Same Old from the Nuclear Gang after Fukushima
Wishful thinking about energy generation has apparently induced both temporary blindness and long-term amnesia.
America Needs a Single Payer Health Care System
Even if Obama’s overhaul works as planned, there will still be 23 million Americans lacking health insurance in 2019.
Want to Cut Federal Spending? Go Where the Money Is.
We can trim the Pentagon’s budget without sacrificing national security.
Squandering Our Tax Dollars and Ocean Resources
Factory farms for fish are a growing problem that don’t deserve Washington’s support.
Why are we the Tea Party’s Hostages?
Our deficit is manageable if we’re smart about it.
From Democracy to Plutocracy
There’s nothing conservative about Gov. Walker’s autocratic power grab.
Libya: It’s All about the Oil
When there’s no oil, there’s no intervention.
Retired Dictators
Welcome, Muammar.
Obama’s Dirty Energy Fixation
As radioactivity levels continue to spike in Fukushima, Obama’s support for nuclear power is unwavering.
The Lineup: Week of April 18-24, 2011
Our Earth Day special edition features three commentaries and a cartoon addressing Obama’s “dirty energy” policy and the BP oil disaster, as well as the dangers of nuclear weapons and reactors.
Obama’s Dirty Energy Fixation
As radioactivity levels continue to spike in Fukushima, Obama’s support for nuclear power is unwavering.
Learning from the BP Oil Disaster
Although every major oil company operating in deep water around the world had guaranteed that it could handle a blowout, not a single one knew what to do.
Volunteer Writers May Be Part of Journalism’s Future
HuffPo writers need not only a platform–but cash as well.
A Year after Arizona’s Debacle, Congress Considers a Better Immigration Law
The SUCCEED Act would help immigrants integrate into American society.
Finally, Obama Leads on the Deficit
In 1993, President Bill Clinton and a Democratic Congress raised taxes and lowered the deficit, at which point the economy took off and produced a budget surplus for the final four years of his presidency.