Obama's Updated Fireside Chats, Sports Analogies, and Change in Washington
By encouraging an intersection of government and technology, the U.S. might be able to re-claim what was once a venerable tradition of innovation and ingenuity.
By encouraging an intersection of government and technology, the U.S. might be able to re-claim what was once a venerable tradition of innovation and ingenuity.
Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 11.17.2008 | Living
Obama keeps reminding us that we need to prepare ourselves for making sacrifices in order to correct the excesses of the past. This applies as much to our diet as much as it does to the economy.
Steven Weber | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics
Has anything BushCo's ever done benefitted the people or the country? Just admit it: we've been robbed, beaten and stabbed. Those are just the facts, Detective Obama.
Amitai Etzioni | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics
Just as our silence discourages moderate Muslims, our furor encourages them to speak up. We may well find some allies among those of the thousand or so spectators to the stoning in Somalia who have already protested.
Stefan Sirucek | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics
If America is indeed on the path to being cool again we might see a wave of this sort of voluntary repatriation.
Julia Moulden | Posted 11.08.2008 | Living
Let's not wait for one man to save the world. Let's use the exuberant energy of his triumph to propel each of us forward.
CurrentTV's Vanguard | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living
This summer, I took a road trip across the country to see what's really on the minds of young Americans at this critical moment in American history. ...
Aram Khayatpour | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics
We see history often, but sadly that history is usually tragic: 9/11, Katrina, the war in Iraq, this is the history of my generation, but Tuesday we had a different kind of history being made.
Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics
We docked the ship on shore. We're back to normal now. We have re-established the fundamental building blocks of Western civilization -- we have our foundation underneath us.
AP | MATT MOORE | Posted 11.04.2008 | Living
BERLIN — Throngs packed plazas and pubs around the world to await U.S. elections results Tuesday, many inspired by Barack Obama's promise of cha...
Sean Gilfillan | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics
We have always moved on, changed identities, but kept that fundamental characteristic that makes us chant U.S.A. and salute the flag during the National Anthem with such pride.
John W. Whitehead | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics
Is there any hope? Yes, there is. But that hope does not rest with a president, Congress or the government. And it never has.
Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.01.2008 | Entertainment
I have always been struck by the paucity of interest and support our government gives to the arts. In Obama's opinion it appears the arts have become essential to reengage our standing in the world.
Jim Wallis | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
Some of the worst fear-mongering has sadly come from leaders of the Religious Right who are worried about losing their control over the votes of the evangelical and Catholic communities.
Johnathan Wilber | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
Let's talk about Josephine, the transsexual, who lives next door. If you live in rural America, you may have never met Josephine, and if you have, you might not have even noticed that Josephine was at one time Joseph.
Aram Khayatpour | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
How are we supposed to vote for a ticket and a party that does not believe all of America is really America?
236.com | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics
Man, it must be awesome to live in one of those pro-American parts of the country. But you know, with all this focus on the Real America, how must the...
The Real News | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics
"Obama will not fulfill that potential for change unless he is enveloped by a social movement, which is angry enough, powerful enough, [and] insistent enough"
The Real News | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics
In an interview, Noam Chomsky urges the voters in swing states to vote against McCain, therefore for Obama, while maintaining realistic expectations about the Democratic candidate.
Ian Gurvitz | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics
I am a college educated, white collar worker. I live in a major American city and I love my country. Not that empty-headed, flag-waving, drop a tear during the national anthem love.
Giles Slade | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics
America can capitalize on its cultural assets by creating state-owned brands based on recognizable American symbols. I think we should start with the White House.
Steven Denlinger | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics
In the old days of the West, when someone did irreparable harm to a community, the Sheriff took the culprit to the edge of town. He told that person ...
Paul Raushenbush | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics
On Oct 2nd, Sarah Palin ended the Vice Presidential debate by voicing her strong belief in American exceptionalism, - that America has a unique blessi...
Eugene Jarecki | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics
Change comes from below, requiring massive investment and sacrifice by everyday people that goes far beyond the effort of casting a ballot.
Wajahat Ali | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics
Arabs only comprise 20% of the Muslim world, and many Arabs are actually Christians. "I Love America! Hot Dog! Hot Dog!"
On ABC's This Week, conservative pundit George Will took up the case against...
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Despite trailing his opponent by slightly more than two...
It was surely an odd bit of timing...
I can't. I won't. Because it won't matter. There is nothing I can say...
Now that Barack Obama and John McCain met on Monday, it's looking increasingly as...
TV Newser has learned that Fox News anchor E.D. Hill is leaving the channel after her contract was...
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Victoria's Secret's angels have descended upon...
Two months before he leaves office, Sen. Chuck Hagel is increasingly
LAS VEGAS — Comedian Wanda Sykes says the passage of a same-sex marriage ban in California has...
With the House of Representatives pledging an aid package for the auto...
SALT LAKE CITY — The view of...
My favorite story of the week was the news that Michelle Obama's mother will be coming to live with the...
Rip Empson | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics