That's Dorothy Cooper, who you've met before. She's 96 years old and almost wasn't going to be able to vote this year because stringent new voter identification laws passed in her state, Tennessee, intended to, well, keep people from her like voting… - 3 hours ago, 19 May 12, 8:00pm -
Here in Los Angeles, our downtown arena is in the middle of an unprecedented stretch: Six playoff games of major league sports franchises, all in the span of four days. But that's still plenty of time for Mitt Romney to try to get to know all the own… - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 7:00pm -
Hello, human diary. It is again I, Mitt.Very little to report today, Mr. Diary. We are beginning to vet possible vice presidential units in earnest. As of the moment, the most highly regarded choices seem to be these:Marco Rubio. Pros: An ethn… - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:30pm -
Conservative public enemy #1, especially the gay Nazi unionized onesSince gay marriages are now mandatory (details, below the fold), I call dibs on Paul Rudd. - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 5:30pm -
There's a lot of confusion about the ballyhooed NATO Summit in Chicago, intended as a big boost to Obama's geopolitical leadership, showcased in his hometown. Here are some big outstanding questions about NATO's future. - 2 hours ago, 19 May 12, 9:17pm -
With the primary season fading from memory, the first skirmishes of the general election are just beginning. At this point, it's too close to call. - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:42pm -
By taking time away from our routines, we were able to reevaluate what was working for us and what was not. We learned that there is so much more to life than we ever imagined. - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:37pm -
Velez-Mitchell's balanced, yet, "no-holds bar" style attracts a loyal audience. She has an obsession for, and an addiction to making a real and measurable impact in the world. She is addicted to the notion that she can always do more. - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:08pm -
We have ventured so far from the vision of the founding fathers that if they were still alive, I'm certain those founders would start another revolution. I blame Citizens United. - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:44pm -
Many lawyers, including myself, have focused the discussion in the George Zimmerman case on who initiated aggressive physical contact, because there is no law that prohibits a person from approaching another person and asking them what they are doing… - 19 mins ago, 19 May 12, 11:00pm -
It is an honor and a pleasure to have Paul Krugman at the Lake this afternoon for a conversation on End This Depression Now! Dedicated "To the unemployed, who deserve better," the book is a condemnation of the policies and mind-set that have produced… - 2 hours ago, 19 May 12, 8:59pm -
It’s very strange to have my home town host NATO and NONATO this weekend. Strange partly since my health limits my ability to be in the streets as part of NONATO and I so miss it. But also odd to have our usual daily routines interrupted by the hyp… - 3 hours ago, 19 May 12, 8:00pm -
Matt Miller is the perfect embodiment of the Washington punditry. In his weekly column in the Washington Post he complains about being a victim of the "False Equivalency Police." These would be the people who point out that many of the assertions t… - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 7:00pm -
This November the voters of California will likely decide whether or not to give their state regulators the ability to approve or deny health insurance premium increases. Today the group Consumer Watchdog turned in over 800,000 signatures for their b… - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:00pm -
Robert Pianta looks at lessons learned from teacher observation in early childhood education that may be helpful as states and districts begin implementing more rigorous observation protocols for K-12 teachers. - 5 days ago, 15 May 12, 4:00am -
The short-sighted vote in the House of Representatives to eliminate the American Community Survey is an antibusiness vote against informed government, writes Kristina Costa. - 5 days ago, 15 May 12, 4:00am -
Jorge Madrid, Kate Gordon, and Tina Ramos project what the United States will look like in 2030 if we don't break our energy status quo. - 5 days ago, 15 May 12, 4:00am -
A few weeks ago I was in NYC for the premiere of a new movie at the Tribeca Film Festival. ‘EVOCATEUR’ is a documentary about Morton Downey Jr., the volcanic right wing talk show host from the late eighties. Last year in Miami I taped an hour and… - 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 8:03pm -
This was the second of two promotional videos sent out to show why The Richard Bey Show would be a good addition to a station's lineup. Along with commentary from Richard, the video includes numerous "best of" moments from the show. - 48 days ago, 1 Apr 12, 8:38pm -
This was a promotional video sent out to show why The Richard Bey Show would be a good addition to a station's lineup. Richard Bey and producers provide commentary. Video includes numerous "best of" moments from the show! - 49 days ago, 31 Mar 12, 4:32pm -
