian rights remains untouched.

Democrats' K Street Addiction

Russ Baker

Thursday 9:40 AM

They can't be a credible force for reform as long as they are in bed with corporate lobbyists.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Blow To Fair Elections

Stuart Comstock-Gay

Wednesday 10:02 AM

A Supreme Court ruling means more work to fight the influence of big money in government.

Energy Independence Day

Jerome Ringo

Wednesday 10:01 AM

The determination that fueled America's space quest can fuel a new energy era.

Macho, Macho Man

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 9:48 AM

Don't get distracted by the erectness of President Bush. It's all for show.

When The FBI Raids The Times

Dennis Persica

Wednesday 9:10 AM

It's not hard to picture a scenario in which our government literally goes to war with the press.

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

An Accord In Iraq?

Robert Dreyfuss

Tuesday 10:54 AM

Why to be wary of reports about a deal with insurgents and plans for "withdrawal."

War On Medicine

Steph Sherer

Tuesday 9:40 AM

The House can stop the crackdown on patients who use cannabis for medical reasons.

To Refuse To Serve

Ret. Col. Ann Wright

Tuesday 9:27 AM

Lt. Ehren Watada's refusal to be sent to Iraq to support an illegal war raises questions about civilian support.

Monday, June 26, 2006

Missed Opportunity On Iraq

Art Levine

Monday 10:33 AM

A chance for a true debate on troop withdrawal was hurt by weaknesses in the antiwar coalition.

Blanched Democrats

Robert L. Borosage

Monday 10:02 AM

Why preserving the estate tax is one of the most defining votes a Democrat can cast.

An 'F' For Antiterrorism

Foreign Policy and The Center For American Progress

Monday 9:25 AM

Eight-four percent of foreign policy experts say the Bush administration is not keeping Americans secure.

That 'Burning' Issue

Joe Conason

Monday 9:03 AM

Only 34 senators stand between honoring the nation's ideals and turning those ideals into an authoritarian fetish.

Friday, June 23, 2006

Provoking A Fight: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 3:05 PM

Sparring over The Good Fight, the minimum wage battle and the war in Iraq.

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Jim Crow GOP

Steve Rosenfeld

Thursday 9:57 AM

Liberals are distracted by voting machines when old-style election thuggery is a far more pressing problem.

An Awkward Kerry Embrace

Matthew Rothschild

Thursday 9:55 AM

A Democratic senator recalls Paul Wellstone as he clumsily backs a timetable for Iraq withdrawal.

How Progressives Can Win

Bernie Horn

Thursday 9:53 AM

A 'common good' agenda is fine, but you have to sell it. Here's a way to win over persuadable voters.

What Africa Expects

Cameron Duodu

Thursday 9:51 AM

As the U.S. plays Ghana in the World Cup, a Ghanaian reflects on the U.S.-Africa relationship.

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Shameful Straddling On Iraq

Robert Scheer

Wednesday 11:02 AM

Hillary Clinton and other "moderate" Senate Democrats think they are the adults, but they are being childish.

Net Neutrality Diversion

Art Brodsky

Wednesday 11:00 AM

Telecom and entertainment companies throw up a smokescreen to mask the goodies they stand to get from Congress.

The Perfect Stonewall

David Corn

Wednesday 9:21 AM

The handling of Karl Rove's possible indictment proves that reality is unimportant in the White House press room.

Inflation Jitters?

Robert Reich

Wednesday 8:23 AM

The Fed and other central bankers, with their interest rate hikes, are fighting the last war.

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Choice In The Midterms

Nancy Keenan

Tuesday 10:02 AM

As anti-abortion legislators go too far, reproductive rights is becoming a winning issue for candidates.

Iraq's Uncomfortable Realities

Robert Dreyfuss

Tuesday 10:01 AM

One provocative view: Bush can win the conflict, and the rest of us will be the losers.

Pay Raise Politics

Jared Bernstein

Tuesday 9:41 AM

How is it that Republicans claim tax cuts are fine yet a moderate minimum wage increase will 'cripple' the economy?

Dancing With Dinosaurs

Neal Peirce

Tuesday 9:09 AM

Our old, incredibly wasteful ways could be transformed as progressive forces combine to achieve sustainability.

Monday, June 19, 2006

Saving Us And The Planet

John Sloboda

Monday 10:46 AM

The obsession of major world powers with terrorism gobbles resources we should use to solve far more dangerous planetary threats.

Real Peace In Sudan

Colin Thomas-Jensen

Monday 10:35 AM

The U.S. should lead the way on making the Darfur Peace Agreement more than a piece of paper.

The Guantánamo Peril

Aziz Huq

Monday 9:14 AM

What calling the Guantanamo suicides a "PR stunt" reveals about the Bush administration.

Housing First

The Christian Science Monitor Editorial Board

Monday 9:13 AM

U.S. cities are finding out that it's more cost-effective to find apartments for the chronically homeless.

Friday, June 16, 2006

Buying Democracy In Iran

William Fisher

Friday 10:23 AM

Plans for U.S. soft-power diplomacy in Iran may not be enough to overcome years of neglect and perceived hypocrisy.

Targeting Journalists

John Prados

Friday 10:21 AM

The FBI's effort to muzzle watchdogs is a chilling defiance of historical precedent.

The End Of Small Politics

Sen. Barack Obama

Friday 9:46 AM

The time for the progressive identity crisis is over. It's time to dream big again.

Good Ideas: Your Letters

TomPaine.Com Readers

Friday 9:02 AM

From civil unions to credit fraud, readers respond with their own suggestions in this week's letters.

Thursday, June 15, 2006

What Ownership Society?

J. Bradford DeLong

Thursday 10:27 AM

When even Bush's new press secretary doesn't get the program, you know there's a problem.

The Iraq Non-Debate

Rep. Maxine Waters

Thursday 10:03 AM

While our nation deserves an honest discussion about the war, the Republicans are staging a PR stunt.

China's Power Grab

Martin Jacques

Thursday 9:28 AM

The China-United States relationship is set to define global politics.

Unblocking Voting Rights

Rep. Artur Davis

Thursday 9:24 AM

How some lawmakers are sabotaging the renewal of the Voting Rights Act, and why they are wrong.

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

English Anxiety

Andrew Friedman

Wednesday 9:49 AM

Good government speaks many languages.

The Bigots' Last Gasp

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 9:18 AM

Republicans opposed to civil rights for gay Americans today sound like the George Wallaces of yesteryear.

Bush's Iraq Offensive

Robert Dreyfuss

Wednesday 9:01 AM

Can the Democrats muster a strategy to counter the "stay-the-course" Republicans?

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Wall Street Doesn't Like This War

Ken Miller

Tuesday 9:48 AM

While some may profit from war, the instability it brings harms everyone.

The Democrats' Marriage Problem

Doug Ireland

Tuesday 8:26 AM

When poll-driven politicians run away from same-sex marriage, they're abandoning democratic principles.

Monday, June 12, 2006

Recipe For A Fair Election

Steven Hill

Monday 10:01 AM

On publicly owned voting machines and other ways to rescue our broken election system.

Guantánamo's Ugly Truth

Zachary Katznelson

Monday 9:22 AM

What drives a man to take his own life? The answer shames the Bush administration and its allies.

Time For Bold Politics

Robert L. Borosage

Monday 9:09 AM

Given the scope of conservative ruin, how do progressives seize the day?

The Credit Cabal

Anya Kamenetz

Monday 9:04 AM

Credit reports riddled with errors hurt moderate- to lower-income Americans the most.

Friday, June 9, 2006

Bush's Atomic Two-Step

Frida Berrigan and William D. Hartung

Friday 10:15 AM

There's one tool that Bush hasn't used to try to solve the Iranian dilemma: nonproliferation.

DeLayed Exit

David Donnelly

Friday 9:19 AM

K Street's weeping, but don't worry—unfortunately, they're in safe hands, for now.

Why Democrats Lose

Robert Parry

Friday 9:14 AM

Liberals have not invested enough in a media message machine that can counter the conservative spinmeisters.

War, Death, Marriage, Taxes: Your Letters

Tompaine.com Readers

Friday 5:24 AM

Estate tax misconceptions, "ethics refresher courses" and gay marriage: readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, June 8, 2006

A Deadly Opportunity

Jonathan Steele

Thursday 9:51 AM

The death of Abu Musab al Zarqawi offers Iraq's government a chance, long term, to fix the mess created by the U.S. and Britain.

Markets And The Common Good

Thomas Palley

Thursday 9:32 AM

Conservatives say that society must bow to the markets. Progressive economics show a way past that.

Bush Hawks Down

Jim Lobe

Thursday 8:39 AM

Somalia shows the folly of Bush's anti-terror strategy of arming warlords and ignoring democratic institutions.

Wednesday, June 7, 2006

Immigration Band-Aids

Wade Henderson

Wednesday 11:55 AM

Neither House, Senate nor White House plans address immigration as the complex and important national issue it is.

The Illicit Politics Of Abstinence

Gene Gerard

Wednesday 11:22 AM

Teenagers need honest talk about sex and politicians to abstain from sex education politics.

Listen To Indonesia, Rummy!

Fred Kaplan

Wednesday 8:55 AM

What a bizarre overseas encounter reveals about American foreign policy.

Tuesday, June 6, 2006

Estate Tax Pyramid Scheme

Robert B. Reich

Tuesday 10:42 AM

The 18 rich families fighting the "Paris Hilton" tax are only trying to pass the tab to Americans at the bottom.

No New Refineries

Frank O'Donnell

Tuesday 10:03 AM

Lawmakers who blame environmental regulation for the "lack" of oil refineries are lying. Period.

Degrading America's Image

The New York Times Editorial Board

Tuesday 8:34 AM

It defies belief that the Bush administration is still clinging to its benighted policies on prisoners of war.

Rumble In The Desert

Tova Andrea Wang

Tuesday 8:02 AM

Civil rights groups are challenging Arizona's Prop 200, which endangers voting rights.

Monday, June 5, 2006

Freedom To Marry

Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy

Monday 11:07 AM

The Senate shouldn't let a political wrong define a religious rite.

Election Security 2006

Steven Hill

Monday 10:49 AM

If you're in one of the eight states holding primaries tomorrow, will your vote count?

America's Fading Glow

John Brown

Monday 9:16 AM

On the decline of the United States' "soft power" and how to reverse the trend.

Rice's Iran Gambit

Tom Porteous

Monday 8:50 AM

The Bush administration believes that anything, even a war with Iran, is better than a nuclear-armed Iran.

Friday, June 2, 2006

The East Timor Test

Helena Cobban

Friday 11:47 AM

How the U.N. fares in East Timor this time around will prove its peacebuilding mettle.

Treasury's Task

Robert B. Reich

Friday 10:31 AM

Unless he can persuade Bush to change, bringing Hank Paulson to Treasury won't help America's economy.

Net Hypocrisy

Art Brodsky

Friday 10:01 AM

The telephone and cable companies are engaging in cynical wordplay when they cry "hands off" the Internet.

We're In This Together: Your Letters

Tompaine.com Readers

Friday 9:50 AM

What keeps Dems from helping the "common good," who's hateful and more: readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, June 1, 2006

Borrower Beware

Anya Kamenetz

Thursday 9:45 AM

When the IRS labels every credit counseling service a scam, it's time to reform the credit business.

The Man From Haditha

Robert Dreyfuss

Thursday 9:32 AM

For Iraq's U.S. ambassador and other Iraqis, the idea of American troops shooting unarmed civillians is all too believable.

Talking Freedom

David Callahan and John Schwarz

Thursday 9:05 AM

Why the progressive message can't just be about the other guy.

Rage Against 'Illegals'

Tim Wise

Thursday 9:04 AM

On the anti-immigrant camp and its disingenous concern for legality.

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Constitution Kerfuffle

Aziz Huq

Wednesday 10:45 AM

The real separation of powers problem isn't the FBI raid, it's Congress' neglect of other issues.

The Bush-Olmert Axis

Robert Dreyfuss

Wednesday 10:24 AM

Israel's new plan to grab more Palestinian land will get Bush's approval if no one else's.

Legislating Hate

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 9:15 AM

When push comes to shove, Republicans expose their core values.

Kicking The Oil Habit

Robert Redford

Wednesday 9:09 AM

A grassroots movement is growing to promote solutions to America's energy problems.

