Opinion

Global Day of Action on Climate Crisis

The Nation – Mon Nov 30, 10:48 am ET

The Nation -- As world leaders start gathering next week in Copenhagen, the people hit hardest by the climate change crisis -- the global poor -- will continue to be systematically excluded from formal discussions of how to address problems like water shortages and crop failures stemming from global warming. Full Story »

Female cops in Iraq? Arab women are seizing freedom.

The Christian Science Monitor – Fri Nov 27, 4:00 am ET

"Reality Stars": Sign Us Up Before We Kill Again

HuffingtonPost.com – Fri Nov 27, 4:42 pm ET
  • Around the Nation

    The Nation – Sun Nov 29, 11:13 am ET  

    The Nation -- Jeremy Scahill's important investigation into how Blackwater is working in Pakistan for the US military's Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) made waves all over the world. Full Story »

  • How Unemployment Affects Midterm Elections

    RealClearPolitics.com – Wed Nov 25, 1:00 am ET  

    It’s become something of an article of faith within the lay punditry that high unemployment and a weak recovery will seriously weigh down the Democrats’ performance in the 2010 midterm elections. People vote with their pocketbooks, the adage goes, and their pocketbooks are likely to be awfully thin in November of 2010. Full Story »

  • Obama's Failing: Too Much Head, Too Little Gut

    RealClearPolitics.com – Tue Nov 24, 1:00 am ET  

    Liberals have long sought the professorial president. But Barack Obama is starting to betray some of the vices of that virtue. Full Story »

  • Indian Prime Minister Singh: Pakistan not doing enough to fight terrorism; failure in Afghanistan would be catastrophic

    The Christian Science Monitor – Wed Nov 25, 4:00 am ET  

    Question: You have spoken about a strategic partnership between India and the United States. Is there a sufficient overlap of viewpoints to allow such a partnership, especially on two of the most pressing issues: Iran and Afghanistan? Full Story »

  • OBAMA IS UNIQUE

    David Shribman – Sat Nov 28, 7:58 pm ET  

    SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- For someone who looks and sounds far different from any previous American president, Barack Obama sure invites a lot of comparisons with his predecessors. Full Story »

  • Is the Church Militant Back?

    Pat Buchanan – Fri Nov 27, 3:00 am ET  

    Creators Syndicate - With the House debate on health care at its hottest, the U.S. Catholic bishops issued a stunning ultimatum: Impose an absolute ban on tax funds for abortions, or we call for defeat of the Pelosi bill. Full Story »

  • Ridiculous Idol Excuses

    Brent Bozell III – Fri Nov 27, 3:00 am ET  

    Creators Syndicate - If there is an entertainment trend ripe for satire, it is the begging-for-attention smut routines at nationally televised music awards shows. Full Story »

  • RISE OF THE YOUNG CODGERS

    Ted Rall – Thu Nov 26, 7:58 pm ET  

    a.k.a., Return of the Generation Gap Full Story »

  • WINDS OF CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICA

    Georgie Anne Geyer – Thu Nov 26, 7:58 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON -- It would seem at first, from the international news, that the elections to be held Sunday in Honduras might offer some resolution to the many political questions on the rise of the Far Left that has been sweeping the hemisphere over the last few years. Full Story »

  • Still Doing God's Work on Wall Street

    Robert Scheer – Thu Nov 26, 3:00 am ET  

    Creators Syndicate - Jail, anyone? Perhaps that's too harsh, and at any rate premature, but is anyone ever going to be held accountable for the behind-the-scenes sweetheart deals that passed tens of billions of taxpayer dollars through the AIG shell game to the very banks that caused the financial meltdown? Full Story »

  • Thanksgiving Flu

    Linda Chavez – Thu Nov 26, 3:00 am ET  

    Creators Syndicate - There's nothing to get you into the mood for a Thanksgiving gathering like a little H1N1 in the air. Full Story »

  • Katie Rhymes for Health Care 'Reform'

    Larry Elder – Thu Nov 26, 3:00 am ET  

    Creators Syndicate - CBS "news anchor" Katie Couric recently whipped out her "reporter's notebook" and closed her newscast with a pro-"health care reform" poem: Full Story »

  • Understanding Our Hollow "Centrists"

    Joe Conason – Thu Nov 26, 3:00 am ET  

    Creators Syndicate - The puzzling thing about politicians of either party who claim to be "centrist" or "moderate" is how much they sometimes sound like party-line right-wing Republicans. Distinguishing among these species of politicians can be almost impossible during the current struggle over health care reform, especially when a senator like Blanche Lambert Lincoln of Arkansas tries to explain herself. Full Story »

  • MSNBC EXCLUSIVE: FORT HOOD NEVER HAPPENED!

    Ann Coulter – Wed Nov 25, 11:39 pm ET  

    It's been weeks since eyewitnesses reported that Maj. Nidal Hasan shouted "Allahu akbar" before spraying Fort Hood with gunfire, killing 13 people. Full Story »

  • GRATITUDE '09

    Maggie Gallagher – Wed Nov 25, 11:39 pm ET  

    I've been thinking a lot lately about thankfulness. Many people do not know this about me, but I used to be a libertarian. Full Story »

  • THE LATE, GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA

    Richard Reeves – Wed Nov 25, 11:39 pm ET  

    LOS ANGELES -- California, contrary to popular opinion, is not broke. It's only crazy, mean and at war with itself. Full Story »

  • Turkeys of the Year

    Michelle Malkin – Wed Nov 25, 3:00 am ET  

    Creators Syndicate - As we gather round the Thanksgiving table, bow our heads in prayer and feast on the holiday bird, it is only fitting to take a moment to fete the unforgettable turkeys of 2009. Full Story »

  • Checkouts and Markups

    Susan Estrich – Wed Nov 25, 3:00 am ET  

    Creators Syndicate - It's that time of the year again. Time to feel like a fool. I started early this year, at Bed Bath and Beyond. Mind you, I love the store — two shiny new floors of beautiful things that you don't have to try on. I'm a goner for candles and diffusers, not to mention cordless vacuum cleaners. And they even have beauty products and potato chips in the checkout line. It should be bliss. Full Story »

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Iran is holding five British sailors after stopping their racing yacht in the Persian Gulf, the British government said Monday. The move could heighten tensions between Iran and major world powers, including Britain, that are demanding a halt to its nuclear program. Oil prices spiked 2 percent to $77.45 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as the news broke. Full Story »

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Retail Web sites kept amping up the deals Monday, the first day after the Thanksgiving holiday, to try to maintain the long weekend's strong online sales. Full Story »