I urge you all to read this long post by Barak Obama in his diary at Daily Kos. Some of you will be put-off by his views. Some will … [Keep reading >>]

So the question is: Why now? Miller claims she got a personal release, yesterday. But she had been released much earlier. So why did she sit around the … [Keep reading >>]

Longtime Republican fundraiser Cheryl Halpern was elected the new chair of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting earlier this week. Halpern has overseen such government-funded media projects as Voice of America, … [Keep reading >>]

Let’s welcome Ruth Group friend Ruth Rosen to our blog. Ruth thought we’d be interested in her latest article, reproduced here. She spoke to a packed house at the Cruising … [Keep reading >>]

Ruth Group friend Ruth Rosen sends us her latest article to post on our blog. She spoke to a packed house at the Cruising Club in June on the vital … [Keep reading >>]

This Friday, September 16th, at 5:00 p.m., and again on Thursday, September 29th at 6:30 p.m., Channel 26 will air a videotape of the candidates forum held on May 23rd … [Keep reading >>]

The military-minded Norfolk Virginian-Pilot has little doubt that the conviction of England settles nothing regarding the matter of military policy and its relationship to torture: “Most Americans prefer to believe … [Keep reading >>]

The Louisville Courier-Journal takes umbrage at Michael Brown’s farsical testimony before a republican dominated House panel: “As Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank noted, Mr. Brown even now doesn’t know how … [Keep reading >>]

The Guardian’s Timothy Garton Ash has just finished a stint at Stanford, where he has watched the drama of Iraq, Katrina and Rita unfold. Ash is largely affirming of … [Keep reading >>]

A federal judge in Brooklyn ruled yesterday that former Attorney General John Ashcroft, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other top government officials will have to answer … [Keep reading >>]

Writing in the Orlando Sentinel, Glenn Anderson puts today’s rabid anti-immigrationists in some historical perspective: “An early 20th-century group responded to waves of Jewish, Italian and Eastern European newcomers with … [Keep reading >>]

Writing in the Baltimore Sun (Reg. Required), Paul West attempts a ‘Monday morning assessment’ of the latest scandal to hit the republicans: “Whether Republicans suffer serious long-term damage may depend … [Keep reading >>]