By Bill Press
Tribune Media Services
It didn’t take long.
Six weeks ago, after Democrats took what President Obama called a real “shellacking” in the midterm elections, pundits fell all over themselves writing Obama’s political obituary. Whether liberal or conservative, … Read more »
From Creators.com
Richard Holbrooke was a legend, the high priest of what we used to call the “priesthood” (even though they finally did let Madeleine in), the foreign policy elite that played musical chairs whenever a Democrat was running for … Read more »
DelawareOnline.com
Richard Holbrooke’s legacy goes well beyond the critical role he played in bringing a decade of fragile peace in the Balkans, welcoming a reunified Germany in an expanding NATO and normalizing relations with China. He also leaves a vast, … Read more »
By Paul Krugman – The New York Times.
Hypocrisy never goes out of style, but, even so, 2010 was something special. For it was the year of budget doubletalk — the year of arsonists posing as firemen, of people railing … Read more »
By Robert Reich – The Huffington Post.
What will happen to the US economy in 2011? If you’re referring to profits of big corporations and Wall Street, next year is likely to be a good one. But if you’re referring … Read more »
ThinkProgress.org
For nearly a year, Congress has discussed and publicly debated the DREAM Act, the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and the new START treaty — three major Democratic priorities. The debate has occurred on television, in committees, on … Read more »
By Carly Schwartz – Huffington Post
On the heels of World AIDS Day comes a stunning medical breakthrough: Doctors believe an HIV-positive man who underwent a stem cell transplant has been cured as a result of the procedure.
Timothy Ray … Read more »
By JAMES LEDBETTER – The New York Times
LAST week the National Archives released a trove of drafts and notes that shed new light on President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell address, in which he warned America about the “military-industrial complex.” … Read more »
by: Mike Lux – Openleft.com
Rather than writing just another blog post today, I am feeling the need to write an open letter to the President.
Dear Mr. President,
I think I speak for a lot of folks in writing … Read more »
America’s budget deficit: Sorting out America’s fiscal mess is relatively simple. What’s needed is political courage.
LAST week Asia, this week Europe: no wonder Barack Obama has been to so many foreign summits since his party took a pounding in … Read more »