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Rejecting The YOYOs

Jared Bernstein

Tuesday 9:55 AM

The nation is hungry for an optimistic agenda to challenge "you're-on-your-own" conservatism.

Losing The Long War

Tom Porteous

Tuesday 9:36 AM

From the uprising of the Taliban to the insurgency in Iraq, the West's strategy for tackling radical Islam is failing.

Patriot Acts

Sean Gonsalves

Tuesday 9:27 AM

His disregard for the Constitution is costing Bush support among ordinary citizens.

Monday, May 29, 2006

Dying For A Mistake

Paul Rogat Loeb

Monday 9:34 AM

What does it mean to die in a war so founded on deception?

Remember And Resist

James Carroll

Monday 8:33 AM

Honor the fallen, not the war.

"My Soldiers, My Veterans"

John Nichols

Monday 8:23 AM

On this day above all others we should understand that wars are conceived by presidents and prime ministers, not soldiers.

Friday, May 26, 2006

Enron Conservatism Lives On

Robert L. Borosage

Friday 11:24 AM

Lay and Skilling may go to jail, but Enron conservatives still rule in Washington.

The Suburban Fantasy

James Howard Kunstler

Friday 10:37 AM

Will high gas prices lead us to finally confront our easy-motoring lifestyle?

Aid Without Prejudice

Cara Hesse

Friday 10:14 AM

The Bush administration gets slapped down for requiring AIDS groups to condemn prostitution.

Cleaning Up: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:11 AM

From corporate corruption to corporate pollution, readers respond in this week's letters.

The Enron Verdict

William Greider

Friday 9:08 AM

Let Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling now serve as symbol for the shame of modern capitalism.

Thursday, May 25, 2006

The Alt Fuels Distraction

David Roberts

Thursday 10:41 AM

The current energy debate is skewed toward solutions that favor big business.

Big Brother's History

John Prados

Thursday 9:52 AM

Whenever the U.S. government spies on its citizens in the name of security, rights are trampled.

Israel's American Constituency

Jim Lobe

Thursday 9:27 AM

The Israeli prime minister and the head of the IDF are too dovish for the Christian Right and their allies in Congress.

Gore's 'Inconvenient Truth'

Chip Giller and Katharine Wroth

Thursday 9:18 AM

On waking up to a changing climate.

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

The Internet's Long War

Dawn Holian

Wednesday 10:26 AM

Net neutrality storms the next battlefield, the House Judiciary Committee.

Stem Cell Caution

Richard Hayes

Wednesday 9:44 AM

Progressives should enthusiastically support more research—but only with oversight and regulation.

Alberto's Next Target

Derrick Z. Jackson

Wednesday 9:22 AM

Our attorney general is coming for journalists, snarling like a guard dog at Abu Ghraib.

George And Tony's Legacy

Gary Younge

Wednesday 8:49 AM

Bush and Blair are now fighting not for their political lives but for their political obituaries.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Young And Uninsured

Tamara Draut and Cindy Zeldin

Tuesday 10:39 AM

Too many young workers lack health insurance. And not because they don't think they need it.

Hawks For Withdrawal

Tom Hayden

Tuesday 10:03 AM

A centrist Dem proposal on Iraq reveals a significant acceptance of the peace movement's message.

Divisive In Any Language

E. J. Dionne Jr.

Tuesday 9:53 AM

An English-only law would erect barriers to America's Spanish speakers that earlier immigrants never faced.

Snubbing Iran

Elizabeth Spiro Clark

Tuesday 9:10 AM

The Bush administration's recent actions make clear it does not want to defuse the situation.

Monday, May 22, 2006

Energy Futures

K.C. Golden

Monday 10:13 AM

The only way forward is to change how we think about energy.

Beyond Halliburton

Lee Drutman

Monday 10:05 AM

Recurring fraud is a problem with the very concept of contracting out essential government services.

Hamas Or Chaos?

Nathan J. Brown

Monday 9:37 AM

Before trying to collapse the Hamas government, Israel and America should consider what would replace it.

Finance Fumbles

Ann Pettifor

Monday 9:30 AM

It's time we rebuild the economic system to work in the interests of society and the earth—not the market.

Friday, May 19, 2006

The Moral Minimum

Holly Sklar and Rev. Paul Sherry

Friday 10:51 AM

It's not just good economic sense. It's also our moral obligation.

Hayden: The Good Soldier

John Prados

Friday 10:09 AM

General Hayden's idea of rebuilding public trust in the CIA is to make it more secretive.

DeLay On The Big Screen

Mark Birnbaum and Jim Schermbeck

Friday 9:53 AM

Coming soon to a theater near you—a story of evil masterminds, plans for global domination, money, power and crime.

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Standing Up: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Thursday 1:32 PM

On moral convictions, from Southern values to contraception: readers respond in this week's letters.

Oil Diplomacy

Robert Dreyfuss

Thursday 10:37 AM

Why the Bush administration makes nice with Moammar but goes beserk over Hugo.

Smart Defense

Frida Berrigan

Thursday 10:03 AM

When Rumsfeld asks for more money for the war machine, Congress should ask why he's ignoring other national security tools.

Ending Detroit's Free Ride

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 10:02 AM

Cleaner cars are proving themselves. Why won't American companies make them?

Saving Secular Society

Michelle Goldberg

Thursday 10:00 AM

Is religious tyranny imminent in the United States?

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

The War On Sex

Cristina Page

Wednesday 9:54 AM

The true aims of the pro-life agenda go beyond abortion to restricting contraception—and sex itself.

Democrats' Dixie Problem

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 8:43 AM

The Democratic Party should stop pandering to the South's most conservative elements.

Giving Palestinians Hope

James Zogby

Wednesday 8:38 AM

The West, Arab leaders and Israel all have crucial roles to play to rescue Palestinians from despair and crisis.

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Bowing To The Police State

Ray McGovern

Tuesday 3:58 PM

In order for Congress to exercise oversight, it first needs to start looking.

Bush's Half Measures

Amy M. Traub

Tuesday 10:11 AM

The president's grab-bag approach to immigration policy is likely to end up satisfying no one.

Less Oil, More Wars

Michael T. Klare

Tuesday 10:07 AM

Why the shift in oil production from the global North to the global South means more instability and high gas prices.

Derelict On Domestic Spying

Aziz Huq

Tuesday 9:32 AM

By failing to conduct oversight, Congress is allowing itself to be written off the constitutional map.

Rove vs. Reality

E. J. Dionne Jr.

Tuesday 9:31 AM

The country isn't buying Bush's message on the economy or the war. Even Karl Rove knows it.

Monday, May 15, 2006

The Hill's Climate Change

Jeremy Symons

Monday 11:04 AM

This week will be the first time House members are forced to show where they stand on global warming.

America In Baghdad

David Phinney

Monday 9:36 AM

The new embassy is an emblem of U.S. occupation—rife with corruption, secret bidding and abusive labor practices.

Who's A Threat?

Roberto Lovato

Monday 9:23 AM

Is the NSA spying program tracking immigrant rights groups as well as antiwar activists and other domestic "threats"?

Operation Regime Change

Gareth Porter

Monday 8:23 AM

Why Bush won't use diplomacy with Iran.

Friday, May 12, 2006

Bush's Unanswered Letter

Tom Porteous

Friday 9:27 AM

If Ahmadinejad's letter was a bluff, Bush should call it.

No Rules, Just Might

Aziz Huq

Friday 8:40 AM

The Bush administration's flagrant disregard for international rules on torture threatens our national security.

The Mommy Wars

Ellen Goodman

Friday 8:38 AM

The debate over mothers who work and those who don't keeps the debate personal—when it should be societal.

Inconvenient Truths: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 7:45 AM

From women's health to Ray McGovern, readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, May 11, 2006

Drugs For Money

Eric Lotke

Thursday 10:36 AM

The real winners in Medicare's new drug benefit are the industries that lobbied for it.

Exploiting The U.N.

Helena Cobban

Thursday 9:37 AM

The U.S. should be using the U.N. to prevent conflicts—not to build a coalition for another unwinnable war.

The Colbert Retort

Don Hazen

Thursday 9:27 AM

The fallout over Colbert revealed a split between those basking in power and those fighting for change.

War On The Web

Robert B. Reich

Thursday 8:36 AM

Capitol Hill slugs it out this week in the latest battle to preserve a democratic Internet.

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Pushing Back On Roe

Froma Harrop

Wednesday 10:23 AM

The spring offensive against abortion rights has provoked a counterinsurgency of its own.

Curtains For The CIA?

John Prados

Wednesday 9:54 AM

Is Bush's pick to replace Porter Goss a move toward military domination over intelligence gathering?

The Welfare Kings

Dean Baker

Wednesday 9:09 AM

The GOP's latest round of tax cuts confirms the nanny state has been turned on its head: the poor now subsidize the rich.

Band-Aids For Sudan

Tom Porteous

Wednesday 9:08 AM

The U.S. has lost the chance to address the root cause of Sudanese conflicts: the repressive regime in Khartoum.

Tuesday, May 9, 2006

The Path To War With Iran

Shadi Hamid

Tuesday 10:21 AM

At least you can't say we're Johnny-come-latelies in messing with Iranian regimes.

The Motherhood Manifesto

Ruth Rosen

Tuesday 9:33 AM

This year, forget the flowers—honor Mom with a pledge to end the nation's "care crisis."

Sex, Greed And Forced Abortions

Rebecca Clarren

Tuesday 9:27 AM

DeLay and Abramoff are gone. But the sordid world they committed crimes to protect continues.

No Free Ride

Shikha Dalmia

Tuesday 9:13 AM

The average undocumented immigrant contributes more than they claim from the government.

Monday, May 8, 2006

My Meeting With Rumsfeld

Ray McGovern

Monday 9:57 AM

One of the Iraq war's key architects is called out on questions few reporters have dared ask.

Crashing WatergateGate

Russ Baker

Monday 9:47 AM

Hookers, booze and poker make a good story. But the real problem is how business is done every day in Washington.

Legislative Malpractice

Joanne Doroshow

Monday 9:18 AM

This week Bill Frist wants to "fix" America's health care system by taking away patients' rights.

Destroying Iraq To Save It

Robert Dreyfuss

Monday 8:45 AM

Thanksgiving is six months away, but some are already proposing we carve up Iraq like a turkey.

Friday, May 5, 2006

Cleaning Up Congress

Craig Holman

Friday 10:36 AM

The so-called lobbying reform bill that just passed only adds fuel to the fight for real change on Capitol Hill.

Pressure On Darfur

Jill Savitt

Friday 10:22 AM

The U.N. must appoint an envoy to ensure that the peace process in Sudan continues.

George And Mahmoud Play Chicken

Edward S. Walker Jr.

Friday 10:09 AM

Two crazy messianic leaders face off. Does anyone think this is really about some centrifuges?

Why We'll Fight: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:35 AM

The progressive message and the next war; readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, May 4, 2006

The Money Machine Remains

Chellie Pingree

Thursday 10:27 AM

In some ways, the current debate about ethics reform is missing the forest for the trees.

Moussaoui's Brave Jurors

Dahlia Lithwick

Thursday 10:26 AM

The jurors refused to allow a government needing a scapegoat and a man wishing for martyrdom to stand in the way of the facts.

Slouching Towards Tehran

Elizabeth Spiro Clark

Thursday 10:13 AM

Attacking Iran is not a "messy" or a "poor" option. It is not an option.

Katrina's Legacy

Anya Kamenetz

Thursday 10:04 AM

FEMA's still running the circus and low-income blacks are locked out of the new New Orleans.

Wednesday, May 3, 2006

Immigration Anxiety

Thomas I. Palley

Wednesday 10:14 AM

The solution to the dilemma lies in protecting the rights of all workers.

The Progressive Identity Complex

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 9:55 AM

It isn't enough to put a big idea before the American people—we have to build a political identity.

Peddling Democracy

Chalmers Johnson

Wednesday 9:01 AM

Since World War II, the U.S. has been involved in more than 200 military operations to provide others with democracy—and failed.

Well-Oiled White House

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Wednesday 8:24 AM

On energy policy, Bush is suddenly very concerned about the limits of his powers.

Tuesday, May 2, 2006

Time To Cut And Run

Lt. Gen. William E. Odom

Tuesday 10:13 AM

Getting out now may be our only chance to set things right in Iraq.

Apollo, Already!

Robert Kuttner

Tuesday 10:11 AM

Are Democrats and Republicans ready to face reality and invest in sustainable energy independence?