It’s a battle of fashion and style! A battle of manner and attitude! It’s the battle between preppies and guidettes! The guidettes have big hair, big nails, and big mouths, and this is their chance to take on the preppies! Each side makes the… - 51 days ago, 29 Mar 12, 4:05pm -
TEMPER TANTRUM: Fox News' "The Five" Whines About Media Matters TEMPER TANTRUM: Fox News' "The Five" Whines About Media MattersThe best of Fox News' "The Five" whining about Media Matters.From:mediamatters4americaViews:8953 248ratingsTime:01:43More inNews & Politics - 22 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:21am -
Fox News' Energy "Expert" Has A "Secret" Plan To Lower Gas Prices Fox News' Energy "Expert" Has A "Secret" Plan To Lower Gas PricesFox News' purported energy expert Eric Bolling, a former oil trader, declares that he has a "silver bullet" that could bring gas prices down overnight. But he refuses to unveil his… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 12:21pm -
Fox Regularly Uses The "Racial Code Words" Denounced By Fox's Juan Williams Fox Regularly Uses The "Racial Code Words" Denounced By Fox's Juan WilliamsFox News contributor Juan Williams recently wrote that "[t]he language of GOP racial politics is heavy on euphemisms that allow the speaker to deny any responsibility for… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 7:37am -
Pat Robertson, Demon Hunter Pat Robertson, Demon HunterRoundup of things Pat Robertson claims are demonic, includes among others: yoga, karate, Twilight, homosexuality, tv shows about ghosts, young girls playing levitation games at sleepovers, and (sometimes) adopted childr… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 5:34am -
The Big Picture: December 9, 2011 The Big Picture: December 9, 2011This week Julia Krieger outlines Fox's reaction to the president's income inequality speech. Ethics problems for conservative media figures are becoming a major issue. And Fox reaches new lows by going after the M… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 4:05am -
FLASHBACK: Fox News On Gas Prices In 2008 FLASHBACK: Fox News On Gas Prices In 2008Following GOP strategy, Fox News is again blaming the Obama Administration for rising gas prices -- a claim that has been repeatedly debunked by energy analysts. But back in the summer of 2008 when the ave… - 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 5:08pm -
I keep mulling this over, and I can't think of any way even Republican judges can make this constitutional. But it's mindboggling that they would even try to give the legislative branch the power to decide whether a state AG is permitted to bring a p… - 49 mins ago, 19 May 12, 10:30pm -
Click here to view this media After Mitt Romney went pandering to the right-wing during his commencement address at Liberty University earlier this week, Bill Maher took his a few shots at the school during his New Rules segment on Real Time this Fri… - 2 hours ago, 19 May 12, 9:00pm -
Americans Elect, the organization for people without an opinion, has died, and not a moment too soon.Via Washington Post's Chris Cillizza:Late Thursday night, Americans Elect, a much-ballyhooed group dedicated to securing ballot access for a seriou… - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:00pm -
Via the Associated Press. Even though we have 23 nuclear power plants with the same flawed design as Fukushima, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and FEMA thinks it's more important to practice for terrorist assaults than the very real danger prese… - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:30pm -
If you're trying to access the "GOP Solutions" tab on House Speaker John Boehner's website, you won't find any policy initiatives or grand ideas. But you will get a poetic take on why Congress has a hard time getting anything... - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 9:37pm -
The Facebook IPO gave CNBC a chance today to relive the good ol' days of dotcom hysteria. We condense all of it into 100 sober, calm, reflective seconds ... PANIC!... - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 9:00pm -
Famed former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling in recent years became a very public champion of conservative "small-government" politics. He also launched a video game production company that two years ago set up shop in Rhode Island thanks to $75... - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 6:11pm -
You a big banker worried that Jamie Dimon's JP Morgan debacle is going to blow open the dam holding back the floodwaters of reform? One of the top reformers in DC says there's little chance of that.... - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 4:23pm -
The first-ever mission to send a private commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station launches Saturday. Check out the Dragon.... - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 3:24pm -
David Corn joined Chris Matthews on MSNBC's Hardball to discuss this week's right-wing attacks on President Obama and how Mitt Romney is handling the controversy.David Corn is Mother Jones' Washington bureau chief. For more of his stories,… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 10:07pm -
While doing some research today, I came across this 2007 blog post from US News & World Reports discussing a Mitt Romney television appearance before he formally announced his intent to run for office:Romney gave some vague answers regarding his v… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 8:19pm -
