Obama Advisor Lowers Speech Expectations
Race will "remain tight as a tick" he says
Politics
Forty Years Ago At the Democratic Convention: Democrats, War and Intervention
Democrats have been more rhetorically anti-war than actually so
Kamala Harris Has Usefully Poor Memory of How Mortgage Settlement Was Spent
It's just as well. How California is spending its portion of the money is slightly better than what Harris wanted.
British Labour Leader Proposes Permanent Wealth Tax
Because being seen a haven for French money and entrepreneurs sucks
Romney Likes to Fire People, But Will He Fire Teachers?
A look at the education planks in the two party platforms
Poor People Need Goodies, Too, Says Clinton
The former president reaches beyond the much-cultivated middle class
Unions Dominant at DNC, But Losing Clout Elsewhere
Percentage of cars purchased that were built by unionized crews dropping
Putin Weighs in on Assange Case
Calls it "political," accuses Britain of double-standards on extradition
Obama's Theme for Tonight: "Promises Kept"
Guessing medical marijuana won't be included in that video package
The War in Yemen; 100+ Drone Strikes Since May 2011
Media reports of a drone strike in Yemen that killed ten civilians, including women and children, briefly brings the war in Yemen into focus
Palestinians Criticize DNC Platform Change on Jerusalem
The language is at odds with U.S. policy calling for the status of Jerusalem to be resolved through negotiations
Democrats Lose Their Grip on Reality
Apparently, America was an awful place before Obama showed up.
Villaraigosa Defends Decision on Controversial God, Jerusalem DNC Vote
Did two-thirds actually approve platform change?
Former NY Chief Unemployment Judge Claims He Was Squeezed Out in Lawsuit
Says he was removed from his position for trying to stop the use of state and federal unemployment money on audits for decades-old compliance orders
Karzai Taps Suspected Torturer, Drug Trafficker as Intelligence Chief
We're paying for Afghanistan's rotten government in American blood and treasure
The Party of Corporate Welfare vs. the Other Party of Corporate Welfare
Elizabeth Warren picks the wrong evening to make a point.
Tom Brokaw Hospitalized in North Carolina
MSNBC rep says he was taken to hospital out of "abundance of caution"
CIA's Iraq Defense: Saddam Hussein Lied About WMDs Before, We Thought He Was Lying Again
FOIA request reveals CIA's explanation for Iraq War intelligence failure
Nickelodeon Apologizes for Jason Biggs' Vulgar RNC Tweets
The channel linked to the actor's Twitter account to a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle feed because the actor is voicing Leonardo
Clinton Stretched His Time and the Truth at DNC
Clinton's speech started in primetime but ended after it, he officially entered Barack Obama's name for the Democratic nomination
Court: L.A. Can't Destroy Homeless People's Property
The city appealed a previous ruling. The destruction of the property was found to violate Fourth Amendment rights