Gimme That Old-Time Geopolitics

Jim Lobe

Tuesday 9:59 AM

Across the globe, the Bush administration has pretty much dropped its democratic pretences in favor of stability.

The Child Care Squeeze

Nancy Duff Campbell

Tuesday 9:44 AM

Bush slashed funding for working families' child care, and now the battle for tax credits is on.

Monday, May 1, 2006

A Galbraith Revival

James K. Galbraith

Monday 10:19 AM

Illegal war. Unsustainable deficits. What would John Kenneth Galbraith do?

Iran Intelligence War

Robert Parry

Monday 10:10 AM

Neocons are upset with intel czar John Negroponte for refusing—so far—to help the White House hype Iran's nuclear threat.

Pharmacist Pawns

Lynne K. Varner

Monday 9:47 AM

With 17 states considering "conscience clauses," pharmacies are the latest front in the movement to ban contraception.

Why May Day?

Geov Parrish

Monday 8:23 AM

The immigrants striking today are the leading edge of a struggle faced by all American workers.

Friday, April 28, 2006

Bin Laden v. The Brotherhood

Rami G. Khouri

Friday 10:45 AM

Viewing Islamists as a monolith risks closing the gap between those who preach violence and those who preach politics.

After Abu Ghraib, Impunity

Jim Lobe

Friday 10:14 AM

A new report details the widespread nature of detainee abuse and the severely limited response.

Working Smarter, Not Harder: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:52 AM

From teaching in Los Angeles to working in Malaysia, readers respond in this week's letters.

Democracy 2.0

Timothy Karr

Friday 9:29 AM

Public scrutiny may yet beat industry dollars in the fight over "net neutrality."

Thursday, April 27, 2006

From Gas Crisis To Cure

Deron Lovaas and Gal Luft

Thursday 10:23 AM

It's time to stop the blame game and embrace long-term solutions to America's oil addiction.

Dictating Justice

Nii Akuetteh

Thursday 10:10 AM

Does the trial of Charles Taylor signal a new era of accountability in Africa?

Denouncing The Iraq Deception

Robert Scheer

Thursday 9:08 AM

The intelligence on Iraq was fine, says Tyler Drumheller. The policy was stupid.

The Public's Economy

Janine Jackson

Thursday 8:27 AM

Why are the mainstream media feigning confusion over the gap between the official view of the economy and the public mood?

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Iraq: Mo' Money, Mo' Problems

Erik Leaver

Wednesday 10:44 AM

Before approving more money for Iraq, Congress should demand answers from President Bush about what we're doing there.

Why Remember Chernobyl?

Adam Federman

Wednesday 9:50 AM

While Chernobyl's impact remains contested, the debate over the future of nuclear power is not.

GOP Jitters

John Dickerson

Wednesday 9:36 AM

Why playing to their base may not deliver Republican victories this year.

Oilman In Chief

Frank O'Donnell

Wednesday 8:54 AM

George W. Bush would like to sell you the idea that pesky environmental regulations are keeping gas prices high.

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

What We Know About Iran

David Isenberg

Tuesday 10:30 AM

Our intel stinks and bombing is a bad idea.

A Democratic Internet

Art Brodsky

Tuesday 10:06 AM

On Wednesday, competing visions of the World Wide Web will collide on Capitol Hill.

Listening To Bin Laden

Tom Porteous

Tuesday 9:26 AM

His historical views are as perverse as his morality—so why do his words still carry weight in the Arab and Muslim world?

Is The FDA On Drugs?

Sydney Spiesel

Tuesday 9:04 AM

The FDA's statement last week on medical marijuana isn't a medical or scientific conclusion. It's a political one.

The Left's Big Ideas

E.J. Dionne Jr.

Tuesday 9:00 AM

The Web is brimming with impatient calls for alternatives to President Bush's philosophy and his policies.

Monday, April 24, 2006

Retirement Insecurity

Beth Shulman

Monday 10:49 AM

Corporations are breaking one of the oldest clauses of the social contract—that if you work, you will be taken care of.

Mary McCarthy's Choice

Ray McGovern

Monday 10:32 AM

With officials refusing to fulfill their oversight duties, the CIA officer was likely forced to choose between silence and speaking out.

A Paper Lid On Iraq's Volcano

Robert Dreyfuss

Monday 10:17 AM

Will putting lipstick on the new Iraqi prime minister make him anything other than what he is?

Bush, Hu And Hypocrisy

Cynthia Tucker

Monday 9:17 AM

The leader of the oil-addicted U.S. has no business lecturing China about oil consumption.

Friday, April 21, 2006

Hybrid Solutions

Jason Mark

Friday 10:14 AM

Washington must push Detroit to make more changes in the service of a greener and competitive America.

Remembering Bill Coffin

Bill Moyers

Friday 10:00 AM

On the life of a man who championed peace, civil rights and social justice.

Death And Taxes: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:54 AM

From bankrupt college students to bankrupt Hamas, everybody needs more money in this week's letters.

Deep-Fried America

Chris Mooney

Friday 9:02 AM

The U.S. is on the cusp of a major political shift the debate over global warming.

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Gas Price Gambit

Tyson Slocum

Thursday 9:51 AM

Why not use obscene oil profits to fund alternative energy programs?

Distracted By Moussaoui

Aziz Huq

Thursday 9:20 AM

The trial of Zacarias Moussaoui raises disturbing questions—the least of which involve his alleged role in 9/11.

Iran: Don't Do It

Matthew Yglesias

Thursday 9:00 AM

It's very simple. Any sort of military action against Iran would be counterproductive, if not outright insane.

New Orleans Is Our Gettysburg

Glen Ford and Peter Gamble

Thursday 8:23 AM

This weekend's elections are an insult to the very idea of democracy, and to the dignity of all black Americans.

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

How Immigrants Contribute

Derrick Z. Jackson

Wednesday 10:31 AM

The evidence refutes the widespread belief that undocumented immigrants cost the nation more than they give.

One Dollar, One Vote

Bradford Plumer

Wednesday 9:47 AM

Economic inequality matters because it results in political inequality.

Republican v. Republican

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 9:34 AM

How ongoing corruption scandals—Abramoff, New Hampshire, DeLay—are eroding GOP unity.

Hamas And Israel: Hard Choices

Rami G. Khouri

Wednesday 9:04 AM

The hopes of pragmatic new leadership in the region have been dashed by insistence on the same old script—for now.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Hot Air And Free Speech

Tom Devine and Tarek Maassarani

Tuesday 10:36 AM

The government is still denying climate scientists the freedom to talk about global warming.

Senate Hearings On Bush, Now

Carl Bernstein

Tuesday 10:18 AM

Campaigns for impeachment and censure aside, it's time both Republicans and Dems vote to investigate the Bush presidency.

Democracy For New Orleans

Leslie E. Gerwin and David C. King

Tuesday 9:59 AM

The U.S. should give New Orleans' displaced residents the same assurance it gave Iraqis—voting is a basic right.

Roll Call On Rumsfeld

Jim Lobe

Tuesday 8:42 AM

By critiquing his managment style, senior officers are implicitly speaking out against Rumsfeld's ideology of war.

Monday, April 17, 2006

Legacy Of An Exxon CEO

Charlie Cray

Monday 10:37 AM

CEO pay and corporate disinformation both reached dizzying new heights while Lee Raymond ran Exxon Mobil.

Paying Our Fair Share

Mike Lapham

Monday 10:18 AM

A defense of the estate tax by those who must pay it.

Latin America's New Consensus

Greg Grandin

Monday 9:34 AM

Latin America's new leftist leaders are making deals that threaten U.S. dominance in the region.

Iraq War, Round Two

Robert Dreyfuss

Monday 9:16 AM

With mid-term elections in mind, are Bush and Cheney planning a major assault to break all resistance to U.S. dominance in Baghdad?

Friday, April 14, 2006

The Raid On Student Aid

Earl Hadley

Friday 10:07 AM

On higher education, Republicans must declare where they stand: with America's students or with monied interests?

Hurting Peace, Not Hamas

Michelle Woodward

Friday 10:06 AM

By cutting funding to elected Palestinian representatives, the U.S. and the EU are dooming the region to continued chaos.

Crime And Punishment: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:14 AM

From Scooter to Skilling, readers react in this week's letters.

Fighting Feudal Taxes

Gar Alperovitz

Friday 9:00 AM

Since the federal government wants to give away money to the mega-rich, states are starting to take it back.

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Why The Minimum Wage Wins

Froma Harrop

Thursday 10:36 AM

Few numbers say more about society's respect for work and the people who do it than the minimum wage.

The Enron Standard

Lee Drutman

Thursday 10:09 AM

If only the feds would go after all corporate crime as zealously as they've pursued the Enron conspiracy.

Pressure China To Change

Thomas I. Palley

Thursday 9:56 AM

China is hurting the U.S. economy. Since the administration won't lead, Congress must.

The Revolt Against Rumsfeld

Fred Kaplan

Thursday 9:05 AM

The respected, retired generals publicly criticizing Rumsfeld are nearly unprecedented.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

What Recovery?

Max B. Sawicky

Wednesday 10:25 AM

Republicans anxious to extend Bush's tax cuts should ask how the first round performed.

2008 Looking Like 1968

David Corn

Wednesday 10:08 AM

The pro-war centrist Dem. The anti-war idealist. The charismatic moderate. Where have we seen these characters before?

The Al Qaeda Myth

Tom Porteous

Wednesday 9:59 AM

New reports undermine the Bush administration's campaign to hype the Al Qaeda threat.

Escaping The Iran Trap

Anatol Lieven

Wednesday 9:36 AM

The present U.S. approach is only damaging the cause of Iranians working for democratic reform.

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Padilla Can't Wait

Aziz Huq

Tuesday 10:03 AM

By refusing to review Jose Padilla's case, the Supreme Court is abetting the president's indefinite detention of Americans.

Hawk-Tied Democrats

Robert Dreyfuss

Tuesday 9:54 AM

From Iraq to Iran, the party hawks prevent Democrats from offering bold leadership on national security.

Stark Choices On Immigration

Nathan Newman

Tuesday 9:52 AM

While the national debate remains deadlocked, the states again lead the way in showing the right—and wrong—way forward.

Mind Games Over Iran

Jim Lobe

Tuesday 8:54 AM

Whether psy-ops or premeditation, those calling for strikes on Iran are the same folks behind the war in Iraq.

Monday, April 10, 2006

Blowing Cheney's Cover

Ray McGovern

Monday 11:47 AM

The latest testimony from Libby challenges White House claims it didn't manipulate pre-war intelligence on Iraq.

Don't Bank On Wal-Mart

Jeff Milchen

Monday 10:20 AM

Why we should worry if the Beast of Bentonville succeeds in its bid to get into the banking business.

Needed: Loud, Angry Dems

Morton Abramowitz and Samantha Power

Monday 9:37 AM

The only way to end this administration's blunders in Iraq is to go on the offensive.

Leading 'La Marcha'

Rinku Sen

Monday 8:34 AM

The mass demonstrations reveal an uprising of people—not just of workers—who are social beings rather than economic objects.

Friday, April 7, 2006

Massachusetts' Mistake

Steffie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein

Friday 10:02 AM

The Bay State's new health plan is offering false hope to those who dream of universal coverage.

"D" For Disaster

Robert Hayes

Friday 9:50 AM

Add Medicare Part D to the list of things—think New Orleans and Iraq—Bush will destroy in order to "save."

Israel, Mexico And U.S.: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 9:22 AM

Solving the U.S. budget problems, helping Mexico and more: Readers respond in this week's letters.

Libby Sings

John Prados

Friday 8:41 AM

Trying to cover for his misuse of intelligence, the president ordered Lewis Libby to disclose classified information to the press.

Thursday, April 6, 2006

Global Warmers

Frank O'Donnell

Thursday 10:26 AM

As the situation grows more dire, who's to blame for congressional inaction on key global warming issues?

Cooling The Iran Crisis

Dilip Hiro

Thursday 10:22 AM

There's a way forward on Iran that includes neither sanctions nor the use of force.

The Media's Chance At Redemption

Russ Baker

Thursday 9:54 AM

Why is the mainstream press still slow to cover Iraq stories like the Manning Memo?

Iraq's Transformation

Rami G. Khouri

Thursday 9:51 AM

The imperial follies in Iraq have destroyed the nation's historic culture of democracy and pluralism.

