Month: July 2009

“Don’t bet against us. We are going to make this thing happen,” said Barack Obama to reporters yesterday when he announced that he expected a Senate Health Plan to come out of Max Baucus’ Finance...

. C.I.A. Had Plan to Assassinate Al Qaeda Leaders (Washington Post) – In legal terms, Kenneth Anderson, a law professor at American University said, there is no real difference between killing a terrorist with a missile or...

The current talking points of the Republicans include the argument that any administration that can commit crimes without discovery during their term in office should have immunity from prosecution (or even investigation) for...

It isn’t just hatred that makes it impossible to risk a near-term GOP return to power, it’s reckless violence that constitutes evil. Newt Gingrich is what passes for an intellectual in the Republican Party, and he...

Putting an insurance card in every American’s pocket won’t solve our health care crisis.  It is clear, of course, that health insurance reform is an essential component of solving the crisis: nearly 50 million...