Politics

The Prop 8 Monologues, Vol. 1 of 2 - What Would Ronald McDonald Do?

Steven Shehori | Posted 12.02.2008 | Style

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Politics, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Prop 8, No on Prop 8, 30 Rock UCB, Financial Crisis, Breaking Politics News, Humor and Satire, Gay Marriage, Style News
Steven Shehori

On July 20th, 2005, America's upstairs neighbor -- its called Canada -- became the first country on the continent to legalize nationwide same-sex marriage.

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Sunday Night Dinner: Bonding Over Obama and Risotto

One For The Table | Posted 12.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Raising Children, Politics, Family Dinners, Barack Obama, Obama Family, Father Son Relationships, Family, Raising Children, Politics, Obama Family, Father Son Relationships, Barack Obama, Family Dinners, Family, Living News
One For The Table

Fred and I have a different family dinner ritual - enough to lose joint custody if it happened in the early days of the divorce. We eat in front of the television. No "how was school today?" crap.

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Out of Line: Auto Makers

Mort Gerberg | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Automaker Bailout, Big Three Automakers, Big 3 Bailout, Humor, United Auto Workers, Detroit Bailout, Ford, Detroit Three, Automakers, The Big 3, Bailout, Cars, Detroit Automakers, Politics, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Political Cartoon, Gm, Political Humor, Chysler, Auto Industry, Political Cartoons, Detroit, Politics News
Mort Gerberg

Should the Government Bail Out the Big Three U.S. Automakers? HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In...

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Political Parties Are Not "Checks" Or "Balances"

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: 60-Vote, Pardon, House, Impeachment, Filibuster-Proof Majority, Executive, Legislative, Democrat, Filibuster, Chambliss, Majority, Democrats, 2008 Election, President, Election, Checks and Balances, Politics, Constitution, Senator, George Washington, Political Party, Chris Weigant, Party, Branch, Georgia, Balance of Power, Runoff, Jim Martin, Saxby Chambliss, Separation of Powers, Senate, Filibuster-Proof, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I'm not worried about whether checks and balances will disappear if Republicans don't have more than 40 seats in the Senate. True checks and balances are more fundamental than party affiliation.

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An Interactive State of the City

Gavin Newsom | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Government, Politics, Education, Gavin Newsom, Internet, Environment, Green, San Francisco, Youtube, Mayor Newsom, Technology, Health Care, California, State of the City, Video, Politics News
Gavin Newsom

Instead of a traditional speech behind a podium, this year I am delivering my State of the City address directly to my constituents in a series of ten webisodes.

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Defending Liberty: How to Shift the Center

Shahid Buttar | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election 2008 Coverage, Malik Rahim, Youth Vote, Surveillance, Decriminalization, Criminal Justice, War on Drugs, Libertarian Party, Housing Crisis, Marriage Equality, Politics, Liberty, Education, Democratic Electoral Strategy, Climate Change, Green Party, Healthcare, Congressional Elections, Politics News
Shahid Buttar

While Obama has supported many LGBT rights in the past and favors secular civil unions as a solution to the inequality currently imposed, he has stopped short of calling for full marriage equality.

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A Progressive Case for Gates

Max Bergmann | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Politics, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Robert Gates, Obama Defense Secretary, Robert Gates Obama, Obama Defense, Obama National Security, Robert Gates Iraq, Obama Pentagon, Obama Defense Spending, Politics News
Max Bergmann

In keeping Gates, Obama is actually indicating that he is very serious about instituting significant reform of the Pentagon.

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Swingers: The New Voting Bloc That Could Change Politics Forever

Michael Giltz | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mitt Romney, Politics, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Moderates, Barack Obama, Voters, Independent Voters, Swing Voters, 2008 Election, Politics News
Michael Giltz

Swingers are the moderate middle. They don't vote based on the tiny letter next to a candidate's name. They vote based on the policies that person puts forth.

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What Obama's New CTO Should Do

Don Tapscott | Posted 12.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Web 2.0, Internet, Politics, Information Technology, Obama Technology, President Obama, Obama Appointments, Chief Technology Officer, Obama Administration, Techonology Health Care, American Jobs, Cto, Obama CTO, Media News
Don Tapscott

Today's world leaders should launch a global initiative to take broadband to every corner of the planet. The costs are minor when compared to the benefits.

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Obama's Critics From the Left: As Wrong as His Critics From the Right

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Obama's Critics From the Left, Obama's Critics, Progressive Critics, Barack Obama, Progressives, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

What is the message from these cheerless Scrooges of the left? We don't do actual governance! We only do permanent opposition! Coal in everyone's stockings... again!

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Where Will Barack's E-Mail List End Up?

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Twitter, President Obama, Opt In, Obama Administration, Facebook, Barack Obama, List, Thomas Gensemer, change.gov, Politics, David Plouffe, Obama Movement, mybarackobama.com, Email List, Dnc, Huffington Post, Obama Campaign, Fundraising, whitehouse.gov, Politics News
Stephen C. Rose

It now seems possible that Barack's formidable organization might end up with a direct line into the White House.