Wednesday, April 5, 2006

Loose Nukes For India

David Culp and Aaron Scherb

Wednesday 10:34 AM

Rice goes to Congress today to ask that India be rewarded for breaking all the nonproliferation rules.

The Hammer Is Nailed

Robert L. Borosage

Wednesday 9:22 AM

Tom DeLay is gone, but his politics of division and corrupt system of corporate patronage live on.

Dealing With Mexico

Jeff Faux

Wednesday 8:46 AM

To solve the problem of illegal immigration, first solve the problems of the Mexican economy.

Tuesday, April 4, 2006

In The Dark On Wiretaps

Aziz Huq

Tuesday 10:22 AM

Members of Congress are preparing legislation to legalize Bush's warrantless wiretapping without knowing the facts.

Fueling Our Addiction

Daniel Becker

Tuesday 9:58 AM

Bush just passed up the opportunity to force Detroit to make cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles.

Bankrupt Nation

Adam Hughes

Tuesday 9:51 AM

The new budget proposals reveal a Republican Party in denial about the nation's poor fiscal health.

The Moussaoui Debacle

Dahlia Lithwick

Tuesday 9:06 AM

The Moussaoui conviction shows how well his fantasies lined up with nutty government theories and the nation's need for closure.

Monday, April 3, 2006

Disorganized Labor

Thomas I. Palley

Monday 10:35 AM

Last year's union split is diverting attention from much bigger challenges facing American workers.

What George Says To Ehud

Patrick Seale

Monday 10:15 AM

If Bush is serious about combatting terrorism, he'll tell the visiting Israeli Prime Minister to talk to Hamas.

A War On Child Poverty

Jared Bernstein and Mark Greenberg

Monday 10:05 AM

The British have an initiative that's reduced child poverty by 17 percent. Why don't we?

Bush's Paper Trail Grows

John Prados

Monday 9:15 AM

The Manning memo is significant because it offers more evidence the president knew his case for invading Iraq was shaky.

Friday, March 31, 2006

Victory For K Street

David Donnelly

Friday 10:22 AM

The lobbying reform bill passed by the Senate does almost nothing to prevent the next Jack Abramoff or Tom DeLay.

Peddling Deception

Nancy Keenan

Friday 10:17 AM

Federal funds are supporting "clinics" that use dishonesty to push an anti-choice agenda to pregnant women.

Silence On Immigration

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Friday 10:14 AM

The mainstream civil rights groups are not out defending immigrant rights—a radical departure from the past.

Feingold And France: Your Letters

TomPaine.com Readers

Friday 8:57 AM

Cowardly leaders, criminal leaders, incompetent leaders; readers respond in this week's letters.

Thursday, March 30, 2006

The GOP's Stake In Checking The President

Senator Russ Feingold

Thursday 11:45 AM

Many Republicans now defending the president are losing sight of what ceding powers to the executive will mean for their own party down the road.

Democrats' Tough Talk

William D. Hartung

Thursday 11:18 AM

The Dems' new plan has its strengths, but fails to offer voters an alternative to the Bush Doctrine of endless war.

Real Immigration Security

Tom Barry

Thursday 9:11 AM

It's not an issue of fences and border patrols, but of economic security and protections for all workers.

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

The Long War's Pricetag

Frida Berrigan

Wednesday 3:28 PM

Why can't the administration be honest about how much money it's spending on Iraq and Afghanistan?

Two Fronts In Iraq

Robert Dreyfuss

Wednesday 10:40 AM

The Bush administration's handling of the war is turning allies into enemies.

The World According To Jack

Al Meyerhoff

Wednesday 9:50 AM

Jack Abramoff gets sentenced today. Take a closer look at the world he and his cronies fought for.

Marriage Equality Moves Forward

Evan Wolfson

Wednesday 9:45 AM

An array of new polls show that Americans are growing increasingly comfortable with equal marriage rights for all.

Orwell Again

David Corn

Wednesday 9:43 AM

In five years, the best strategy the Bush team can come up with: you're still either with us, or you're with the terrorists.

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Checks, Please

Bert Brandenburg and Amy Kay

Tuesday 10:20 AM

The Hamdan case is not only about Bush's military commissions—it's also about maintaining the courts' vital role as check and balance.

Still Waiting For Debt Relief

Mark Engler

Tuesday 9:44 AM

Despite Bono, Blair and the G8, the World Bank still hasn't moved on debt relief. Will today's meeting be a step forward?

The Economics Of Occupation

Michael Schwartz

Tuesday 9:26 AM

The CPA's slash-and-burn assault on Iraq's economy is the overlooked fuel of today's insurgency.

The Protests Of Allegiance

Gustavo Arrellano

Tuesday 9:22 AM

The mass demonstrations show that immigrants will continue to press for recognition and rights.

Monday, March 27, 2006

Moving Israel Backwards

Neve Gordon

Monday 10:12 AM

What tomorrow's elections mean for the peace process.

Let Congress Be The Aliens

Rosa Brooks

Monday 9:08 AM

Once members have crossed a desert to scrape for meager pay, they'll appreciate what real border security is.

Waging A Long Peace

Elizabeth Spiro Clark

Monday 8:48 AM

Bush's insidious new national security strategy gives Democrats an opportunity to define themselves.

Beyond AIPAC

Joseph Massad

Monday 8:47 AM

Giving undue credit to the powers of the Israel lobby lets the U.S. off the hook for its foreign policy choices.

Friday, March 24, 2006

Le McJob

Anya Kamenetz

Friday 9:58 AM

The protests in Paris shine a light on a problem shared by the United States: sky-high youth unemployment.

Ganging Up On Feingold

Russ Baker

Friday 9:56 AM

Republican shamelessness betrays their fear of Feingold, while Democratic silence betrays their fear of taking a stand.

Bush's FISA Defiance

John W. Dean

Friday 9:12 AM

Why Bush does not want Congress to retroactively approve his illegal wiretaps.

Thursday, March 23, 2006

Democratic Failures: Your Letters

Tompaine.com Readers

Thursday 3:34 PM

From the money problems of American education to the money problems of Hamas, readers react in this week's letters.

Bush's Media Blame Game

Norman Solomon

Thursday 10:36 AM

When the going gets bad, the White House attacks the messengers, just like their ideological forefathers under Nixon.

Three More Years In Iraq?

Charles V. Peña

Thursday 10:22 AM

Bush's statement that U.S. troops will remain in Iraq until 2009 bodes ill for Iraq and for national security.

Will Your Job Survive?

Harold Meyerson

Thursday 10:06 AM

Nothing short of a radical reordering of our economy will stop 56 million jobs from being sent overseas.

The Guest Worker Gamble

Amy Traub

Thursday 8:55 AM

Even the best version of a guest worker program exploits immigrant workers and undermines the rights of other workers.

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Running From Roe

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 10:09 AM

South Dakota's extreme new law is making Republicans squirm—and Democrats should be pouncing.

A Time for Heresy

Bill Moyers

Wednesday 9:29 AM

It is time to drive the money changers from the temple of democracy.

The New Battles For States' Rights

David Sirota

Wednesday 9:07 AM

Now that the GOP controls federal government, big money interests are trumping the best efforts of the states.

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Iran: Power-Broker

Robert Dreyfuss

Tuesday 10:08 AM

The U.S. is turning to Iran for help in Iraq—showing just how much influence Iran now wields in the Persian Gulf.

Bush's Skunktails

Robert B. Reich

Tuesday 9:24 AM

George W. Bush will harm a few Republicans this fall's elections—but he has damaged the cause of good government for years to come.

All The News That's Fit To Slant

Robert Fisk

Tuesday 8:46 AM

Reporting on Iraq in U.S. dailies still suffers from an overreliance on what U.S. officials tell journalists.

Clean Air Victory

Frank O'Donnell

Tuesday 7:55 AM

Last week, an appeals court took the Bush administration to task for ignoring environmental laws.

Monday, March 20, 2006

Iran: Time To Leak

Katharine Gun

Monday 12:12 PM

A U.K. whistleblower who tried to derail the Iraq invasion makes a plea for others to come forward on Iran—before it's too late.

The Lessons Of Iraq

Rami G. Khouri

Monday 10:31 AM

Withdrawal and the war on terror are the wrong lenses through which to view America's misadventure in Iraq.

Immigrant Children: America's Future

Nancy K. Cauthen and Kinsey Alden Dinan

Monday 10:17 AM

Children of immigrants will be the first to suffer from punitive "reforms."

Where The Roads End

T. A. Barron

Monday 9:34 AM

Resistance is growing to Bush's opening of our last roadless national forests to industrial exploitation.

Friday, March 17, 2006

Bush's Incompetent Criminals

Russ Baker

Friday 10:09 AM

Claude Allen is nothing more than the latest in a long line of unqualified criminals who are the top ranks of the Bush administration.

Hamas Looks Inward

Daoud Kuttab

Friday 10:06 AM

Recognizing Israel won't be a priority as long as Palestine is in chaos and until Israel gets serious about peace.

Wanted: A High-Road Economy

Holly Sklar

Friday 9:30 AM

Our economy is breaking records for inequality and exclusion. It's time to invest in smart, sustainable development.

The Way Forward: Your Letters

TomPaine.com readers

Friday 9:01 AM

Carter and Corn are completely right and totally wrong: Readers disagree in this week's letters.

Thursday, March 16, 2006

Civil War Is Here

Robert Dreyfuss

Thursday 10:34 AM

The Iraqi Civil War has begun; but to understand it think Beirut, not Bull Run.

Latin America Unchained

Mark Engler

Thursday 9:47 AM

As a new generation of leaders are elected, they are steadily pulling Latin America out of the Washington Consensus.

Sunshine Week: Now More Than Ever

Patrick Leahy

Thursday 9:44 AM

It's far better to light a candle than to curse the dark of the Bush administration.

Ultimate Fiscal Hypocrites

Marianne Means

Thursday 9:19 AM

In an effort to duck the self-inflicted disasters at home and abroad, the GOP is attacking social spending.

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Understanding Islamism

Rami G. Khouri

Wednesday 10:34 AM

The Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas are winning because of political and national grievances, not religious fantasies.

Impeachable Strategy

David Corn

Wednesday 10:26 AM

Democrats who believe that impeachment will come before they control the House are wasting precious time.

Remembering Anne Braden

David Nolan

Wednesday 10:04 AM

A tribute to the remarkable leader who realized that the civil rights movement freed whites as well as blacks.

Bush's Fake Aid

Joshua Kurlantzick

Wednesday 9:54 AM

Add the Millenium Challenge Account to the long list of Bush's failed initiatives. This time, the losers are the world's poor.

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Fear Won The Ports Debate

James Zogby

Tuesday 10:40 AM

Prejudice and ignorance trumped the legitimate national security issues at stake in the debate over America's port operations.

Deja Vu All Over Iran

Robert Dreyfuss

Tuesday 10:06 AM

If you feel like you've seen this movie before, you have. Welcome to Operation Regime Change II.

The Gulf Rush

Cynthia Cooper

Tuesday 9:27 AM

The reconstruction of the Gulf Coast is happening at the expense of the workers who need the most help.

A Climate Change Of Heart

Eugene Linden

Tuesday 9:14 AM

Industry and evangelicals have accepted the need for strong climate policies. Only Bush remains hunkered down.

Monday, March 13, 2006

It's Regime Change, Again

Tom Porteous

Monday 11:59 AM

The White House is making the same mistakes with Iran as it did with Iraq. This time, the damage to America will be much worse.

The Next Recession

Thomas I. Palley

Monday 10:37 AM

The conditions that helped us beat the last recession will not be available for the next.

The Price Of Cheap Chicken

Wendy Orent

Monday 9:59 AM

The rapid evolution and spread of bird flu is the result of factory poultry farming and cross-border trade.

Gay Parenting: A Done Deal

Dahlia Lithwick

Monday 9:18 AM

States may be trying to limit gay marriage but the courts have already blessed gay families.

Friday, March 10, 2006

Drain America First

Joseph E. Stiglitz

Friday 10:59 AM

Bush's energy policy is extraordinary in its willingness to harm American interests and enrich oil companies.

Bridging The Abortion Divide

Frances Kissling

Friday 9:46 AM

Catholic Democrats have forged a unifying statement of principles to move beyond the abortion stalemate.

