Washington politics
Citing a budget gap of $13.5 million, Oregon's Tri-Met public transit agency has proposed severe service reductions for public transit.
April 24, 2009 : Mike Davis Having won the helm in the midst of a hurricane, Barack Obama is steadfastly steering the ship of state on the same catastrophic course as his predecessor.
April 24, 2009 : Dave Zirin Now isn't the time to cheerlead Obama because those who oppose him on the right are knuckle-dragging lunatics. Now is the time to agitate.
April 23, 2009 : Sharon Smith If the president can dedicate hundreds of billions to bank bailouts, he certainly has the power to offer real help to the unemployed and those losing their homes.
April 22, 2009 : Elizabeth Schulte With their Tax Day "tea parties" this week, conservatives tried their hand at populism in the hopes of drumming support for their discredited cause.
April 17, 2009 The Democrats are making the running to be big capital's favorite again--which explains why the "party of the people" is so quick to help Wall Street.
April 14, 2009 : Lee Sustar The pressure is on the Obama administration to make its plans for economic recovery work--but the deeper question is: Work for who?
April 8, 2009 : Todd Chretien Well-known activist Van Jones will be Barack Obama's "green jobs czar"--but his appointment raises old questions for the left about how to win change.
March 25, 2009 : Howard Zinn Barack Obama is a politician, and you have to know the difference between the politicians and you--what they have to do and what you have to do.
March 13, 2009 Republican complaints about Obama's "socialism" are laughable. But the economic crisis and the new era in Washington are opening up a debate about capitalism.
March 11, 2009 The Republican Party is clinging to policies and rhetoric that millions have rejected. But will Obama deliver a real alternative?
March 5, 2009 Despite their claims, the era of "big government" didn't actually end under the Republicans.
March 5, 2009 : Sharon Smith We on the left have to begin to raise our own expectations for struggle and change to match those that exist all around us.
March 4, 2009 The Obama administration has proposed a federal budget that turns the dogmas of the past period of conservative political dominance on their heads.
March 3, 2009 The era of conservative dominance in Washington has run aground, but the purveyors and defenders of the right-wing agenda remain in high places.
February 26, 2009 Sweeping reforms are needed in the face of a devastating economic crisis. But the debate over how to achieve these changes is just beginning.
February 24, 2009 Ann Coulter's visit to the College of New Jersey brought out dozens of protesters--and left one student facing charges for asking a question.
February 24, 2009 : Elizabeth Schulte It's awful enough to lose your job, but more and more workers face a second hit--when their eligibility for unemployment is challenged by former employers.
February 23, 2009 When it comes to hoops, Education Secretary Arne Duncan has game. But when it comes to our schools, Duncan's record brands him as a scrub.
February 23, 2009 The stimulus bill signed into law by Barack Obama falls short of what's needed to rescue the economy--and of what was expected of Obama in office.
February 18, 2009 Barack Obama promised high ethical standards from his White House. But he's also filling his administration with veteran political insiders.
February 11, 2009 Barack Obama has been president for three weeks, and it already seems like he has lost his stride.
February 10, 2009 : Alan Maass How can Republicans be dominating the debate about economic stimulus legislation? And why on earth is the Obama administration letting them?
February 4, 2009 Over 300 people braved a frigid sub-zero evening in Madison, Wis., to hear a panel discussion on "The Left and Obama."
January 29, 2009 : Elizabeth Schulte Barack Obama is promising a new era of "post-partisan" politics--but that's a politicians' cliché for making concessions on important issues.
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