Natural gas company Range Resources Corp. is suing a Texas landowner and environmental consultant for $3 million in damages, and may be coming after a blogger as well for damaging its reputation.In 2010, Texas landowner Steven Lipsky made a video… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 8:09pm -
So I know you guys are probably missing Inkblot and Domino, but fortunately I have a few cat pictures for you. At the moment I live in a house with four fat orange cats I affectionately refer to as a "herd of Garfields" for reasons that will become… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 7:58pm -
This story was produced by Wired as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Apple is cleaning up its energy act.The computer company says that by early next year, the energy used to power its worldwide data centers will all come from renewable so… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 7:09pm -
If you’re going to commit a jailable offense, do it in Norway, where officials at the high-security Halden prison believe that providing inmates with a “light and positive” environment will make them better people when they re-enter society.C… - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:44pm -
Facebook made its much-anticipated initial public offering. TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts had second thoughts about a $10 million negative ad campaign against President Obama. The G-8 convened at Camp David. And JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon fa… - 9 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:46pm -
By James K. Galbraith, The Baffler Two months before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, a group of experts and I warned the Obama campaign about the likelihood of a global economic crisis. Not the slightest word came back. - 20 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:47am -
This week President Obama released a proclamation celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Department of Agriculture. He wrote:The USDA has stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the American people for generations. During the Great Depression, the… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 8:41pm -
News broke this morning that Joe Ricketts, the billionaire founder of TD Ameritrade, is working on a $10 million plan to tear down the President this fall through a hate-filled, divisive "sneak attack."The 54-page blueprint, called "The Defea… - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 6:27pm -
On November 6, I will celebrate a special milestone: my first vote. Let’s help President Obama celebrate one too.When I was 14, I had the privilege of watching President Obama’s inauguration in person. The energy of the 1.8 million people sq… - 4 days ago, 15 May 12, 8:25pm -
Romney's proved at each point in his career that he is the last person who should be lecturing us on reckless spending and running up debt.Mitt Romney delivered his umpteenth "major" economic speech today, and this time, his focus is on spending… - 4 days ago, 15 May 12, 7:27pm -
On the ninth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War, we asked Democrats to take a moment to thank some of the 1.5 million men and women who served our country over the past nine years. We received some truly touching responses, many from veterans… - 4 days ago, 15 May 12, 7:18pm -
The next wave of Big Brother, courtesy of the DEA: The DEA and two sheriffs are asking permission to install stationary license plate scanners on the freeway in Beaver and Washington counties. The primary purpose would be to catch or build cases a… - 9 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:34pm -
Our last Zimmerman thread is full. Here's a new one. One thing I noticed in the discovery is the multiple persons who observed George Zimmeman's injuries at the scene: Officer Stacie McCoy: I instructed Officer T Smith to have SFR provide me… - 22 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:19am -
Update: No verdict today, the jurors asked for some exhibits and a board to write and markers. Their requests pertained to the Bunny Mellon contributions. Update: Here are the final instructions given to the jury in the John Edwards trial.… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 12:47pm -
Update: MSNBC has posted all 183 pages of the documents released today. So has The New York Times here. The discovery in the George Zimmerman case has been released. It's abundantly clear why Zimmerman was not arrested the night Trayvon Martin wa… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 3:13am -
Source: [b]Chicago Tribune[/b] Three out-of-state men arrested in a Bridgeport apartment raid days before the NATO summit considered hitting President Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's house and police stations with "ince… - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 7:01pm -
Source: [b]ThinkProgress[/b] This week, the New York Times reported that Joe Ricketts, a right-wing billionaire and founder of TD Ameritrade, is soliciting multi-million dollar ad proposals to attack President Obama. One such proposal, lea… - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:56pm -