Of Propaganda And Policy

John Brown

Friday 9:20 AM

When all is said and done, even the most virtuosic spinning by Karen Hughes won't compensate for disastrous U.S. policy.

Reproduction On The Brain: Your Letters

TomPaine.Com readers

Friday 8:45 AM

On extending protection of children past birth, and the growing global population boom: Readers react in this week's letters.

Thursday, March 9, 2006

Colonization of Palestine Precludes Peace

Jimmy Carter

Thursday 10:23 AM

Palestinians must live in peace and dignity, and permanent Israeli settlements on their land are the preeminent obstacle to this goal.

Katrina's Gulf

Coco McCabe

Thursday 10:09 AM

When Bush visited New Orleans yesterday, he neglected to mention that the poorest victims of Katrina aren't getting helped.

Counterterrorism Requires Accountability

Aziz Huq

Thursday 9:59 AM

Unless Congress and the courts compel executive accountability, we will never know if we are becoming more secure.

Misguided In South Dakota

Cynthia Dailard

Thursday 9:51 AM

The U.S. has a high abortion rate because it has a high unintended pregnancy rate. Criminalizing abortion won't fix that.

Wednesday, March 8, 2006

'Unitary Executive' Or Autocracy?

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 10:33 AM

The Bush administration has replaced the rule of law with the rule by one.

South Dakota's New Murderers

Lynn Paltrow and Charon Asetoyer

Wednesday 10:09 AM

South Dakota's new abortion law will enable the state to imprison women for murder.

Regulating Consumers, Aiding Industry

Laurie Gindin Beacham and Amy Widman

Wednesday 9:08 AM

Federal agencies are overturning state laws in order to protect industries from facing injured consumers in court.

Offshore And Running

Amanda Griscom Little

Wednesday 9:05 AM

With ANWR stalled in Congress, the oil industry is turning its attention to drilling on the outer continental shelf.

Tuesday, March 7, 2006

Making Democracy Transparent

David Dill

Tuesday 10:38 AM

The question isn't whether ballot fraud happens. The question is, why should we trust any election results?

Debating Health Care, Finally

Bernie Horn

Tuesday 10:30 AM

With the help of a nervous and noisy Wal-Mart, Maryland's health care controversy has sparked a needed debate.

Hamas And Kadima's Silent Accord

Rami G. Khouri

Tuesday 10:00 AM

The new order in the Holy Land is built on an unspoken understanding that is fragile, incomplete and holding.

The Coming Resource Wars

Michael T. Klare

Tuesday 9:38 AM

It's official. America's closest ally has announced that climate change has ushered in an era of violent conflict over energy, water and arable land.

Monday, March 6, 2006

Appointees Guarding The Henhouse

Russ Baker

Monday 9:41 AM

Is it irony or insult when Bush makes appointments to oversee industries from within the ranks of the industries themselves?

Pro-Family, Pro-Choice, Pro-Women

Kate Michelman

Monday 9:28 AM

To seize the moment, the pro-choice movement will have to become a movement again.

Ports Deal Fearmongering

Edward S. Walker, Jr.

Monday 9:24 AM

The facts about U.S. port security do not support the election-year rhetoric.

UN: Principles Over Politics

Jimmy Carter, Oscar Arias, Kim Dae Jung, Shirin Ebadi, Desmond Tutu

Monday 8:39 AM

Five world leaders rise in support of the landmark reforms to the U.N. Human Rights body...and against John Bolton.

Friday, March 3, 2006

Defusing The Iran Crisis

Michael T. Klare

Friday 10:25 AM

A solution to the Iranian nuclear showdown is still within reach, but it will take a grand compromise.

Who's Your Daddy?

Thomas Palley

Friday 10:10 AM

A recent economic debate between centrist and liberal Democrats made it clear who is working for whom.

South Dakota's Chill Wind

Cecile Richards

Friday 10:02 AM

Outlawing abortion will not end abortion, but it will put women at risk.

Facing The Facts: Your Letters

Friday 9:29 AM

On the Zogby poll, the buying of U.S. ports and the buying of U.S. politicians: Readers react in this week's letters.

Thursday, March 2, 2006

At The NSA, The Enemy Is Us

Aziz Huq

Thursday 10:10 AM

The White House views the entire globe as a battlefield—and we are all treated as potential enemies.

Paying The Price Of Security

Robert B. Reich

Thursday 9:50 AM

Who owns what doesn't matter if the government won't fund basic protective measures.

When Politics Defeats Science

Susan F. Wood

Thursday 9:38 AM

The former FDA official asks: When did adult access to contraception become so controversial?

Making Every Vote Count

Bill Richardson

Thursday 9:01 AM

Today, New Mexico boosts the cause of election reform by moving to a voting system of all paper ballots.

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

A Letter From The Troops

John Zogby

Wednesday 9:32 AM

In a groundbreaking public opinion survey, Americans are finally able to hear what the troops in Iraq think about the war they are fighting.

The $80 Billion Medicare Sellout

Jeff Cruz

Wednesday 9:24 AM

The GOP openly sold America's seniors to Big Pharma for the drug benefit—but the fight to repair the damage is on.

Posturing Over Ports

David Corn

Wednesday 8:26 AM

In the flap over a Dubai company managing U.S. ports, politicians from both parties are guilty of selective outrage.

Oil And Discontent Don't Mix

Rami G. Khouri

Wednesday 8:22 AM

Last week's failed attack raises a crucial question: how will Arab oil kingdoms deal with their disgruntled young men?

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

The Court's Money Moment

John Henderson, Robert A. Pastor and Jamin Raskin

Tuesday 10:52 AM

Today, the Supreme Court has an historic opportunity to free elections from the taint of unlimited spending—and evidence from abroad shows it's good for democracy.

Iraq: Preparing For The Worst

Robert Dreyfuss

Tuesday 10:32 AM

The Bush strategy has collapsed. All that separates Iraq from all-out civil war is the greed of its corrupt leaders.

The Peril Of Selective Reality

Wayne White

Tuesday 9:40 AM

A former intelligence analyst on the danger of this White House's aversion to bad news.

A National Popular Vote

Rob Richie and Ryan O'Donnell

Tuesday 9:23 AM

Stop the Diebolds and gerrymandering; but at the end of the day, there's still one major obstacle to democracy.

Monday, February 27, 2006

We Can Live With A Nuclear Iran

Barry Posen

Monday 11:18 AM

Despite all the recent hype, the additional risk of a nuclear-armed Iran is minimal and manageable.

On Force And Fear Alone

Tom Porteous

Monday 11:07 AM

The U.S. is abandoning its political and moral authority in the Middle East.

Wal-Mart And The Death Penalty

Dahlia Lithwick

Monday 10:30 AM

When it comes to professional conscience, doctors have a greater legal responsibility than pharmacists.

Grand Theft Baghdad

Charlie Cray

Monday 10:13 AM

For the party of fiscal accountability, Republicans in Congress have dangerously little interest in investigating the contracting scandals of the Iraqi occupation.

Friday, February 24, 2006

On The Brink In Iraq

Robert Dreyfuss

Friday 11:29 AM

The die has been cast. Bush must take the blame for destroying Iraq.

Restoring The Public Trust

Bill Moyers

Friday 10:36 AM

It's time for organized people to challenge organized money in Washington—and beyond.

Fearmonger In Chief

William Greider

Friday 10:01 AM

President Bush sowed the hysteria he is now reaping in the form of the UAE ports controversy.

Insults And Apologies: Your Letters

Friday 9:19 AM

Weighing in on Republican psychology, the nexus of business and human rights, our scary future and the intoonfada.

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Ground Control To Mr. President

Dan Seligman and Satya Rhodes-Conway

Thursday 10:52 AM

If Bush is serious about energy independence he should follow the lead of the states.

New Photos: Why Now?

Ken Gude

Thursday 10:26 AM

Did outrage at the lack of high-level accountability spur the release of more Abu Ghraib photos?

Looking Beyond Conquest

Harold James

Thursday 10:01 AM

America is stuck in a debate over which form of conquest, economic or imperial, is better. The answer is neither.

The Truth About Dubya And Dubai

Katrina Vanden Heuvel

Thursday 9:21 AM

This focus on an Arab company fuels prejudice and obscures the real issues at hand.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

The GOP's Loyalty Fetish

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 10:35 AM

Conservatives value a simple belief in the absolute and perfect authority of George W. Bush more than personal responsibility.

As Goes Hamas

Rami G. Khouri

Wednesday 10:25 AM

How the White House treats the new Palestinian government will be a litmus test for U.S. relations with the Arab world.

Logging Off On China

Robert B. Reich

Wednesday 9:42 AM

Despite the bluster, Congress showed that it is more interested in Chinese contracts than democracy.

Homeland Security Hype

James A. Lewis

Wednesday 9:23 AM

The domestic threat from exotic weapons or diseases is much smaller than you're being led to believe.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

The Media's Next Quarry

Russ Baker

Tuesday 10:44 AM

Now that the press has come alive over the hunting accident, will it dig into the bigger scandals involving Dick Cheney?

Haiti's Boiling Point

Duncan Campbell

Tuesday 10:05 AM

President Préval needs the backing of the U.S.—and the world—to bring calm to his nation.

The Ports Problem

John Nichols

Tuesday 9:45 AM

The issue isn't that an Arab company is running U.S. ports—it's that we are giving control over vital infrastructure to corporations.

Jurassic President

Frank O'Donnell

Tuesday 9:38 AM

The fact that the president consulted Michael Crichton on global warming would be funny—if the consequences of Bush's policies weren't so dire.

Monday, February 20, 2006

The Great Firewall Of China

Rebecca MacKinnon

Monday 9:37 AM

Choosing profits over principles, Microsoft, Google and Yahoo have foolishly embraced the dragon of censorship.

The Right To Be Offended

Gary Younge

Monday 8:54 AM

There is nothing courageous about using freedom of speech to ridicule one of the weakest segments of your society.

Cheney Shoots A Texas Liberal

Molly Ivins

Monday 8:53 AM

Welcome back to the paradoxical Bush/Cheney "responsibility society"— where absolutely no one takes responsibilty.

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Friday, February 17, 2006

Doing The President's Dirty Work

The New York Times Editorial Board

Friday 9:49 AM

Is there any aspect of President Bush's miserable record on intelligence that Sen. Pat Roberts isn't willing to help cover up?

Rumsfeld's Pet Tyrants

Tom Porteous

Friday 9:48 AM

The defense secretary's North African deals show that freedom is on the march—a death march.

Guantanamo's Invisible Men

Dahlia Lithwick

Friday 9:41 AM

We now have proof that most of the prisoners are guilty only of bad luck and that we are casually destroying their lives.

Debating Impeachment: Your Letters

Friday 9:35 AM

What Muslims really want; the big "I" question; New Orleans' free market: Readers react in this week's letters.

Thursday, February 16, 2006

It's A (Better) Start

Robert H. Frank

Thursday 9:48 AM

There's a proven and painless way to reduce fuel consumption but politicians won't even touch it.

Blocking Progress In New Orleans

Robert Reich

Thursday 9:37 AM

Bush wants market forces to rebuild New Orleans—the only problem is that there is no market.

Science Will Force A Fix

Jim McDermott

Thursday 9:36 AM

Mapping the genome will undermine the logic of private insurance—and force us to adopt universal healthcare.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Dereliction Of Duty

David Corn

Wednesday 9:58 AM

Republican leaders in Congress are failing the public by choosing not to question King George and his courtesans.

A Trust, By Any Other Name

Barry Lynn

Wednesday 9:50 AM

Soon America will realize that to save our free market system, we will need to roll back the power of oligopolies.

Democrats Can't Hackett

Tim Dickinson

Wednesday 9:32 AM

The party is suffering self-inflicted damage for blocking a popular Iraq veteran from running for office.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Hamas Will Compromise

Rami Khouri

Tuesday 10:54 AM

Hamas lives in the real world, not Bush's fantasyland. It will talk and it will compromise.

Impeach: Yes, But...

Jamin B. Raskin

Tuesday 10:51 AM

To reconcile support for impeachment with the Republican lockdown on our political institutions requires a three-part strategy.

Not One Dime

James Carville and Paul Begala

Tuesday 9:38 AM

A radical plan to Abramoff-proof politics.

Monday, February 13, 2006

The Caliphate Myth

Tom Porteous

Monday 10:01 AM

A new bad idea is being used to justify the "long war" against terrorism: the revival of the Islamic caliphate.

