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Chill Out: Pelosi Hasn't Thrown in the Towel on Health-Care

Posted on Jan 22, 2010, Source: Majikthise

She's using the oldest negotiating tactic in the book.

Why Scott Roeder's Defense in Tiller Murder Case Won't Hold Water

Posted on Jan 21, 2010, Source: Majikthise

Roeder has to prove 4 sketchy arguments.

A Senate Health Care Bill By Christmas?

Posted on Dec 23, 2009, Source: The Media Consortium

The Senate bill seems destined to pass. Then the negotiations to merge the House and Senate bills will begin.

No Public Option: Worse Than Nothing?

Posted on Dec 16, 2009, Source: The Media Consortium

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid eviscerated the Senate's health care reform bill on Tuesday.

Unfriendly Fire: Michael Tomasky Attacks Michael Moore on Afghanistan

Posted on Dec 5, 2009, Source: Majikthise

I am so sick of hearing this straw man argument from liberals.

Dispatches from the Real Economy: They're Locking Up the Deodorant

Posted on Nov 27, 2009, Source: Majikthise

You can tell a lot by what gets displayed in a case behind lock and key.

Mom Lets Cops Taze 10 Year-Old Daughter Who Refused to Take a Shower

Posted on Nov 20, 2009, Source: Majikthise

We are very close to tasering infants for crying.

Honduras Coup Regime: 'Break-Through Accord' Was Just a PR Ploy ... Zelaya Won't Return

Posted on Nov 2, 2009, Source: Majikthise

An adviser to "interim president" Roberto Micheletti says just agreeing was enough to gain international recognition of the upcoming elections.

Ross Douthat's Gay Marriage Moment of Truth: It's Embarrassing to be a Bigot

Posted on Oct 23, 2009, Source: Majikthise

The "crunchy conservative" admits he has no good reason for his position.

Pelosi Steps Up as Champion of the Public Option

Posted on Oct 21, 2009, Source: The Media Consortium

A Congressional Budget Office report suggesting that a robust public option would actually cut the deficit seems to have lit a fire under Speaker Pelosi.

Whistleblower on Afghani Election: One in Three Votes for Karzai Were Fraudulent

Posted on Oct 8, 2009, Source: Majikthise

'Spreading democracy' continues to be easier said than done.

Streaming Video: Showdown on Public Option Today in Senate

Posted on Sep 29, 2009, Source: The Media Consortium

The showdown in the Senate Finance Committee over a public health insurance plan is taking place today. Analysis here, with livestream of the debate.

Economist: We Can Procreate Our Way Out of Climate Catastrophe

Posted on Sep 25, 2009, Source: Majikthise

Get to it, folks -- innovation requires it.

Tea Bagger Bus Company Sued Over Fire That Killed 23

Posted on Sep 8, 2009, Source: Majikthise

The BusBank, a "Tea Party Express" sponsor, will pay millions for its inexcusable disregard for safety.

Will the White House Cave on the Public Option?

Posted on Sep 4, 2009, Source: The Media Consortium

The White House is signaling a willingness to drop the public plan from health-care reform. Progressives turn up the heat.

Glenn Beck Piles on Some Crazy ... Claims Americorps Will Be Obama's SS

Posted on Aug 29, 2009, Source: Majikthise

Another day ...

Failure Squared: War on Drugs Meets the War on Terror

Posted on Jul 31, 2009, Source: Majikthise

Something to celebrate?

French Legionnaire Breaks Rules, Fires Tracer, Sets Chunk of Europe Ablaze

Posted on Jul 25, 2009, Source: Majikthise

What happens when you're already in the Foreign Legion when you screw up?

Does the Surgeon General Need to Be a Scrawny Supermodel?

Posted on Jul 24, 2009, Source: Majikthise

Truly a bizarre, misogynistic attack.

Jeffrey Goldberg Defends Israeli Actions by Smearing Human Rights Watch

Posted on Jul 17, 2009, Source: Majikthise

Does the Big Lie still work? We're seeing it in action.

