It is the first week of January. If you had a Christmas tree, perhaps like me, you took yours down this past weekend. The paper towel-roll angel, my son's pre-school holiday project, is wrapped in her special tissue for another year. The lights are coiled around a Rolling...
It's O-fficial. At least until it isn't again.
Al Franken will be standing - in a puddle of some controversy - along with appointed Illinois would-be Senator Roland Burris at the gates of that exclusive...
Dr. Cara Barker | Posted January 5, 2009 | Living
Just a few days ago, I sent off my column for the New Year entitled "Beginning Anew." I don't know if you caught it or not. But, in case you didn't, the essence of it has to do with entering the threshold to a new time, and doing so purposely....
Lanny Davis | Posted January 5, 2009 | Politics
This article originally appeared in The Washington Times on Monday, January 5, 2009.
Barack Obama's key philosophy and message in the campaign and during the transition has demonstrated just the new kind of politics that rises above partisanship that he promised in his campaign. If he wants to be successful...
David Sirota | Posted January 5, 2009 | Politics
As billionaire Republican Michael Bloomberg dispatches his thuggish aides to presumptuously berate Democratic Gov. David Paterson for daring to consider appointing anyone other than Caroline Kennedy to the New York Senate seat, a new poll shows New Yorkers are incredibly uncomfortable with the idea:
44% of the state's...
Ann Coulter is a genius. All she has to do is shake that stringy blonde hair, prance around in tight mini skirts, show her rail thin, pale white legs, spew foul mouthed expletives about her favorite whipping boy, liberals and the so-called liberal media and the tongues...
Chris Meserole | Posted January 5, 2009 | Politics
As Israeli ground forces continue to fight their way through Gaza, there's been no shortage of commentary on the causes and possible consequences of the current conflict.
For the most...
Ken Bacon | Posted January 5, 2009 | Politics
"The current conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas is having a devastating impact on civilians. An immediate ceasefire is essential. But with bleak prospects for one in the near term, reducing civilian suffering must be the priority of all actors. Israel must allow full access for humanitarian supplies to...
Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza | Posted January 5, 2009 | Living
FACTS
The average person spends:
100 hours a year commuting to work compared to 80 hours of vacation time.
91 hours a week at work for dual-career couples with kids.
1.8 hours a day doing household activities.
2.6 hours a day watching television.
8.6 hours...
Marisa Treviño | Posted January 5, 2009 | Politics
The news that New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson withdrew his name for consideration for Obama's Cabinet is leaving those of us who advocated for his inclusion with huevo all over our faces.
Now, it appears it was a blessing that the Gov. wasn't awarded the Secretary of State position...
Emily Main | Posted January 5, 2009 | Green
How did you sleep last night? Probably not all that well, if you're stuck sleeping on a lumpy hotel mattress for two weeks.
Well, one would hope that the super-luxe Hay-Adams has non-lumpy mattresses, but nevertheless, there's nothing like a good night's sleep on your own mattress (in the...
Stephen Zunes | Posted January 5, 2009 | Politics
Ignoring the pleas of those calling for a more credible figure, Senate Democrats have instead chosen Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to lead the Senate Committee on Intelligence. Feinstein was among those who falsely claimed in 2002 -- despite the lack of any apparent credible evidence -- that Saddam Hussein had somehow...
Erica Heller | Posted January 5, 2009 | Business
Like almost anyone else I've ever met in my life, I need a job. And when I read the other day that employees of "disgraced billionaire" Bernard Madoff are still showing up to work, doing nothing there and still being paid while "expecting to be fired," I thought to myself,...
Linda Bergthold | Posted January 5, 2009 | Politics
Despite the bad economic news and the even worse international news, it looks like 2009 might just result in real health reform. Why will 2009 be different from 1993? Obama is not making the same mistakes the Clintons did, and that is good news for all...
Cathy Brooks | Posted January 5, 2009 | Politics
When I first read Melissa Etheridge's post about the selection of Rick Warren for Obama's inauguration, I agreed with her. After all, opposing sides can only find peace and compromise if they are able to be reasonable, engage in discourse and show some level of tolerance. Right? Warren has...
Johnathan Wilber | Posted January 5, 2009 | Living
Maybe I'm a sucker for a revolution... or maybe just for the accessories of one.
Shortly before Christmas, I attended a gay-marriage equality rally here in Midtown New York, "Light Up the Night," hosted by Join the Impact NYC and spearheaded by a group of infectiously passionate college...
Marlene H. Phillips | Posted January 5, 2009 | Politics
Does any incoming president in history have more to deal with than Barack Obama? Two wars of our own, an erupting Middle East, the greatest economic meltdown since the 1930's. Only thing missing are the locusts.
Southern Arizona has a few items to add...
Janet Carlson | Posted January 5, 2009 | Living
Roger Angell wrote a wonderful story for the New Yorker a few years back in which he redefined the notion of extended family for our modern times, and I'd like to second that emotion. I liked his story a lot -- perhaps because I... related!
Like Angell, I include...
Mark Weisbrot | Posted January 5, 2009 | Politics
Nobody needs to be told that our economy is going down the tubes at a rate unseen for decades. Every week brings new numbers that are setting records. In just the three months ending in November, the job loss was 1.26 million, the worst since 1975. We have lost more...
Chris Gunn | Posted January 5, 2009 | Business
The American Small Business League released the following play list via YouTube today.
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Bill Richardson and Barack Obama have always seemed a...
UPDATED: A response from Fox: Fox News VP of programming Suzanne Scott explains,...
On "Fox News Sunday," former President George H. W. Bush defended his son's record....
Comedian Ricky Gervais has caught flack over comments he made about overweight people in an audio, and has taken...
The New York Post reports that employees of disgraced billionaire...
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama is adding a "Neighborhood Ball"...
WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush will be judged on what he did. He will also be remembered...
A Perfect storm for innovation is gathering in Washington. With the government's...
Marcia DeSanctis | Posted January 5, 2009 |