The Permanent Energy Crisis

Michael T. Klare

Monday 9:55 AM

Without a dramatic change, energy scarcity—with its wars and high prices—will define the coming era.

The War On Privacy

Nat Hentoff

Monday 9:07 AM

Rumsfeld warns that the enemy can succeed in changing our way of life. It already has.

Friday, February 10, 2006

FEMA's Unholy Trinity

Russ Baker

Friday 11:35 AM

One question not asked when Michael Brown testified on Capitol Hill was why someone so unqualified got such an important job.

Act Like America's CEO

Ben Cohen and R. Warren Langley

Friday 10:24 AM

Bush shouldn't defer spending to prepare for the defining wars of the 21st century—which are economic, not military.

Who Needs More Coal?

Amory B. Lovins

Friday 10:17 AM

We don't need billions in research subsidies or mountaintop removal mining to meet our growing energy needs.

Changing The Winds Of Surveillance

E. J. Dionne Jr.

Friday 10:02 AM

Bush, Cheney and Rove put national security below their goals of increasing presidential power and winning elections.

Thursday, February 9, 2006

Who's Afraid of China?

Thomas I. Palley

Thursday 10:12 AM

China's holdings of U.S. debt limit its options more than America's.

Engage Hamas

Saad Eddin Ibrahim

Thursday 10:00 AM

The West is right to demand Hamas recognize Israel and shun violence—but peace requires dialogue with Islamists.

Bush, DeLay And Texas

Lou Dubose

Thursday 9:58 AM

Last week, the White House defended the controversial Texas redistricting plan—a plan it had worked hand in hand with Tom DeLay to pass.

Gonzales On The Case

Sidney Blumenthal

Thursday 9:45 AM

The attorney general's defense of Bush's illegal domestic spying was part Kafka, part Mel Brooks and part John le Carré.

Wednesday, February 8, 2006

Evangelical Mutiny

Paul Waldman

Wednesday 10:57 AM

The split among major evangelicals on global warming exposes a fault line in the conservative movement.

Decoding The Cartoon Crisis

Rami G. Khouri

Wednesday 10:41 AM

This explosion is the final act of the colonial struggle between the West and the Islamic world.

The Neocons' Long War

Robert Dreyfuss

Wednesday 9:57 AM

Never in history has any nation decided to spend so much for so long to battle so few.

Tuesday, February 7, 2006

George Bush's Dishonest Budget

Robert L. Borosage

Tuesday 11:48 AM

Washington is fixated on the budget deficit, but Americans are suffering far more from a growing investment deficit.

A War Too Far

Tom Porteous

Tuesday 10:33 AM

Bush's escalation of his war into a strugge against the "evil ideology" of radical Islam may trigger a clash of civilizations.

Politics Of Gulf Coast Renewal

Marcellus Andrews

Tuesday 9:32 AM

Today, Katrina survivors are protesting policies that prevent them from returning home or shaping their own communities.

Cowardly Lions

Emily Bazelon

Tuesday 9:13 AM

Yesterday's NSA hearings showed Congress standing up to the White House and then running away from the fight.

Monday, February 6, 2006

Paying The Iraq Bill

Joseph E. Stiglitz

Monday 10:42 AM

Soldiers and their families are bearing the biggest cost of the war in Iraq—while oil companies make out like bandits.

Seeking Truth On Wiretaps

Aziz Huq

Monday 10:22 AM

Today's hearing should be only the first step in getting answers from the secretive Bush administration on its domestic spying program.

Pioneering Corruption

Derek Cressman

Monday 10:18 AM

Some of Bush's biggest fundraisers are facing fraud charges—but the president refuses to acknowledge his connection.

Reckoning With Slavery

James Carroll

Monday 9:39 AM

Welcome is the news of a museum for African-American history—because how we remember our past shapes our future.

Friday, February 3, 2006

The GOP's Pre-owned New Leader

Robert L. Borosage

Friday 11:56 AM

John Boehner's made a career from selling out struggling college students to his big donor friends in the student loan industry.

Washington's Iraq Blindness

Robert Dreyfuss

Friday 10:29 AM

While Bush reinforces his Zarqawi myth and Dems call lamely for more armor, the battle lines for civil war in Iraq are being drawn.

Another Bush Deficit: Ideas

E.J. Dionne

Friday 10:25 AM

Bush's empty State of the Union address signals the energy is draining from his administration. Democrats must stand up.

Humoring Hamas?: Your Letters

Friday 9:20 AM

The Iran issue, thoughts about Hamas' big win; the people's state of the union: Readers react in this week's letters.

Thursday, February 2, 2006

The Great Game Goes On

Tom Porteous

Thursday 10:34 AM

Afghanistan shows the west can neither fix failed states nor prioritize counterterrorism over oil.

What Isolationism?

Andrew Bacevitch

Thursday 10:19 AM

Bush worked himself into a lather over an idea that has no proponents—to dodge the tough questions he cannot answer.

Return To America's Purpose

Harvey J. Kaye

Thursday 10:18 AM

America was founded to promote the public good over the king's interests. It's time we lived up to that basic charter.

Students And Seniors Last

Moira Mack

Thursday 10:05 AM

Yesterday's budget vote shows Republican priorities are clear—lobbyists outrank America's poor and middle class.

Wednesday, February 1, 2006

Over His Head

Heather Hurlburt

Wednesday 10:29 AM

In his refusal to level with Americans about foreign affairs, the president has become the engine of isolationism.

The State Of The Opposition

David Corn

Wednesday 10:22 AM

Does it matter how much Republicans have screwed up if the Democrats still haven't figured out how to shine on their own?

Shocked By America's Blindness

Rami G. Khouri

Wednesday 10:16 AM

If the U.S. did not foresee Hamas' victory, it is either willfully blind or totally incompetent—and neither is comforting.

Bush's Show Is Over

Robert L. Borosage

Wednesday 9:53 AM

It's time to bring down the curtain on the catastrophic conservatism that defines this presidency.

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

The America We Believe In

John Edwards

Tuesday 10:19 AM

The former vice-presidential nominee sketches a vision of a nation that works for all of us.

Bush's Moonshot Moment

Jerome Ringo

Tuesday 10:18 AM

President Bush could choose tonight to put America on a more secure course to energy independence. Will he?

Money Motivations

Russ Baker

Tuesday 9:51 AM

To understand the partisan nature of the Abramoff scandal, look at who cared about tribal interests before they met Jack.

Out Of Disaster, Innovation

Neal Peirce

Tuesday 9:00 AM

The Katrina calamity has begun to unleash some inventive ideas that embrace the principles of smart growth.

Monday, January 30, 2006

Blocking Alito

Robert Parry

Monday 10:40 AM

A filibuster of the Supreme Court nominee would signal a victory of principle over politics.

Spreading Bush's Gospel

John Brown

Monday 10:07 AM

Secretary of State Rice wants to transform the U.S. diplomatic corps in service of Bush Democracy.

Health Debtor Accounts

Cindy Zeldin

Monday 9:51 AM

Turns out wealthy Americans and Wall Street make out best under the "consumer-driven health care" touted by President Bush.

The State Of Disunion

Tom Englehardt

Monday 9:36 AM

What exactly does our imperial presidency, with all its power, rule over?

Friday, January 27, 2006

Crashing Davos

Jeff Faux

Friday 10:36 AM

After years of ignoring the social contract, this elite gathering may soon find the party is coming to an end.

End Of The Road Map

Robert Dreyfuss

Friday 10:04 AM

Hamas' victory in the Palestinian elections is a disaster built on short-sighted policies by the PLO, Israel and the U.S.

Bush: I Am The State

Dana Milbank

Friday 9:37 AM

To questions yesterday on NSA spying, Abramoff and Katrina, the president had no good answers.

Wedges and Winning: Your Letters

Friday 9:36 AM

Where Dems should focus in 2006; student loan woes; turning the clock back on abortion: Readers react in this week's letters.

Thursday, January 26, 2006

State Of The People's Union

Robert L. Borosage and Troy Peters

Thursday 9:50 AM

George W. Bush's leadership on the economy has definitely broken records—just not the kind you'd want to brag about.

Senators In Need Of A Spine

The New York Times Editorial Board

Thursday 9:36 AM

Democrats should stand against extremism and fight Judge Alito's confirmation to the Supreme Court.

Twice Victimized

Jennifer Nevins

Thursday 9:35 AM

The Bush administration will do anything to keep the far right in good graces—even deny contraception to rape victims.

Hawking Iran

Charles V. Peña

Thursday 9:23 AM

The White House is making preparations to attack Iran. But even limited strikes would be strategic folly.

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Our Imperative In Asia

Christopher Flavin

Wednesday 10:53 AM

Secretary Rice's diplomatic revival must build a sustainable economic pathway for China, India and the U.S.

Bush: Back To The Bubble

Robert L. Borosage and Earl Hadley

Wednesday 10:52 AM

On student loans, the president gets schooled by a student from Kansas State.

Shielding Big Pharma

Stephen Pizzo

Wednesday 9:48 AM

Last week, the federal agency supposed to protect consumers gave the pharmaceutical industry a big wet kiss.

Sizing Up Hugo Chávez

Fred Rosen

Wednesday 9:35 AM

Whether you detest or adore him, the president of Venezuela is a rising force in Latin America.

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

The Great Republican Rip-Off

Froma Harrop

Tuesday 10:08 AM

The Medicare drug program delivers the performance of a used moped for the price of a brand-new Porsche.

Constitutional License

Aziz Huq

Tuesday 9:58 AM

First conceived by Samuel Alito, the White House is using "signing statements" to marginalize Congress.

Rejecting Bin Laden And Cheney

Rami Khouri

Tuesday 9:53 AM

A pragmatic center that scorns Osama-and-Dick-style political extremism is taking shape in the Middle East.

Alito's Clear And Present Danger

Paul Rogat Loeb

Tuesday 9:38 AM

Democrats should use an Alito filibuster to talk about the Bush administration's assaults on our democracy.

Monday, January 23, 2006

Civil War-Elect

Robert Dreyfuss

Monday 9:59 AM

Friday's election results make it nearly impossible to stop Iraq from descending into full-blown civil war.

Africa's Twin Curses

Tom Porteous

Monday 9:49 AM

Washington's shift from sustainable development to energy and Al Qaeda will be counterproductive.

Defending 'Munich' To My Mishpocheh

Tony Kushner

Monday 9:46 AM

Steven Spielberg's latest is about the moral complications of counterterrorism: a dilemma America must face.

Reproductive Regression

Carole Joffe

Monday 9:39 AM

An increase in illegal abortions isn't a theoretical outcome of Roe someday being overturned. It's already happening.

Friday, January 20, 2006

Corrupting Influences

Nick Nyhart

Friday 10:28 AM

The lobbying reform proposals pushed by both parties ignore the elephant in the room: campaign finance.

Defusing Iran With Diplomacy

Shirin Ebadi and Muhammed Sahimi

Friday 10:27 AM

Cheney wants another war, Hillary wants sanctions, but the winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize calls for diplomacy.

The Dying Wage: Your Letters

Friday 9:54 AM

Letting Alito slide; the dying wage; reforming Capitol Hill: Readers react in this week's letters.

The Progressive Wedge

Bernie Horn

Friday 9:32 AM

If liberals want to win in 2006, the focus must be on fair economic policies, framed to put conservatives on the defensive.

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Fudging The Numbers

Miriam Pemberton

Thursday 10:39 AM

The Bush administration uses fuzzy math to calculate the ongoing costs of our misadventure in Iraq.

Business And Repression, As Usual

Richard Cohen

Thursday 10:25 AM

Public pressure should be brought on the current crop of moral dunces panting to do business in China.

Drug Addled

Jacob Weisberg

Thursday 10:12 AM

The current Medicare fiasco offers a lesson about policymaking in an age of market consensus.

Sidelining Human Rights

Jim Lobe

Thursday 9:02 AM

A new report chastises the United States not only for its detention policies—but also its tolerance of abusive allies in the "war on terror."

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Hiding Behind The Troops

David Corn

Wednesday 10:45 AM

George W. Bush is playing defense on the war in Iraq—accusing critics of giving "aid to the enemy."

Beyond K Street

Lee Drutman

Wednesday 10:24 AM

The real problem in Washington is much bigger than politicians selling their votes for a fancy dinner or vacation.

Back To Basics

Thomas I. Palley

Wednesday 10:22 AM

If Democrats want to regain their economic credibility, they should look to their roots.

