How Bold Is Barack?
Eric Alterman:Notwithstanding comparisons to FDR, BHO has proffered far less audacious proposals than we were led to expect.
Eric Alterman:Notwithstanding comparisons to FDR, BHO has proffered far less audacious proposals than we were led to expect.
Paul Wachter:The rise and precipitous fall of the adulterous, anti-stimulus governor of South Carolina.
Katrina vanden Heuvel:The President will give an interview to Russia's leading opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta. to mark his visit there on Monday. This is very good news.
John Nichols:Minnesota Supreme Court says DFL candidate beat Norm Coleman, and Coleman agrees.
Leslie Savan:Denying sexual energy, like denying stim funds, can produce a build-up that's gotta find release.
Christopher Hayes:Has the campaign-in-a-box model outlived its usefulness?
The Rachel Maddow Show :The Nation's Chris Hayes reflects on the diminishing prospects of a Republican return to the White House in 2012.
GRIT TV :Is there still hope for serious immigration reform under President Obama? Roberto Lovato, Mallika Dutt and others on where the movement stands.
Al Jazeera :How will Obama interpret USAID's stated mission to 'further America's foreign policy interests' while 'improving the lives of citizens'?
Thomas J. Sugrue:FDR's first hundred days were unprecedented in their ambition and scope--and anything but politically coherent.
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Nicholas von Hoffman:Many comparisons have been made between Obama and FDR. But the forty-fourth president will have a very different first 100 days.
Images from the Inauguration, the Lincoln Memorial concert and celebrations in the nation's capital and beyond.

Greg Grandin : Honduras
The military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya has drawn strong condemnation from President Obama and the world. But will the US government offer its unconditional support for his return to power?

Tom Hayden : Honduras
The military coup in Honduras puts pressure on the president to break sharply with past American policies or risk losing remains of Latin America's goodwill.
John Nichols
In Limbaugh land, removing an elected president and suspending basic freedoms counts as a blow for democracy.
Joseph E. Stiglitz : World Economy
Restructure the world's economy to ensure a more stable and shared prosperity.

Richard Kim : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism
Since Obama traced his dazzling arc to the presidency, his stance on gay rights has become murkier, and more Clintonian.
Eyal Press
Beyond hypocrisy, the news about Governor Sanford is arguably no news.
Robert Dreyfuss
Maliki's desire to become an Iran-backed dictator in Iraq is pushing the country to the brink.

Babak Sarfaraz : Iran
At the heart of the Green Wave sweeping Iran are the fearless young men and women who have few illusions about the complexity of the reforms they seek.

Washington: Even More Corrupt Than You Thought!
| Washington Post sells access to lobbyists.
Christopher Hayes
Celebrating the Fourth by Remembering the Fifth
| On Independence Day, the forgotten and imperiled Fifth Amendment bears honoring.
Eyal Press
Defining Patriotism
| What do you value in the traditions of your country?
Peter Rothberg
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Rediscovering Secular America
| This Fourth of July those who identify themselves as non-believers have much cause for celebration.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Posted 37 minutes ago
Forget GM's Plan -- Where's The Government's Plan?
| Create a demand for green cars.
Jane Hamsher