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Bush's Recession, Rooted in Self-Interest

Bob Burnett | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Greed, Politics, Economy, Economic Crisis, Recession, Citigroup, Politics News
Bob Burnett

The underlying cause of the current recession is the pervasive ideology of self-interest that has guided President Bush's administration and permeated mainstream American ethics.

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How To Handle Political Differences In Relationships

Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks | Posted 11.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Marriage, Politics, Relationships, Political Differences, Living News
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks

Most of us grew up learning to avoid speaking about politics and religion in public. Many of us also remember the dinner-table squabbles with parents ...

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Two Crooks Don't Make a Right

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Meese, Politics, Attorney Fees, Gonzales, Attorney General, Politics News
Christopher Brauchli

"Well, I am not a crook." Richard Nixon, October 17, 1973 No one has ever accused them of being quick learners but when it comes to rea...

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Guest Column: Why Obama's Election Should Be Considered Historic

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Chicago, Obama, Racial, CotyJarret, Race, LewDan, Barack Obama, President, Election, Personal History, Politics, History, Eisenstein, Historic First, Racial Legacy, Chris Weigant, African American, Racism, Black, Llewellyn Daniel, Historic, Politics News
Chris Weigant

For only the third time in this column's two-and-a-half year history (see note below), I am turning over my soapbox to a guest columnist. As with bot...

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What They Should Be Eating This Thanksgiving (And what's eating me)

Erica Heller | Posted 11.26.2008 | Style

Read More: Food, Politics, Holiday Season, Thanksgiving Traditions, Thanksgiving Recipes, Celebrities, Thanksgiving, 2008 Elections, Thanksgiving Commentary, Style News
Erica Heller

Thursday promises the same humdrum cavalcade of Thanksgiving foods for all: turkey, stuffing, cranberries, yams and pumpkin pie. But what really belongs on the menu of these notables this year?

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Conservatism's Hope: the Tubes

Andrew Sargus Klein | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Social Media, Politics, Conservatives, Social Networking, Grassroots, Media, Progressive Movement, Republican Party, Republicans, Politics News
Andrew Sargus Klein

The hope for Republicans is that bloggers will predicate a conservative grassroots movement removed from the Christian arm of the Party--a base as intellectually responsive as the Daily Kos.

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Why George W. Bush Made Me Sick Yesterday

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 11.26.2008 | Media

Read More: George Bush, Matthew Arnold, Patriotic Gore, President Obama, George W. Bush, 9/11, Dover Beach, Democracy, Taliban, Media, Barack Obama, Osama, Fort Campbell, Politics, Totalitarian, Bin Laden, New York Times, Afghanistan, Iraq, Media News
Stephen C. Rose

For George Bush, democracy is bulling through a Florida decision which makes his government only borderline legitimate from the gitgo. It is forcing "change" with soldiers rather than friendly persuasion. It is pandering.

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A Turning Point: But Where Are Our Legislators?

Saskia Sassen | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Global Financial Crisis, Treasury Department, 700 Billion Dollar Bailout, Fed Accountability, Congressional Bailout, Bloomberg News Suing Fed, Bloomberg News, Bank Bailout, The Fed, Citigroup, Politics News
Saskia Sassen

The Fed has now committed to such a vast amount of debt in return for what are most probably dodgy securities, that is has become a source of national insecurity.

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Women In Vietnamese Society

Sean-Paul Kelley | Posted 11.25.2008 | Style

Read More: Politics, Globalization, Sean Paul Kelley, Change, Vietnam, Travel, Feminism, Style News
Sean-Paul Kelley

When I visited a government office, the women, all young, do the menial work and the men sit around, collect the money, boss them around and pretty much seem useless.

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Out of Line: Heavy Thinking

Mort Gerberg | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Political Cartoon, Humor, Political Humor, The Thinker, Barack Obama, Political Cartoons, Politics News
Mort Gerberg

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Should Adopted Children be Allowed to Say "Mommy" and "Daddy?"

Seth Grahame-Smith | Posted 11.25.2008 | Living

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Politics, Kobe Bryant, Proposition 8, Gay Marriage, Civil Rights, Living News
Seth Grahame-Smith

After all, if anybody can throw around words like "son" or "daughter" to describe someone they share absolutely no DNA with, where does it end?

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Nationalizing Chrysler

Larry Abrams | Posted 11.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Politics, Big Three Automakers, Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, United Auto Workers, Detroit Bailout, Ford, Detroit Three, Automakers, Jobs, Bailout, Cars, Detroit Automakers, Unemployment, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Gm, Chysler, Automaker Bailout, The Big 3, Auto Industry, Detroit, Business News
Larry Abrams

The "creative destruction" argument conveniently forgets that it wasn't the "free market" that created the American Way of life, but a working class that was paid well enough to consume.

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Sen. Majority Leader Comment Marks Monumental Shift in Immigration Reform Prospects

Frank Sharry | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: 111th Congress, Politics, Harry Reid, Immigration Reform, Obama Transition, Msnbc, Immigration, Politics News
Frank Sharry

In Newsweek, Karl Rove argued that Republicans must support a policy that "strengthens citizenship, grows our economy and keeps America a welcoming nation."

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