Is Sotomayor an Enigma on Abortion?

Posted on May 27, 2009, Source: Media Consortium

Yesterday, Sonia Sotomayor became the first Latina and the third woman ever nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court. But where does she stand on abortion?

Health Care Reform: Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer

Posted on May 13, 2009, Source: Media Consortium

This week, the White House teamed up with health care industry giants for a two-day PR blitz on health reform.

Signs of Hope for Healthcare in the U.S. Senate

Posted on Apr 16, 2009, Source: Media Consortium

Of all the hurdles facing healthcare reform in 2009, the U.S. Senate is arguably the most formidable.

Enough Dead Pirate Porn: The Press is Relishing the Killing of Three Teenage Pirates With Disturbing Zeal

Posted on Apr 14, 2009, Source: Majikthise

It's creepy to see so many Americans are exulting over the fact that the United States military managed to shoot three teenagers.

Why the Stem Cell Reversal Is Not a Total Victory

Posted on Mar 11, 2009, Source: Media Consortium

The full implications of the reversal are more complicated than you might suppose.

Not in Kansas Anymore: A Look at Obama's Sebelius Pick

Posted on Mar 6, 2009, Source: Media Consortium

Two major nominations on Monday: Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for Secretary of Health and Human Services and Nancy-Ann DeParle for health czar.

Will Obama Pull the Plug on His Own Health Czar Position?

Posted on Feb 25, 2009, Source: Media Consortium

Czar 44, Czar 44, where are you?

In Alaska, Stevens-Begich Race is Far From Over

Posted on Nov 9, 2008, Source: Majikthise

Stevens currently holds a tiny lead, but there are quite a large number of ballots yet to be counted.

Mercenary Firm Offers to 'Detain Troublemakers' on Election Day

Posted on Nov 3, 2008, Source: Firedoglake

This is probably not the best sign for democracy.

Palin Supporter Pulls Gun at Rally

Posted on Oct 23, 2008, Source: Firedoglake

A Sarah Palin supporter pulled a loaded handgun while leaving a campaign rally in Colorado on Monday.

Brave New Films Exposes the Truth About ACORN

Posted on Oct 21, 2008, Source: Firedoglake

BNF released a new short film yesterday debunking the McCain campaign's smears against ACORN.

Presidential Debates are an Insult to Our Collective Intelligence

Posted on Oct 8, 2008, Source: Firedoglake

These faux debates are bad for democracy.

DNC Police T-Shirt:'We Get Up Early to Beat the Crowds'

Posted on Oct 2, 2008, Source: Firedoglake

Talk about bad taste.

Kurtz: Journalists Privately Admit to Censoring Palin Coverage

Posted on Sep 29, 2008, Source: Firedoglake

So much for the myth of the ravening liberal media elite bent of the destruction of plucky Sarah Palin.

FBI Raids Home of Alleged Palin Email Hacker

Posted on Sep 22, 2008, Source: Firedoglake

Palin's Email Hacker a university student in Tennessee?

Karl Rove Tells the Truth: Palin 'Not the Most Qualified'

Posted on Sep 18, 2008, Source: Firedoglake

He's right.

Palin Blanks on Bush Doctrine, Sexism to Blame

Posted on Sep 12, 2008, Source: Firedoglake

It's time for the McCain campaign to grow up and lay off the hazing.

McCain's Mean Streak: He Only Pushed One Woman in a Wheelchair

Posted on Sep 9, 2008, Source: Firedoglake

What's the big deal? It was only one.

Continuous Police State: Hundreds of Demonstrators Detained at RNC

Posted on Sep 5, 2008, Source: Firedoglake

Cops detained hundreds demonstrators on the final night of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.

Media Silent, But Activist Groups Loud About RNC Police Brutality

Posted on Sep 3, 2008, Source: Firedoglake

"I observed a lot of instigation and escalation of violence [on the part of the police]," Flemming said.

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