Source: [b]New York Times[/b] World Leaders at U.S. Meeting Urge Growth, Not AusterityBy HELENE COOPERPublished: May 19, 2012CAMP DAVID, Md. — Leaders of the world’s richest countries banded together on Saturday to press Germany t… - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:10pm -
Source: [b]US Department of State[/b] Our imperative is to promote growth and jobs. The global economic recovery shows signs of promise, but significant headwinds persist. Against this background, we commit to take all necessary steps… - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:20pm -
Source: [b]thinkprogress.org[/b] The board of the NAACP, the “nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization,” endorsed marriage equality at a meeting this afternoon. The move comes 10 days after President Obama announced his… - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:04pm -
Hundreds of protesters marched in the Philippine capital Saturday to demand a ban on pop phenomenon Lady Gaga’s upcoming concerts, claiming her lyrics were anti-Christian. About 50 riot police blocked a major Manila intersection to stop the marc… - 13 mins ago, 19 May 12, 11:06pm -
The first tropical storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane seasonformed Saturday off the southeastern US coast with winds of 45 miles (75 kilometers) per hour, US weather forecasters said. Dubbed “Alberto,” the storm was 140 miles (225 kilometer… - 20 mins ago, 19 May 12, 10:59pm -
Dozens of Palestinian olive trees and grape vines were destroyed and anti-Arab graffiti was daubed in groves of the West Bank villageof Beit Omar, residents said on Saturday. The villagers said the attack had taken place on Friday night or early S… - 36 mins ago, 19 May 12, 10:43pm -
US actress Jessica Chastain, in Cannes for her role in a film vying for the top prize, said a controversy about the lack of female directors in the line-up for the Palme d’Or was pointless. “I think it’s silly,” she told AFP in an intervi… - 42 mins ago, 19 May 12, 10:37pm -
The Cannes Film Festival hit back at charges of sexism in its official line-up Saturday, saying it would continue to select pictures based solely on their merits. In response to a mounting row over the all-male selection for the competition at the… - 46 mins ago, 19 May 12, 10:33pm -
Before trading, Facebook's bankers were ready to count their profits in billions. By close, they'd had to bail out their own IPO. - 17 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:00am -
Why did the Navy can this dude, er, Gordon J. Klingenschmitt, just for praying in Jesus’s name? (Oh right, because it didn’t.) But that has not stopped Gordon J. Klingenschmitt from having some opinions on the persecution of Christians by the gov… - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 7:45pm -
Have you finished with your shame spiral over the P-E-N-I-S lady, and how much fun you made of her and how you howled with laughter until we all realized huh, chick who sounds crazy was actually crazy? What were the odds??? Well here is a new lady fo… - 7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:42pm -
Mitt Romney’s erstwhile lecture tour of Doomed America — last seen some months back when he gave us a guided car trip past the dilapidated homes of Detroit poors followed by a quick scold for Lazy America outside a shuttered factory in Pennsylvan… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 10:31pm -
Well tut tut, a Friday news dump: Mitt Romney’s first general election ad! Since it’s an official ad, it’s nice and sunny and banal, unlike the “HOW MANY FOUNDING FATHERS DID OBAMA RAPE TODAY?” ones that his forty Super PACs will be running… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 9:22pm -
The House of Representatives thrust 299 irate middle fingers into the air in response to military leaders’ claim that the United States does not need yet another missile interceptor site with a vote Friday in favor of authorizing $100 million to st… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 7:53pm -
On the heels of what some in conservative media circles are heralding as a "breakthrough" story and "journalism in its purest form" -- the Breitbart.com piece highlighting a 1991 pamphlet that erroneously listed President Obama's birthplace as Kenya… - 12 hours ago, 19 May 12, 11:01am -
In a National Review blog post, Katrina Trinko falsely accused Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren of plagiarism. She alleged that Warren lifted passages for her 2005 book All Your Worth, which she co-wrote with her daughter Amelia Warren… - 23 hours ago, 18 May 12, 11:57pm -
Latching onto a Congressional Research Service report commissioned by Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), Fox News suggested today that government investments in clean energy hurt our military. But experts agree that investments in clean energy technology and… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 9:51pm -
During a May 18 appearance on Fox's America's Newsroom, conspiracy peddler Katie Pavlich made a number of far out claims concerning how the doctrine of separation of power relates to the ongoing investigation of the ATF's failed Operation Fast and Fu… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 9:06pm -
