News & Politics

Rich Lowry's brain

The capacity of the right-wing mind to attack exactly that which it does is apparently infinite Video
Glenn Greenwald

Did a soldier waterboard his daughter?

An Army sergeant allegedly used the torture technique to make his daughter learn the alphabet
Mark Benjamin
U.S. Economy

Obamanomics one year out

Sagging demand and soaring deficits have the right wing going nuts and the president against the wall
Robert Reich
Barack Obama

Obama keeps the heat on

In a surprise press appearance, the president pushes back against GOP demands for "bipartisanship" Video
Mike Madden
Toyota

State Farm: We warned gov't on Toyota in '07

Insurance company knew about problems with unexpected acceleration
Bank Reform

Wall Street owners angry with their purchase

Bankers threaten to once again fund the GOP if Obama continues saying mean things about them
Glenn Greenwald
Republican Party

The GOP's bad old ideas

Bomb Iran and privatize Social Security. Really? That's all you've got?
Michael Lind
Republican Party

Pork is in the eye of the beholder

Some of the stimulus bill's fiercest critics wrote letters asking the administration to fund local projects
Mike Madden
Terrorism

Yes, the 9/11 trial should be held in New York

Mayor Bloomberg's flip-flop embarrassed the Obama administration and himself. He was right the first time
Joe Conason

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Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010 10:10 EST

GOP dusts off Bush playbook

The fear-mongering that worked so well for Republicans in the early part of last decade is back with a vengeance
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Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010 09:36 EST

Colbert takes on Palin's "hand-o-prompter"

Watch the comedian mock Sarah Palin's unusual method of storing notes for her Tea Party Nation speech Video
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Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010 08:13 EST

Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program

Despite objections of U.S. and its allies, Iran begins enriching uranium to high levels
By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 20:09 EST

Washington snowed out

One winter storm after another disrupts government and politics
Mike Madden
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 19:22 EST

Rumors or not, David Paterson is in trouble

Gossip is swirling about a new scandal for the New York governor. But his political future is already cloudy
Mike Madden
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 15:55 EST

Rep. John Murtha dies

The Pennsylvania Democrat helped make Nancy Pelosi House speaker and pushed for an early end to the war in Iraq
Mike Madden
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 12:48 EST

Draw Sarah Palin!

A Democratic campaign committee sponsors a contest to illustrate and caption a photo of Sarah Palin
Mike Madden
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 11:08 EST

Peyton Manning, great enough to fail

The quarterback is just as spectacular as he was before his unlikely loss to the Saints
By Ethan Sherwood Strauss
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 10:36 EST

Census Bureau ad might save money

The Census pushes back on GOP complaints about an ad campaign for the 2010 survey Video
Mike Madden
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 10:28 EST

Report: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses

Brake problems in top-selling gas-electric hybrid may lead to worldwide recall
By KELLY OLSEN, Associated Press
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 10:09 EST

"I will not back down"

In an interview, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discusses peace talks with Israel, disappointment with Obama
By Hans Hoyng and Christoph Schult
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 09:40 EST

NY Gov. Paterson holds meeting on his future

Rumors of a major scandal swirl around unpopular governor
By MICHAEL GORMLEY, Associated Press
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 09:09 EST

White House proposes talking it out on TV

Both parties to reach the high ground by trying to extract a public "no" from the other side
Gabriel Winant
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 08:58 EST

Iran's leader vows to thwart protests

Khamenei to opposition: We will punch you in the mouth!
By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 08:48 EST

Uncertainty in search after deadly Conn. blast

The damaged power plant remains too unsafe for crews to look for further victims
By PAT EATON-ROBB and JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN, Associated Press
Sunday, Feb 7, 2010 23:02 EST

New Orleans celebrates Super Bowl win

Locals and Carnival crowds sweep into the streets
By KEVIN McGILL and STACEY PLAISANCE, Associated Press
Sunday, Feb 7, 2010 13:30 EST

In Nashville, tea partiers try to rebrew

Organizers hoped to bring a group known for costumes and often crude hyperbole into the mainstream. Did it work?
By Kyle Swenson
Sunday, Feb 7, 2010 10:08 EST

The first glimpse of President Palin?

Sarah Palin flirts with the possibility of a White House bid -- but makes no promises -- on Fox News Sunday
Mike Madden
Sunday, Feb 7, 2010 06:08 EST

Palin and the tea-party "movement": nothing new

After Bush/Cheney, the GOP needs a new branding campaign and this is what they've found
Glenn Greenwald
Saturday, Feb 6, 2010 21:07 EST

The pitbull in lipstick is back!

She's "tired of hearin' the talk talk talk" but Palin wowed Tea Party Nation Inc. with nastiness for fun and profit
Joan Walsh
Friday, Feb 5, 2010 21:01 EST

This Week in Crazy: AIG

$100 million in bonuses? Sure, that sounds about right for fat cats who helped sink the global economy
By Mike Madden
Friday, Feb 5, 2010 21:01 EST

The Week in Pictures

Punxsutawney Phil, Scandal in South Africa, Obama immortalized in Indonesia, and more
Salon Art Staff
Friday, Feb 5, 2010 20:20 EST

When communities "choose life"

Oregon rejected the anti-tax zealots and voted for tax increases. Colorado Springs wasn't so lucky
By David Sirota
Friday, Feb 5, 2010 18:33 EST

Another classic Michael Steele moment

RNC chairman's latest gaffe has his Democratic counterparts very excited
Alex Koppelman
Friday, Feb 5, 2010 18:20 EST

Does the Taliban want to talk peace with the U.S.?

A team of ex-Taliban officials is quietly promoting negotiations -- and say their old comrades would dump al- Qaida
By Joe Conason

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