Our Singular Challenge

Bill McKibben

Wednesday 9:42 AM

It's time for enviros to understand that the enormity of global warming means everything else is secondary.

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

A Call For Public Pensions

J. Bradford DeLong

Tuesday 10:54 AM

When there is an economic service that citizens value highly and that only government can provide, it should.

Great Expectations

Jodi Enda

Tuesday 10:49 AM

Barack Obama has spent his first year in the Senate learning the ropes. What is next for the junior senator from Illinois?

The Earth Has A Fever

James Lovelock

Tuesday 10:28 AM

Darwin didn't realize 150 years ago that life and the environment evolved together. Now we're learning the hard way.

Alito Hearings: The Democrats' Katrina

Robert Parry

Tuesday 9:08 AM

In last week's hearings, the Democrats lost the opportunity to show the public that Samuel Alito's not just conservative, he's radical.

Monday, January 16, 2006

Kingapalooza

Rich Benjamin and Jamie Carmichael

Monday 10:37 AM

In the clap-happy kumbayah that color celebrations of what King stood for, the government and the media must not forget what he stood against.

The Wage Ethic

Holly Sklar

Monday 9:08 AM

Martin Luther King Jr. would tell today's Congress to value American workers by providing a living wage.

What Would Dr. King Think?

Colbert I. King

Monday 8:09 AM

On progress and setbacks—think Alito—for racial equality in America today.

Friday, January 13, 2006

Ahmadinejad: Not Crazy, Cunning

Tom Porteous

Friday 10:56 AM

Iran's leader is making incendiary remarks and provoking a showdown with the West—which may be exactly what he wants.

Capitalizing On Corruption

Greg Sargent

Friday 10:23 AM

Dems should argue the GOP scandals show the Republican Party's fealty to industry over individuals.

Proof Bush Deceived America

Ray McGovern

Friday 10:03 AM

New reporting from The New York Times' James Risen puts to rest the only challenge to the Downing Street memos.

Digging For Answers: Your Letters

Friday 9:46 AM

The Dems' economic problems; searching for answers in Sago; religion and government collide.

Thursday, January 12, 2006

A New Orleans For All

Wade Rathke

Thursday 12:07 PM

When Bush visits today, he'll find a city in desperate need for more funding and fighting a pitched battle over how to rebuild.

The Bush Who Cried Wolf

Robert Dreyfuss

Thursday 10:19 AM

When it lied about Saddam's WMDs, the U.S. lost the credibility it now needs to deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions.

The Unkindest Cuts

Anya Kamenetz

Thursday 10:14 AM

Congress' most recent budget cuts put the biggest burden on those who can least afford it—college students.

Abramoff Of The GOP

Hendrik Hertzberg

Thursday 9:30 AM

This scandal is as Republican as privatized Social Security.

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Cease The Immigrant Roundups

James Zogby

Wednesday 10:33 AM

It's time to end the arbitrary and ineffective program that rounds up Muslim and Arab immigrants in the United States.

Catch 'Em Young

James J. Heckman

Wednesday 9:59 AM

Programs for disadvantaged kids can almost guarantee a better life. But we've got to start early.

Make Poverty History

Gordon Brown

Wednesday 9:53 AM

Britain's number two calls on the developed world to globalize not only capitalism, but social justice as well.

Religious Freedom For All

Melissa Rogers

Wednesday 9:25 AM

Why the Supreme Court is right and the Family Research Council is wrong about religious freedom.

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Cracking The Alito Codebook

Ralph G. Neas

Tuesday 10:05 AM

Separating spin from reality in the confirmation hearings.

Ariel's Exit

Gershom Gorenberg

Tuesday 10:04 AM

Because Sharon's exit offers hope for a return to diplomacy, Bush will be sad to see him go.

Regaining Our Common Sense

Harvey J. Kaye

Tuesday 9:38 AM

Even 230 years after the publication of his revolutionary pamphlet, Thomas Paine's words still speak to the challenges of the American experience.

Fool Me Once

Eric Alterman

Tuesday 9:14 AM

We should be alarmed by the willingness of our most powerful media companies to yield to White House pressure.

Monday, January 9, 2006

McCain Is Not Enough

Eric Umansky

Monday 10:21 AM

The senator's anti-torture bill fails in the details—and may increase the practice of rendition.

Attacking Alito

Paul Waldman

Monday 9:44 AM

Liberals should use Alito's confirmation hearings to show the public exactly what an ultraconservative Supreme Court will mean for them.

Limiting The President's Power

Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

Monday 9:29 AM

The opening salvos in this war over executive authority will be the questions the Judiciary Committee puts to Alito.

The Coming Meltdown

Bill McKibben

Monday 9:26 AM

Climate change seems unable to take its rightful place on the world stage: as the single biggest challenge facing the planet.

Friday, January 6, 2006

The Lesson Of Sago

Jeff Milchen

Friday 11:07 AM

To prevent future tragedies, corporate executives must believe there are consequences to ignoring worker safety.

The Democrats' Silent Spring

Thomas I. Palley

Friday 10:49 AM

If you've been thinking that the Dems' economic policy is indistinguishable from the GOP's, you're right.

The Imperious President

David Isenberg

Friday 9:52 AM

When we see activity like illegal citizen surveillance in other countries, we usually call them police states.

Friends In Russian Places: Your Letters

Friday 9:04 AM

How to measure prosperity; DeLay's Russian cohorts; untangling immigration: Readers react in this week's letters.

Thursday, January 5, 2006

Urging The President To Quit

Greg Mitchell

Thursday 12:32 PM

When the subject was Bill Clinton, newspapers weren't shy about calling for impeachment.

J. Edgar Hoover With Supercomputers

Ray McGovern

Thursday 10:47 AM

The NSA eavesdropping revelation is more than just an diminishment of civil liberties. It's a threat to the separation of powers.

Scoring A Drug Fix

Dean Baker

Thursday 10:00 AM

Democrats could profit politically from the disastrous Medicare drug benefit—by fixing it.

Cronies At The FEC

James Sample

Thursday 9:52 AM

Congress just helped Bush sneak through appointees who will further weaken oversight of federal elections in America.

Wednesday, January 4, 2006

Beyond Guest Workers

Amy M. Traub

Wednesday 9:48 AM

Immigration is shaping up to be a wedge issue in 2006—so where are progressives?

To Russia, Love Tom DeLay

Russ Baker

Wednesday 9:42 AM

Jack Abramoff's plea is just the beginning. DeLay's dealings with Russia should be one of the biggest stories of the year.

Alito And The "F" Word

Paul Rogat Loeb

Wednesday 9:31 AM

Democrats and moderate Republicans should challenge Bush's nominee at every turn.

Oil, Gas And Imperialism

Daniel Litvin

Wednesday 9:27 AM

In the future, oil and gas will be replaced by renewables. But for now, energy imperialism is the driver of global politics.

Tuesday, January 3, 2006

Our Worrisome MDP

Robert B. Reich

Tuesday 10:36 AM

If we measured average Americans' prosperity, the White House would be singing a different economic tune.

Still Left Behind

Ross Wiener

Tuesday 8:56 AM

Why do we reward good teachers by moving them away from the students who need the most help?

The Twin Crises Of 2006

Robert Dreyfuss

Tuesday 8:47 AM

Reports that the Bush administration may strike Iranian nuclear facilities promise only further destabilization in Iraq.

Checking Bush's Power

Jonathan Schell

Tuesday 8:46 AM

The president's defense of his wiretapping has unveiled a hidden state.

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Iraq: Game Over

Robert Dreyfuss

Thursday 11:27 AM

The victory of the Shiite religious bloc means the big winner in the Iraqi elections is Iran. Next stop: civil war.

The GOP's Insecurity Card

David Corn

Thursday 11:26 AM

Republicans are once again trying to brand Democrats as caring more about politics than defending America.

The Freewheeling Executive

Aziz Huq

Thursday 10:42 AM

The White House seems to believe Congress has signed off on an "anything goes" approach to counterterrorism.

Half-A-Gift On CEO Pay

Lee Drutman

Thursday 9:38 AM

Has outrage over runaway CEO pay reached a critical moment?

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Sir Elton Gets Equality

E.J. Graff

Wednesday 10:23 AM

What Democrats can learn from the successful gay marriage campaigns in the U.K. and Canada.

Tiny Tim v. Scrooge

Karen Dolan

Wednesday 9:32 AM

GOP leaders in the House and Senate rushed out a budget agreement that's stingy enough to put the Grinch to shame.

Bushprop Strikes (Out) Again

John Brown

Wednesday 9:29 AM

By any measure, the Pentagon's $5 million contract to purchase positive news coverage in Iraq is a failure.

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

A Time To Impeach

Doug Ireland

Tuesday 11:33 AM

Is President Bush guilty of the crime for which Richard Nixon was impeached?

Negotiate Now

Robert Dreyfuss

Tuesday 10:39 AM

A leader of the Iraqi opposition denounces Al Qaeda and calls for negotiations with the U.S. Will Bush listen?

The Unfriendly Skies

Frank O'Donnell

Tuesday 10:06 AM

Today, the EPA unveils regulations that will shield the power industry from air pollution cleanup—again.

Their Own Patriot Act

E.J. Dionne Jr.

Tuesday 9:54 AM

The 46 senators who blocked the renewal of the PATRIOT Act last week are rebels with a just cause.

Monday, December 19, 2005

No Room To Spin

John Prados

Monday 10:53 AM

Bush is backed into a corner as a tsunami of evidence shows he lied to America.

License To Spy

Aziz Huq

Monday 9:27 AM

Congress should ask why the president ignored laws that protect Americans from government eavesdropping.

Voters Up For Grabs

Jonathan Parker and Karen M. White

Monday 9:18 AM

The party that comes out strongest for affordable health care could win in the 2006 midterm elections.

New World Economy

Matt Bai

Monday 9:13 AM

Democrats need to reimagine the contract between government, businesses and workers.

Friday, December 16, 2005

Victory Is...Negotiable

Gareth Porter

Friday 9:16 AM

At long last, American officials are preparing to negotiate with the Sunni resistance.

Warming Globally, Acting Locally

Scott Paul and Samuel Stein

Friday 9:15 AM

The Bush administration's intransigence on climate change has inspired a mutiny of mayors.

A Democratic Outbreak?: Your Letters

Friday 9:14 AM

Torture and morality; the Muslim Brotherhood; and the unfairness of fair trade: Readers react in this week's letters.

In The Kingdom Of The Half-Blind

Bill Moyers

Friday 8:48 AM

The Bush administration's hostility toward freedom of information dates back to the days when Rumsfeld and Cheney worked for Gerald Ford.

Thursday, December 15, 2005

Iraq's Tipping Point

Robert Dreyfuss

Thursday 10:24 AM

Whatever the outcome of Iraq's elections, we have a pretty good idea of what the future holds.

Fear Of The Pill

Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney

Thursday 10:20 AM

The radical right is still feverishly fighting a battle that was settled 40 years ago.

America's Gulag Problem

Aziz Huq

Thursday 9:31 AM

Congress is about to pass a bill that cuts off the only real route out of the Guantanamo mess.

Hillary's Unprincipled Pandering

Richard Cohen

Thursday 9:27 AM

She's backing Bush on the war and sponsoring a limitation of free speech even Scalia won't touch.

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Innovation Anxiety

Kevin Knobloch

Wednesday 11:17 AM

At Montreal's global warming talks, the world learned that it's not the climate, but the change, that worries Bush.

Why Renew The PATRIOT Act?

Declan McCullagh

Wednesday 11:02 AM

There's no point in passing a bill that is stuffed with pet projects and offers only limited reforms.

Iraq's Grim Lessons

Anthony Cordesman

Wednesday 10:15 AM

Don't call a marginal interest vital. Don't obscure political objectives with military honor. Don't piss off your allies...

Hong Kong Phooey

Mark Engler

Wednesday 9:33 AM

Ending farm subsidies will increase exports from the developing world—but that won't help the world's poor.

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

McCain's Defining Moment

Ray McGovern

Tuesday 11:27 AM

Torture helped Bush implement a policy of unchecked aggression. Torture may help McCain end it.

A Greener Tax Reform

Craig Hanson

Tuesday 10:43 AM

The question we should be focusing on is not how much to tax, but what to tax.