"You think rising cell phone thefts are bad? Wait till car thefts soar back over 100,000 a year. Wait till you start hearing about mushrooms and learn that the word refers to children who have been struck by stray bullets."So opined the edito… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 7:45pm -
I've never heard a convincing explanation (there could be one!) for why swappable batteries wasn't the obvious route for electric cars. If you can get the time to juice to 5 minutes or less through any means then smaller than ideal range becomes muc… - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:46pm -
When Ron Paul released a statement earlier this week informing supporters that “moving forward … we will no longer spend resources campaigning in primary states that have not yet voted,” it was easy to imagine Mitt Romney’s campaign staff qui… - 19 hours ago, 19 May 12, 4:00am -
The working assumption of many political commentators in Washington is that politics is more polarized than it has been in decades and that it’s the Republican Party’s rightward drift that’s to blame. The evidence bears this out—in part. But… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 4:00am -
Plenty of liberals and other Americans of good conscience no doubt breathed a sigh of relief when AmeriTrade founder and Chicago Cubs co-owner Joe Ricketts distanced himself yesterday from the $10 million racially-tinged Jeremiah Wright ad blitz that… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 4:00am -
Yesterday, a Republican-drafted revision of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was passed on the House floor by a mostly partisan vote. This was an unusual occurrence: Normally, reauthorization of the bill, which funds protection and services for… - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 4:00am -
Admirable as President Obama’s decision was to support same-sex marriage last week, its implications for his reelection chances are still being debated. Indeed, the latest polling has been less than reassuring. Both a New York Times/CBS News survey… - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 4:00am -
A Romney campaign source forwarded the following internal “eyes only” campaign memo to me: To All Campaign Staff: I support a free press, except for the press who now think reporting on what I did fifty years ago is as relevant as what I have… - 6 days ago, 14 May 12, 2:41am -
They said no one had ever done this before. They said it would be like trying to bring influential Republicans and Democrats together by saying it’s for the good of America. Who would believe me? It can’t be done. It shouldn’t be done. It… - 12 days ago, 8 May 12, 12:10am -
My top six list isn’t scientifically vetted or demographically weighted. I am not Gallup. Nor am I Rasmussen or Quinnipiac. The quotes selected represent a less than exclusive selection process: Did I read or hear them in the last week? Are the… - 17 days ago, 2 May 12, 6:52pm -
The Electoral College encourages inequality and is an unjust, anti-democratic anachronism. It was birthed by “states’ righters” who were so opposed to a popular vote they maneuvered to have slaves counted as three fifths of a person. (Th… - 23 days ago, 26 Apr 12, 4:37pm -
The Electoral College encourages inequality and is an unjust, anti-democratic anachronism. It was birthed by “states’ righters” who were so opposed to a popular vote they maneuvered to have slaves counted as three fifths of a person. (Th… - 25 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 9:08am -
Curt Schilling Wants Government Bailout Curt Schilling Wants Government BailoutFormer Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has made harsh comments about government bailouts while playing up personal responsibility in the past. Now he's singing a different tune because his video game c… - 26 mins ago, 19 May 12, 10:53pm -
Dark Knight Rises Hurt by Morgan Freeman Tea Party Comments? Dark Knight Rises Hurt by Morgan Freeman Tea Party Comments?Via The Guardian: "A Time Warner shareholder has accused the Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman of using a press tour for the film Dolphin Tale to forward his own political agenda rather… - 35 mins ago, 19 May 12, 10:44pm -
Banned TED Talk Banned TED TalkVia Business Insider: "As the war over income inequality wages on, super-rich Seattle entrepreneur Nick Hanauer has been raising the hackles of his fellow 1-percenters, espousing the contrarian argument that rich people don't actua… - 36 mins ago, 19 May 12, 10:43pm -
Violence Against Women Act: Obama Threatens Veto Over Watered Down Version Violence Against Women Act: Obama Threatens Veto Over Watered Down VersionVia Firedoglake.com: "Today the House votes on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. This reauthorization has already passed the Senate with 68 votes, but the House… - 48 mins ago, 19 May 12, 10:31pm -
Zimmerman Evidence Released in Trayvon Martin Case Zimmerman Evidence Released in Trayvon Martin CaseIn an update in the Trayvon Martin case the Prosecution has released evidence including evidence of injuries George Zimmerman allegedly suffered during the altercation with Trayvon Martin. Accordi… - 54 mins ago, 19 May 12, 10:25pm -
Being Gay Should Be A Felony - 13% Of Republicans Polled In NC Being Gay Should Be A Felony - 13% Of Republicans Polled In NCVia Politico: "President Barack Obama's endorsement last week of gay marriage appears to have boosted black North Carolinians' support for the issue, according to a poll released Thurs… - 59 mins ago, 19 May 12, 10:20pm -
