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Joel McNally: GOP just can 't give enough to Big Oil
As we are nearing the end of eight years of government of, for and by the oil industry, we may have finally reached the point in our history where the oily guys who run Big Oil no longer have any power to fool us. read story
Roland S. Martin: Was burglary worth killing 2 men?
Joe Horn may be praised by gun enthusiasts and thrill seekers as a no-nonsense guy who got fed up with crime in America by pulling out his shotgun and blasting two men to their deaths, but there is no doubt that the Texas man will be haunted by his fatal decision. read story
FEMA officials: More flood relief is on the way
FEMA and state emergency management officials are very concerned about many counties — such as Jefferson, Richland, Rock and Sauk — still fighting devastating flooding. read story
Rosa Brooks: Constitution not just for easy times
"The Constitution is not a suicide pact." After 9/11, that saw -- originally coined by Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson -- was dusted off. Lately, it's been getting a heavy workout. read story
E.J. Dionne: Obama 's on the right culture track
Barack Obama keeps trying to end the wars over culture and religion, and good for him. The 1960s are so 40 years ago. But Obama's opponents, as well as some of his friends, won't let him do it. read story
J.B. Van Hollen: Great progress at state Crime Lab
Even before I became attorney general, I knew that there was nothing more I could do to promote public safety and support local law enforcement than getting rid of the enormous DNA backlog at Wisconsin's Crime Laboratory. read story
Rinku Sen: Time for policy to catch up to our palates
On this Fourth of July, I will be eating hot dogs. While I was trying to fit in as an Indian immigrant child throughout the 1970s, they represented the quintessential American food. read story
Amy Goodman: It's not the man, it's the movement
I was on a panel at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado this week when Newsweek's Jonathan Alter asked me, "Is Obama a sellout?" The question isn't whether he is a sellout or not -- it's about what demands are made by grass-roots social movements of those who would represent them. read story
Dick Vander Woude: Still waiting for justice for all
No effort to express national pride on Independence Day is complete without including pride in our collective progress toward improving the conditions of 1776, when we stated to the world that "all men are created equal." read story
