Going Rouge Skewers Palin

Geoffrey Dunn, 10.31.2009

Award-winning journalist, filmmaker and historian

One thing is certain: You will read far more about the real Sarah Palin in Going Rouge than you ever will in her own memoirs, being published by (who else?) Rupert Murdoch.

One Year After Election Day: The Verdict on Obama

Andy Ostroy, 11.01.2009

New York City-based political analyst

Has President Obama done a good job in office, or is he destined to suffer the same fate of Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush, as unmemorable, ineffective one-term chief executives?

America: One Tick Closer to God

Tom Gregory, 10.31.2009

Actor, radio personality, and Tony nominated producer

For the first time in over a decade, with the swing of a pen, President Obama turned his back on the right wing's ridiculous rhetoric by doing the right thing, and signing the Hate Crimes Bill.

Biased Media, Dirty Tricks and Special Interests Drove Out Republican

Chris Kelly, 10.31.2009

Writer, Real Time with Bill Maher

Dede Scozzafava was driven out of the New York race by Doug Hoffman's out-of-state money and dirty tricks. This might explain why she declined to endorse Hoffman in her resignation.

Hillary Would Have Made a Terrific Vice President, Bill Notwithstanding

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 11.01.2009

Political Analyst and Social Issues Commentator

The thinking among Team Obama was that Bill would have meddled, bossed, shoved his weight around, and been an insufferable know-it-all wise guy on policy issues.

President Obama After One Year

Dean Baker, 11.01.2009

Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research

A year after President Obama's election, progressives can say that we got pretty much what we had a right to expect: a centrist agenda in office.

The Strange Bedfellows of the Census Boycott

Daniel Cubias, 10.31.2009

The Hispanic Fanatic.

I expected the neocons to get upset over the census. What surprised me is that some Latino groups have joined people like noted nutjob Congresswoman Michele Bachmann in calling for a boycott.

Russell Ackoff, "Einstein of Problem Solving," Has Died

Steven G. Brant, 11.01.2009

Developer of sustainable local, national, and international development strategies

Russell L. Ackoff, Professor Emeritus of The Wharton School, transformed the world of problem solving just as Albert Einstein transformed he world of science.

Will Obama Go to Dover After He Reveals His Afghanistan Plan?

Byron Williams, 11.01.2009

Syndicated Columnist, pastor of the Resurrection Community Church Oakland, CA

After taking office, President Barack Obama lifted the official ban on press coverage of soldier caskets, and this week he lifted the unofficial ban placed on the Commander in Chief visiting Dover.

Who Will Step Into Ted Kennedy's Shoes on Health Care

Sandy Maisel, 10.31.2009

Director, Goldfarb Center for Public Policy, Colby College

Some see Kennedy's legacy as the roaring liberal lion, ready to express moral outrage. And surely he was that. But his lasting legacy may well be as the respected legislator who could reach across the aisle.

Conservatives/Republicans Have "New Rules" for President Obama

Judge H. Lee Sarokin, 10.31.2009

Retired in 1996 after 17 years on the federal bench.

New Rule: Don't engage in the outrageous, unethical practice of inviting your friends and donors to use the bowling alley at the White House. Instead give them no-bid contracts like we did for Halliburton.

Dems in House to Pass Resolution Defending Gaza War

MJ Rosenberg, 10.31.2009

Senior Fellow Media Matters Action Network

Some of the very House members who denounce the Iraq war, the Afghanistan war and God knows how many other US military actions (often rightly) go mute when it comes to Israel.

The Public Option in Congress Is Now a Sham. Who Cares If Lieberman Kills It?

Miles Mogulescu, 10.30.2009

Entertainment attorney, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, writer, activist

With or without a fraudulent public option, millions of Americans who will be required to buy insurance or pay a fine will see their premiums skyrocket.

A Sad Day for Californians: Gavin Newsom's Withdrawl from the Race for Governor

Sarah Granger, 10.30.2009

Founder of PublicEdge and a Contributing Editor for techPresident.

While I'm saddened he will not be continuing his run for Governor of California at this time, I feel lucky we still have Mayor Newsom in San Francisco to continue fighting the good fight.

The Environment and the Economy

Sen. Bernie Sanders, 10.30.2009

Independent U.S. Senator from Vermont

As we struggle with this economic crisis, it is imperative that we create millions of good-paying jobs. And the interesting thing here is that good environmental policy is good economic policy.

A Hypocrite Bashes Immigrants

Gautam Dutta, 10.30.2009

David Vitter just introduced a bill that would ban millions of immigrants from being counted in the census. This bill is undemocratic, unconstitutional, and un-American.

Is This Any Way to Treat Our Heroes?

Joan E. Dowlin, 10.30.2009

Freelance musician (French hornist) from the Philadelphia, PA area.

43% of homeless males over 25 are veterans. What kind of a country are we when the men and women who fight for us overseas return to a system that neglects and discards them at home?

New Orleans: The Corps Defends the Future

Harry Shearer, 10.30.2009

Actor, author, director, satirist, musician, radio host, playwright, multi-media artist

I'm preparing to make a documentary film on the causes of the flooding of New Orleans, and so I decided to attend one of the community outreach meetings the Corps of Engineers holds.