The board of the NAACP, the “nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization,” endorsed marriage equality at a meeting this afternoon. The move comes 10 days after President Obama announced his support of same-sex marriage. The NAACP’s… - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 7:33pm -
JR: It’s remarkable how warm it was globally in April considering that we were only just coming out of a double dip La Niña. If we don’t triple dip, we’ll set more temperature records soon. Indeed, NOAA models predict a good chance of an El N… - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 7:09pm -
BuzzFeed reports that Rep. Mark Thornberry (R-TX) and Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) have inserted a provision into the latest defense authorization bill that would “‘strike the current ban on domestic dissemination’ of propaganda material produced by… - 6 hours ago, 19 May 12, 5:02pm -
This week, the New York Times reported that Joe Ricketts, a right-wing billionaire and founder of TD Ameritrade, is soliciting multi-million dollar ad proposals to attack President Obama. One such proposal, leaked to the paper, was a $10 million, rac… - 8 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:47pm -
by Adam James Ever hear the one about the Icelandic geothermal systems engineer and the Kenyan project developer who walk into a bar? As interesting this meeting might be, it’s unlikely to happen anywhere but in a bad renewable energy joke. Or at a… - 9 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:20pm -
Join us for a screening and discussion of the film Slavery by Another Name, which tells how evenas slavery came to an end in the South in 1865, thousands of African Americans were pulled backinto forced labor with shocking brutality. - 3 days ago, 22 May 12, 4:42pm -
Recent decisions from the top American and European human rights courts affirmed that sexualorientation and gender identity are protected categories under international law. - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 10:51pm -
With rare exception, debate is the domain of elite universities. This is something we arehoping to change with Global Debates. - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 10:27pm -
Across Europe, Roma communities are bearing the brunt of populist hostility. We need toconfront the deeply embedded institutional racism that continues to undermine all effortsto promote inclusion. - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 10:24pm -
After spending two years in jail, a Filipino radio broadcaster set out to challenge thecountry's libel law that makes defamation a criminal offense. - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 9:34pm -
It may seem like a long shot, but that's exactly what Peter Thiel invests in. The Silicon Valley venture capitalist, who co-founded PayPal and was an early investor in Facebook, has said his support for Ron Paul is the best chance for now to encourag… - 13 hours ago, 19 May 12, 9:57am -
The Group of Eight is meeting at Camp David this weekend. The setting is leisurely, but there's nothing relaxing about the timing of the summit. While leaders may agree about the need for growth in the debt-ridden European economy, addressing the cri… - 13 hours ago, 19 May 12, 9:55am -
Campaigns, political parties, interest groups — they're all ramping up to register millions of potential voters. The Pew Center on the States estimates there are 51 million unregistered Americans who are eligible to vote. The belief is that even a… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 8:05pm -
Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, are expected to return to their home of eight years for the unveiling of their official portraits. - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 7:57pm -
Russia and the U.S. are trying hard to bridge their differences over the U.S. plan to build a missile defense system in Europe. Russia holds deep suspicions that the system is actually a plan to counter Russian nuclear missiles, not to protect Europe… - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 7:00pm -
http://now.org/press/05-12/05-17.htmlOn Friday, May 18, NOW will hold a picket outside WMAL 630 AM, the Washington, D.C., radio station that carries Rush Limbaugh's show. The picket is a part of NOW's "Enough Rush" campaign, aimed at targeting local… - 2 days ago, 18 May 12, 3:25am -
http://now.org/press/05-12/05-16.htmlNOW condemns today's passage of H.R. 4970, the House Republican version of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization bill. Sponsored by Representative Sandy Adams (R-Fla.), H.R. 4970 not only strips important… - 3 days ago, 17 May 12, 2:54am -
http://action.now.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6044Radicals in the House are poised to host a hearing on a dangerous new abortion ban for D.C. H.R. 3803 and its Senate companion would ban abortion care at 20 weeks in Washington, D.C., imposing… - 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 9:38pm -
http://action.now.org/o/5996/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=123899On 5/16, the House is expected to vote for the Republican version of VAWA. Call your rep. ASAP to oppose this bill and urge open debate on the House floor. Unless this bill is am… - 4 days ago, 15 May 12, 6:37pm -
