Opinion
The Will to Fix Senate Rules
(HuffingtonPost.com)
HuffingtonPost.com - Read Sen. Tom Udall's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com
Pawlenty's Populist Tea Party
(RealClearPolitics.com)
RealClearPolitics.com - "America is in trouble," Tim Pawlenty warned Saturday. "Tyranny" is possible. In fact, it's "creeping." And, in case you thought otherwise, the nation is "worth fighting for."
Why China drags its feet on UN sanctions against Iran
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - For months, the United States and other countries have spent an enormous amount of diplomatic capital pressuring China to impose a new round of sanctions on Iran.
Aren't We Cheneyed Out Yet?
(The Nation)
The Nation - The Nation --
At what point do we call them the family of mass intimidation and simply stop playing into the Cheney clan's tired old terror tactics?
Don't Let Lawmakers Undermine the Clean Air Act: It Saves Lives
(HuffingtonPost.com)
HuffingtonPost.com - Read Frances Beinecke's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com
The Scandalous Empire State
(RealClearPolitics.com)
RealClearPolitics.com - Pick your applicable New York cliché. Its politicians fall faster than a New York minute. Bad apples spoil the Big Apple. It's called Babylon for a reason.
War without death? How non-lethal weapons could change warfare
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Which is better in war? Wipe out a nation completely and start fresh? Merely disarm the enemy through aggressive tactics? Or subdue through nonaggressive means altogether?
Jobs, jobs, jobs: For Obama, they lie in more exports
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama plans to create 2 million new jobs within five years by doubling – yes, doubling – US exports. To achieve that stunning goal will require him to bang forcefully on the doors of many countries that now block American goods and services.
Slacker Friday
(The Nation)
The Nation - The Nation --
"Think Again" column about how important right-wing talk radio is to the politics of this nation and what a mistake liberals make by failing to pay attention to it. That's here.
Senate jobs bill: the perils of extended unemployment benefits
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The Senate jobs bill, approved by a vote of 62 to 36, has touched off a couple of red-hot debates.