Message Management

Matthew Yglesias

Tuesday 9:43 AM

Democrats need to devise a unified political strategy on Iraq before Republicans box them in.

Rebuild America

Felix G. Rohatyn and Warren Rudman

Tuesday 9:19 AM

From Seattle to New Orleans, events are making clear the vital role of public investment.

Monday, December 12, 2005

Embracing The Brotherhood

Rami Khouri

Monday 10:16 AM

Last week, an Islamist group did well in Egypt's national elections. Now it's time for the Bush administration to walk its democratic talk.

Church, State And Alito

Susan Jacoby

Monday 10:10 AM

Will the Supreme Court nominee balance his personal beliefs with respect for the secular side of America's civic heritage?

The Safe Seat Pandemic

Rob Richie

Monday 9:30 AM

The key to ending the redistricting gridlock may lie in having more than one candidate win elections.

Rumsfeld's Information War

Chris Lehmann

Monday 8:48 AM

We should pay close attention to what a free export market in U.S. propaganda does to our own democracy.

Friday, December 9, 2005

Immigration Football

Dr. Gabriela D. Lemus

Friday 10:43 AM

While trying to please everyone, President Bush's immigration policy ends up disappointing all.

Debating The American Crusade

Anthony B. Robinson

Friday 10:11 AM

Bush sold America his global war using an old Christian heresy. Not surprisingly, it's led to a new crusade.

Hyping The Wrong Issue: Your Letters

Friday 10:10 AM

War propaganda; the GOP and Roe; hyping the wrong women/work issue: Readers react in this week's letters.

Fair Trade For None

Joseph Stiglitz

Friday 9:38 AM

Thanks to the slick maneuvering of the U.S. and other rich nations, the deck remains stacked against developing countries.

Thursday, December 8, 2005

What Iraqi Forces?

Elizabeth Spiro Clark

Thursday 12:38 PM

The debate over Iraq hinges on the capability of "Iraqi forces." But the new constitution has no federal internal force.

Worse Than Spin

Jacob Weisberg

Thursday 12:32 PM

Bush's propaganda doesn't just spread untruths to the public—he's come to believe it himself.

Class Warfare With Taxes

Robert Reich

Thursday 10:58 AM

There's a fight in Congress between the upper middle class and the super-rich.

China Has Risen

Martin Jacques

Thursday 10:25 AM

Dealing with China's coming superpower status is one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century.

Wednesday, December 7, 2005

Iraq's Last Small Hope

Robert Dreyfuss

Wednesday 10:06 AM

With an alternative to the Shiite religious bloc emerging, next week's elections in Iraq are the final chance to avoid full-scale civil war.

Opt-Out Hype

Heather Boushey

Wednesday 9:13 AM

If women are leaving the labor market, it's not because they want to.

That End-Of-Empire Feeling

David Corn

Wednesday 9:12 AM

From the war to the economy, this holiday season bears the signs of a great nation in decline.

Universal Preschool's Big Payoff

David L. Kirp

Wednesday 8:41 AM

Why everyone from chambers of commerce to police chiefs are embracing early education.

Tuesday, December 6, 2005

The Bipartisan Excuse

Paul Waldman

Tuesday 10:50 AM

The facts just don't support the everyone-does-it defense for Republican corruption.

Giving Up On New Orleans

Mike Tidwell

Tuesday 10:37 AM

By underfunding wetlands restoration, President Bush has given New Orleans the kiss of death.

No Exceptions On Torture

Louise Arbour

Tuesday 10:13 AM

The U.N.'s High Commission on Human Rights calls for those responsible for torture and ill treatment to be prosecuted.

The GOP's Roe Gamble

Froma Harrop

Tuesday 9:50 AM

Why making abortion illegal would actually be the Republicans' worst nightmare.

Monday, December 5, 2005

What To Do About Wal-Mart

Stacy Mitchell

Monday 10:20 AM

It's time to turn the battle against Wal-Mart into a fight against the system that created it.

Will Pay For Good News

Willam Fisher

Monday 10:01 AM

The Iraq news payola scandal reinforces how the United States is exporting hypocrisy—not democracy.

A Tax Cut Like It's 1986

Dean Baker

Monday 9:54 AM

Reagan was onto something when he closed the tax loopholes that punish regular folks for investing.

Does DOJ Work For The GOP?

The New York Times Ed Board

Monday 9:23 AM

The news about Texas redistricting was the latest sign the Justice Department has abused its mandate to serve the GOP.

Friday, December 2, 2005

The Insurgencies Are Winning

Robert Dreyfuss

Friday 10:52 AM

The Bush administration's distaste for reality is fueling its enemies in Iraq and in Congress.

Polluter Playtime

Frank O'Donnell

Friday 9:19 AM

Sure, the Bush administration enforces clear air laws—when they don't trouble big polluters.

The Big Win Of 2005

The Nation Editors

Friday 9:18 AM

The Social Security defeat shattered GOP unity long before DeLay's indictment and the public's turn against the Iraq War.

The Joke Bombed: Your Letters

Friday 9:18 AM

China/U.S. relations; Bush's "joke" about taking out Al Jazeera; parental notification: Readers react in this week's letters.

Thursday, December 1, 2005

Broken Promises

David Bryden

Thursday 10:01 AM

The United States is not the only reason the world is losing the battle against AIDS—but it's the biggest.

Bush's Newest Crusader

William Fisher

Thursday 9:49 AM

Bush just appointed a guy to be deputy director of USAID who believes Muslims will burn in hell.

A Third Way On Global Warming

Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus

Thursday 8:56 AM

As world leaders meet this week to discuss Kyoto, Tony Blair should call Bush's bluff on global warming and open the door for real progress.

Divided We Fall

David Bacon

Thursday 8:44 AM

We're at risk of rebuilding a Gulf Coast where poor communities with little economic power fight each other over jobs.

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Bush And Bomb Threats

Danny Schechter

Wednesday 11:07 AM

Why won't the American media probe whether the report that Bush threatened to bomb Al Jazeera is true?

Planning For Withdrawal

Martin Walker

Wednesday 11:03 AM

As the debate over Iraq heats up, two new reports look at U.S. involvement in the Persian Gulf after withdrawal.

For Whom The Bell Tolls

Terence Samuel

Wednesday 11:02 AM

Last week's Scanlon deal has sounded a death knell for the Republican Revolution of 1994.

Tell It To The Judge

Louise Melling and Karen Pearl

Wednesday 9:45 AM

Today's case before the Supreme Court would send minors seeking abortions for health reasons to the courts—not the doctor.

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Global Hot Air

J. Bradford DeLong

Tuesday 10:07 AM

Diplomats in Montreal may be eyeing 2012, but real progress on climate change won't happen until Bush leaves office.

The Path To Peace

Robert Dreyfuss

Tuesday 10:04 AM

The Cairo peace conference shows Iraq's factions are willing to do their part. Now it's time for the Bush administration to act.

Labor's Lost Story

E. J. Dionne Jr.

Tuesday 9:29 AM

How the Dems' fear of bashing capitalism allows the GOP to dominate the globalization debate.

Goodbye Habeas Corpus

Emily Bazelon

Tuesday 9:24 AM

Congress has a plan to deal with those pesky courts that can't always be relied on to do the bidding of politicians.

Monday, November 28, 2005

Surviving Global Warming

Bill McKibben

Monday 12:18 PM

In the face of climate change and oil depletion, how do you prepare for a less spendthrift America?

Five Ideologies, One Middle East

Rami G. Khouri

Monday 10:15 AM

Will the current turmoil produce peaceful Islamists or radical nationalists—or something in between?

The Silence Of The Press: Your Letters

Monday 9:55 AM

The mess we created in Iraq, Woodward's curious admission and Murtha's mind: Readers react in this week's letters.

Why China Must Change

Thomas I. Palley

Monday 9:46 AM

The world can't long endure a global economy based on U.S. consumption and Chinese exports.

Thursday, November 24, 2005

A Day For Thanks And Wishes

Joan Vennochi

Thursday 11:28 AM

Wishing for more and thinking it possible, if not probable -- those are reasons to give thanks in America.

Blessings

Cindy Sheehan

Thursday 11:27 AM

Words of hope from the leader of the peace movement.

Thanksgiving And Taking

Norman Solomon

Thursday 8:03 AM

How the media stokes the hot coals of unthankfulness—dismissing what we already have as woefully insufficient.

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

From Cairo, Hope

Ray McGovern

Wednesday 10:44 AM

The Cairo Summit builds a bridge between Iraqi politics, U.S. public opinion and calls for withdrawal.

Cheney's False Choices

David Corn

Wednesday 10:43 AM

Jack Murtha is not making things up. But the same can't be said for the folks running the war.

No Space At The Table

Liz Stanton

Wednesday 10:14 AM

Bush said his tax cuts would create working-class jobs. But the wealthy were the only ones invited to the feast.

The School Of Barack

Amanda Griscom Little

Wednesday 10:13 AM

Something good happened last week in D.C.: Obama and a bipartisan crew of colleagues unveiled eco-friendly bills on energy.

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Getting Out: Responsible Withdrawal

Stephen Zunes

Tuesday 10:14 AM

The "Out Now!" slogan serves to pressure a change in course in Iraq—but it is too simplistic to adopt as a policy.

Getting Out: Our Strategic Interest

Charles V. Peña

Tuesday 8:16 AM

Exiting Iraq may be a prerequisite for victory.

Wanted: Democracy In Congress

E. J. Dionne Jr.

Tuesday 7:59 AM

Bring back the democracy experts we've sent to the Middle East. Our national government is dysfunctional.

Worse Than Watergate?

Judith Coburn

Tuesday 7:53 AM

A reporter who covered Watergate says Bush has more power than Nixon's imperial presidency did in the early 1970s.

Monday, November 21, 2005

Murtha And The Colonels

Ray McGovern

Monday 12:36 PM

The gentleman from Pennsylvania has galvanized the Dems. But it was the colonels who may undermine the hawks.

Woodward's Weakness

Russ Baker

Monday 9:28 AM

The famed reporter's knack for making nice with powerful insiders is evidence anew that journalism must be reformed.

Calling It Quits

Robert Reich

Monday 9:21 AM

Health care has been tied to employment for far too long.

What I Knew Before The Invasion

Bob Graham

Monday 9:17 AM

The former chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence explains how the administration manipulated Congress.

Friday, November 18, 2005

Setting The Record Straight

Bill Moyers

Friday 10:32 AM

The standard-bearer of public broadcasting riffs on Texas, George W. Bush and independent journalism.

Our Monsters In Iraq

Robert Dreyfuss

Friday 10:29 AM

The revelation of Iranian-backed, government-run torture centers and death squads makes it clear that we replaced Saddam with something equally evil.

Libby's Blame Game

Elizabeth de la Vega

Friday 10:26 AM

Why Scooter Libby's "some other guy did it" defense won't work.

Wagging The Flu: Your Letters

Friday 9:30 AM

More Wal-Mart debates, and how Bush might wag the dog: Readers react in this week's letters.

Thursday, November 17, 2005

Driving America Off Oil

David Friedman

Thursday 9:36 AM

We need more than biofuels to break our addiction.

What We Know Now

Paul Waldman

Thursday 9:08 AM

How many of the Dems eyeing the 2008 nomination will follow John Edwards' example on Iraq?

Dirty Libby

Richard Bradley

Thursday 9:06 AM

Why Republican hypocrisy on moral issues matters.

The Jim Crow Ban

by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman

Thursday 9:05 AM

This week, the Supreme Court stabbed yet another partisan knife into the American electoral system.

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

The Cairo Peace Process

Robert Dreyfuss

Wednesday 11:44 AM

This weekend, Iraqi leaders, their neighbors and the world's diplomats meet in Egypt to talk peace. It's fragile, but it's real.

The Moderates' Integrity Test

Gary Bass

Wednesday 11:04 AM

Will moderate Republicans on the Hill have the courage to stand up to their far-right colleagues?

A War For Karl

Michael T. Klare

Wednesday 10:11 AM

With his advisers and his agenda against the wall, Bush may just use a new war to distract his detractors. Here's how.

Alito's Smoking Gun

Harold Meyerson

Wednesday 10:00 AM

The 1985 memo shows that for Judge Alito, opposition to abortion isn't personal —it's constitutional.

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Jordan Catches Iraq's Fire

Paul Rogers

Tuesday 10:45 AM

The bombing in Amman defies the Bush administration's claims that the war on terror is being