http://action.now.org/o/5996/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=123762Being able to connect with family members on Mother's Day is important to so many of us. But, for the more than two million people incarcerated in the United States, that connect… - 8 days ago, 11 May 12, 8:15pm -
Bernard Madoff has sought to spread blame for his $65bn Ponzi scheme to banks, regulators and some of his oldest business associates in a rambling jailhouse interview with the Financial Times.The disgraced US financier offered little evidence for… - -
...Similarly, the White House mostly has sought to stay out of the fray in Madison, Wis., and other state capitals where Republican governors are battling public employee unions and Democratic lawmakers over collective bargaining rights. When West W… - -
MADISON, Wisconsin — The issues were serious but the mood was cheery on Sunday among demonstrators in Wisconsin protesting an effort by the Republican governor to reduce the bargaining power of public employee unions.[...]Draped in a Wisconsin… - -
(Reuters) - More than 10,000 union public employees and supporters packed the Capitol Square and the inside of the statehouse on Tuesday to protest Gov. Scott Walker's budget plan to strip many bargaining rights from state and local government w… - -
Three WikiLeaks backers will seek to block the U.S. from reviewing their Twitter account data at a hearing today in federal court in Virginia, arguing that the government’s demands violate their constitutional rights.U.S. Magistrate Judge Theresa… - -
Speaking from a UPS customer center, President Obama announces a new public-private program, the Green Fleet Partnership, and discusses his Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future that will help create jobs and provide America greater energy stabil… - , 2 Apr 11, 5:37pm -
The President today laid out a number of measures to help America shift to a clean energy economy, reducing our dependence on oil, protecting our planet, and spurring economic growth through cleaner and more efficient, cars, and trucks.[O]ne of the b… - , 2 Apr 11, 1:10am -
Figures released by the U.S. Labor Department, this morning, show that unemployment has fallen to 8.8%. Speaking earlier today, President Obama said:Nearly two years after one of the worst recessions we’ve ever seen, our economy is showing signs of… - , 1 Apr 11, 8:38pm -
Today, the U.S. Labor Department announced that our economy added 216,000 jobs in March, marking 13 consecutive months of growth and totaling more than 1.8 million jobs created over that same period. The unemployment rate also fell to 8.8 percent,… - , 1 Apr 11, 4:27pm -
Speaking this afternoon, the President will highlight the National Clean Fleets Partnership—you can watch the speech live online here.The National Clean Fleets Partnership is a public-private partnership that will help large companies reduce diesel… - , 1 Apr 11, 3:33pm -
Also targeted were the home of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, police stations and squad cars.The three men were making Molotov cocktails for their plan to disrupt the NATO summit this weekend, prosecutors told the Associated Press. They have been charged with… - 29 mins ago, 19 May 12, 10:50pm -
Linda McMahon has been chosen again by Connecticut Republicans to run for Senate, but she faces Republican Chris Shays in an August primary.McMahon, the former CEO of WWE, received 60.4 percent of the vote. Shays netted 32.2 percent, easily meeting… - 2 hours ago, 19 May 12, 9:28pm -
Ameritrade founder and Chicago Cubs owner Joe Ricketts, who considered and then rejected a proposal to hire “extremely literate conservative African-American” to paint President Obama as a “metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln” is demanding a hug… - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 7:06pm -
Dr. Robert L. Spitzer favored gay reparative therapy, but now realizes he was wrong.…he was at his computer, ready to recant a study he had done himself, a poorly conceived 2003 investigation that supported the use of so-called reparative therapy… - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:30pm -
Americans for Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist invoked Nazi Germany in response to Senator Charles Schumer’s ex-PATRIOT Act.[Norquist] said the targeting people that turn in their passports reminded him of regimes that had driven people out of the c… - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:22pm -
Also targeted were the home of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, police stations and squad cars.The three men were making Molotov cocktails for their plan to disrupt the NATO summit this weekend, prosecutors told the Associated Press. They have been charged with… - 29 mins ago, 19 May 12, 10:50pm -
Linda McMahon has been chosen again by Connecticut Republicans to run for Senate, but she faces Republican Chris Shays in an August primary.McMahon, the former CEO of WWE, received 60.4 percent of the vote. Shays netted 32.2 percent, easily meeting… - 2 hours ago, 19 May 12, 9:28pm -
Ameritrade founder and Chicago Cubs owner Joe Ricketts, who considered and then rejected a proposal to hire “extremely literate conservative African-American” to paint President Obama as a “metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln” is demanding a hug… - 4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 7:06pm -
