Bernanke seems to be slowly working his way to the conclusion that the economy and the finance crisis can't be fixed without helping homeowners. As usual, he's late to the party, but I suppose better late than never. His proposals, such as they are, are vague. Let's run through...
Michael Shaw | Posted December 5, 2008 | Media
Geoffrey Dunn | Posted December 5, 2008 | Politics
When she ran for Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin campaigned on a promise of "open and transparent government."
What she didn't say was that such political transparency came with a hefty price tag--in some cases, more than $15 million.
That's more than twice what a book by Palin would reputedly...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted December 5, 2008 | Media
This recurring blog series features a collection of recent news stories about threats to public health, our democracy and the planet which are ignored or underreported by the handful of corporate mainstream media conglomerates, TV pundits, and radio shock jocks who've turned the "news" into little more than an entertainment...
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted December 5, 2008 | Politics
The conversation on who would replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate was ratcheted up a notch on Thursday (12/4). The National Organization for Women (NOW) Political Action Committee and the Feminist Majority Political Action Committee made a joint announcement endorsing Congresswoman Carolyn D. Maloney to take...
Huff TV | Posted December 5, 2008 | Media
Arianna appeared on Charlie Rose Thursday night, where she discussed the world of blogging.
WATCH:
The harebrained lawsuit demanding disclosure whether President elect Barack Obama is a U.S. citizen or not was laughed out of New Jersey courts in October. A few weeks later Supreme Court Justice David Souter gave it just as short shrift. He denied a stay to get Obama removed...
Virginia Moncrieff | Posted December 4, 2008 | World
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has said he will not travel to Burma because he has no "reasonable expectations of a meaningful outcome."
Mr. Ban was urged by over 100 former world leaders to visit Burma to petition the military regime to release all political prisoners. The UN Security Council...
Chris McGowan | Posted December 4, 2008 | Entertainment
Bossa Nova has been celebrating its fiftieth birthday in grand style this year, with commemorations having taken place in Brazil, the U.S. and other countries. The Brazilian musical genre has demonstrated an enduring global appeal, and is the favorite type of music of millions of listeners around the world. Bossa...
Scott Malcomson | Posted December 4, 2008 | Politics
Thanksgiving, not surprisingly, followed tradition: family arguments, jogging, food, family reconciliations. Very little about Pilgrims. The kids already know about Squanto and have mixed feelings at best regarding white settlers. The process of American disenchantment with certain classic stories began when I was their age, in the late 60s and...
Patricia Zohn | Posted December 4, 2008 | Entertainment
This is the third anniversary of my column at the Huffpo.
Much has changed, yet artists and arts organizations are needier than ever. My very first post was on Art Basel which is being held this week under much diminished fire power. Truth be told, I never went back after...
Kathleen Reardon | Posted December 4, 2008 | Living
Bill Gates, the co-founder of the world's largest philanthropy, called on President-elect Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress to expand support for education and make the federal government "a dynamic agent of school reform," even though the nation is struggling through difficult economic times.
If how our children speak...
Jeffrey Feldman | Posted December 4, 2008 | World
If you think the economic crisis is putting strain on the American government, go stand on your back porch and look at what happened, today, in Canada. With the fiscal situation worsening up North, the current Prime Minister has gone rogue -- or rather 'prorogue.'
OK, just in case you...
Tom Gregory | Posted December 4, 2008 | Entertainment
As our world reels with stress from fear and mismanagement, humanity must not lose her most beautiful attribute. Whether it's the open slaughter of turkeys, the horrors of war, Prop 8, or trampling a...
Leslie Hatfield | Posted December 4, 2008 | Green
Ever since the stock market took that first dramatic drop, there have been few companies that haven't felt the pinch, few products whose sales haven't dropped. Among them? Spam.
According to this recent New York Times article by Andrew Martin:
Through war and recession, Americans have turned to...
Stefanie Michaels | Posted December 4, 2008 | Style
Ok, so I know you know it's not so far reaching for celebrities to get behind their favorite beauty products, and certainly no surprise some of those celebrities are now partnering with companies to create signature products that are green.
It's nothing new, really. Hollywood has had an ongoing love...
Lloyd Garver | Posted December 4, 2008 | Business
The CEOs of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler are trying some public relations moves. They're saying that if Congress bails them out with billions, they will only take a dollar a year in salary. It's part of the "we all have to make sacrifices" approach. I guess they think it...
Anand Gopal | Posted December 4, 2008 | Politics
This piece is a joint project of TomDispatch.com and the Nation Magazine, where a shorter version appears in print.
If there is an exact location marking the West's failures in Afghanistan, it is the modest police checkpoint that sits on the main highway 20 minutes south of Kabul....
Anya Kamenetz | Posted December 4, 2008 | Living
One day soon most Americans won't be able to afford college educations.
According to a new report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education:
"Published college tuition and fees increased 439 percent from 1982 to 2007, adjusted for inflation, while median family income rose...
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted December 4, 2008 | Style
Here are my top ten reasons for opting out of Christmas this year. I've clarified my priorities so I won't feel stressed or be in the position of begging for an economic bail out after the holidays.
1) I'm reducing my carbon footprint and saving gas by not going to...
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On Monday, Arianna wrote a piece about the terrifying state of America's economy. So, just like we did...
Ian Welsh | Posted December 5, 2008 | Business