The ANC at 100
Its centenary is surely a cause for celebration and hope for all who cherish freedom, civil rights and democracy.
Recess appointments are welcome start to 2012
President Barack Obama sent a clear and welcome message this week when he made the recess appointments.
Rick Santorum is neither green nor good
"There is no such thing as global warming," says GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum.
Sen. Kirk: Quit obstructing job creation, jobless benefit extension
Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., has carefully cultivated the image of a political moderate. It was that image that allowed him to get elected in 2010 in the first place.
Movies you might have missed: "I Am Twenty"
Soviet filmmakers were often criticized in the West for producing stories sneeringly termed "boy gets tractor, meets girl."
Republicans cover their fiscal irresponsibility with Detroit's money
While banks, auto companies and the state of Michigan itself have all been bailed out with taxpayer money, Detroit has not received bailouts from anybody
"Are you serious?" news awards for 2011
Every year Conn Hallinan's Dispatches From The Edge gives awards to news stories and newsmakers that fall under the category of “Are you serious?”
David Brooks peddles snake oil on race, class, Santorum
"The Republican Party is the party of the white working class," David Brooks, the New York Times' resident conservative "intellectual," declared.
Solyndra and the real risk to American taxpayers
The biggest risks to taxpayers, who underwrite federal loan guarantees, isn't renewable energy. It is nuclear power.
