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Solid progressive Senators like Russ Feingold, the sole Senate vote against the PATRIOT Act, are feeling the lash this election cycle because of misplaced anger from the Tea Partiers and Republicans decrying "big government" while enjoying cash from big business.

Rahm’s alleged biggest asset—his ties to Capitol Hill and intricate knowledge of Beltway politics—has paid few dividends for Obama. Shaking up the White House should start with him.

By any measure this country is in an ugly mood. Double-digit unemployment and a growing sense that the environment, economy, and empire are heading south, has Americans walking with a stoop and a scowl. We have seen this mood become a temper-tantrum in the world of sports.

Beck and his people, goes the emerging consensus, are good, polite, and tolerant. And, oh yeah, they’re not political.

A group of Milwaukee activists asked Bud Selig why the 2011 All-Star Game was going to be played in Arizona. The answer issued by his public relaions firm needs to be read to be believed.

Everyone is spinning the Iraq mission's so-called end but no one's willing to accept defeat.

The first and most ferocious Mama Grizzly rose up in response to a desire for right-wing female leadership.

A conservative hedge fund tycoon who made a fortune exploiting impoverished African nations is now generously bankrolling the GOP.

As long as rightwingers remain the loudest voices talking about race, they'll continue to dominate the conversation.

Albert Pujols, the star slugger of the St. Louis Cardinals, has spoken out heroically against Arizona's SB 1070. Speaking at Glenn Beck's obscene "I Have a Scheme" rally is no way to advance the cause of immigrant rights.