Last spring, Obama and his aides were on the road assuring everyone that the administration's economic program would produce a "Recovery Summer," which never came. Now, Obama is repeating the mistake. Crying recovery, when recovery doesn't come, is even riskier than crying wolf. Six months from now, when the economy is still in the doldrums, either Obama or some other Democrat had better stand up for a real economic recovery program -- or no Republican will be too grizzly to be elected president in 2012.
To me, the story isn't how enlightened we are to allow gay and lesbian Americans to serve their country, but rather how, yet again, we were slow to stop oppressing a group because its members are perceived as different.
On Saturday, Congress passed legislation which opens up radio spectrum to independent radio stations. Anyone tracking the rise of Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh understands the primary political significance of gaining access to spectrum.
On September 11, 2001 and in the weeks that followed, thousands of Americans reported to the site of the World Trade Center to help in whatever way they could. These heroes did not let us down 9 years ago, but on December 9th, the US Senate let them down.
For the second holiday season in a row, the HuffPost Impact team and our partners at Causecast have put together The Goods -- an online store where goods and services for those in need can be purchased in the name of your friends and family members.
As trivial as Ghostbusters and G.I. Joe may seem, those 80s archetypes in film, tv, video games, toys, commercials, sports and music made a lasting imprint that shapes the most serious political debates of the day.
If Cubans are allowed to buy and sell real estate, social differences -- today hidden behind an unpainted mansion or a shack full of appliances -- would break out into the open. The growing inequalities that official hypocrisy tries to hide would flourish.
Sitting in for Arianna, Joan Walsh and Mary Matalin buoyantly clash about the tax 'compromise' vote, whether filibusters sabotage democracy and is Palin for real or just a reality show? They agree NYC should get over losing LeBron and Lee.
At the center of Sudden Genius? by Andrew Robinson, are chapters devoted to 10 breakthroughs in the arts and sciences. Unlike Sudden Genius?, the figures discussed in the book refused to settle for the conventional.
Finally, the department has officially admitted what many have been saying for decades: the U.S. foreign policy apparatus is failing. But the new report fails to put forward any specific strategies for achieving its objectives.
Forced to choose between the recommendations of the US military and the extreme views of Senators Jon Kyl and Jim DeMint, enough Republican senators are going military to win Senate approval of the New START treaty this week.
With glitzier fare squeezing out this special old stand-by, is the new generation missing out on something special? I think so. In short, the film explores the fundamental, overarching importance of the ties that bind.
Commenting on the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) said the following: "Today is a very sad day." Dear John McCain: Dude, we didn't ask you, so don't tell us.
Even with the bitter defeat of the DREAM Act, progressives need to take a moment here at the end of this tough year and celebrate the end of DADT. As MLK liked to remind us, the arc of the moral universe is long, but it curves toward justice.
Has narcissism become so pervasive that it's no longer thought of as pathological?
That Disney was able to convince the moviegoing populace that they wanted to see a sequel to a 28-year old film that barely anyone remembers in any detail is both a testament to Disney's marketing skill and a sad commentary on blockbuster filmmaking.
This week, we turn our attention to the funniest political videos of the year, made exclusively for the web.
From Charlie Brown to Glee, at this time of year there's no escaping the enchanting seduction and spectacle of Christmas. And if there's ever a time Jewish kids feel excluded from the party, it's now.
To all the supporters of equality and Don't Ask, Don't Tell's death, I am so grateful. As the legislation signals a new chapter in our journey, I call on all soldiers to gain the courage to come out.
Like the maddeningly successful author Diane Ravitch, I, too, have changed my mind about No Child Left Behind.
During the vote today on DADT repeal and the DREAM Act, Senator Manchin was at a family holiday party. This is a bad punctuation point to his new Senate career.
Did you know that for about six hours a day most cable networks will just play back-to-back episodes of crime dramas? Luckily, there is a lot to learn from these shows.
While most parents are trying hard to exercise their personal responsibility to teach kids' the benefits of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean meats, McDonald's pushes something quite different.
Santa Bernanke's gift bag for equity lovers meant that bondholders -- who had been pouring money into fixed income mutual funds and exchange-traded funds -- received only painful tidings. What a fall from grace!
Rather than engage in negotiations which will reinforce the need for compromise, the Palestinian Authority has embarked on a strategy that, places its "passions" over its "interests." They key here is how the PA plays the image of powerlessness to its advantage.
Congress has blocked meaningful financial reform. It approved the Great Bailout, followed by the Great Cover-Up and the Great Recession. If Congress continues its sham investigations, culprits will never be brought to justice.