Dr. Robert L. Spitzer favored gay reparative therapy, but now realizes he was wrong.…he was at his computer, ready to recant a study he had done himself, a poorly conceived 2003 investigation that supported the use of so-called reparative therapy… - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:30pm -
Americans for Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist invoked Nazi Germany in response to Senator Charles Schumer’s ex-PATRIOT Act.[Norquist] said the targeting people that turn in their passports reminded him of regimes that had driven people out of the c… - 5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 6:22pm -
(Another quality article from Lee, via JH) READ MORE FROM "THE HILL": http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/194173-conservative-celebs-mostly-not-yet-committed-for-2012 So, while a few conservative celebrities have shown some mild, notable support… - , 19 Nov 11, 3:26pm -
(Once again, posting this on behalf of LeeB, as he continues working on his login issues.) Not for nothing, but Chris Jansing, host of MSNBC's daytime newscast, "Jansing & Co." should know better than to play Ms. Sanchez's claims off as merely quest… - , 16 Nov 11, 3:19pm -
(Note: Lee was having some login problems, so I posted this for him. It's his article, not mine :) -jh) "Real Time" host Bill Maher came on the view to plug his new book, when just a few minutes later, "The View" co-host and fellow media Tea Par… - , 15 Nov 11, 8:51pm -
There is an insidious, passive-aggressive component to bigotry - whether based on gender or ethnicity or sexuality - that I've long struggle with. It frustrates and angers me when I see people engage in it, and I've struggled for a long time with h… - , 8 Nov 11, 4:52pm -
Among the many lies, fantasies, and distortions promoted by the right wing and so-called "libertarians" in this country is the idea that social welfare programs can and should be replaced by private charity.This is demonstrably false. Today… - , 20 Sep 11, 1:27pm -
Traci Olsen honors President Obama's historic statement with an all gay marriage reaction Stabby Five. Plus, why the right won't benefit from any backlash, why the left shouldn't take this as reason to plot more confrontations with the President, and… - 8 days ago, 12 May 12, 2:51am -
Will Romney be forced to pull a "Sister Souljah" or is he committed to non-stop pandering to all comers? Will the wingnut right blow it for Romney in the swing states? And how conservatives write letters to the editor. With... - 15 days ago, 5 May 12, 11:13am -
This week's edition of The DMZ is up at Bloggingheads.tv. Matt Lewis and I scratch our heads at the departure of Richard Grenell from the Romney campaign, and how Obama is playing offense on national security. Watch it below.... - 15 days ago, 5 May 12, 3:19am -
President Obama widens the culture gap with Mitt Romney and the Republican Party at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, and puts the right in its place with his latest campaign ad on his counterterrorism record. You can download the... - 20 days ago, 30 Apr 12, 3:21am -
Why Romney can't shake his narrative, and why the media refused to treat the Buffett Rule seriously. With Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five. You can download the podcast at these links: (iTunes / XML feed / MP3). Or you... - 27 days ago, 23 Apr 12, 2:41am -
Good afternoon Chairman Davis, Ranking Member Doggett, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for inviting me to testify on the relationship between TANF State maintenance-of-effort (MOE) requirements and their interaction with work… - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 7:00pm -
No one should underestimate the significance of House Speaker John Boehner's declaration yesterday that he will block an increase in the debt limit next winter unless policymakers match each dollar of debt limit increase with at least a dollar in bud… - 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 9:21pm -
New data show slow but steady progress towards economic recovery in most states, but eight states experienced job loss in the preceding three-month period. - 1 day ago, 18 May 12, 5:47pm -
As numeric embodiments of national priorities, budget proposals strip away political rhetoric to reflect underlying policy priorities. - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 4:00pm -
In 2011, EPI celebrated its 25th anniversary. The milestone year was full of accomplishments, many of which are documented in EPI’s Annual Report: - 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 3:59pm -
During college graduation season, attention often turns toward the labor market prospects of the young men and women preparing to enter the workforce. We can get a sense of the earnings this new crop of graduates might expect by looking … - 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 1:50pm -
On Friday, May 4, the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs released a new set of rules for the Summer Work Travel program, a part of the J-1 visa Exchange Visitor Program originally designed to facilitate cultural exchange… - 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 12:00pm -
