President Barack Obama addressed the nation from the Oval Office Tuesday evening, announcing the formal end of combat operations in Iraq.  The announcement comes more than seven years after the initial invasion, initiated by the George W. Bush ad... […]

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs riled the Obama administration's progressive critics, complaining about the latter to Sam Youngman of The Hill.  Within Youngman's Aug. 10 post, Gibbs makes his frustration with the "profressiona... […]

The sad political-media fiasco that brought about the forced resignation of Shirley Sherrod from her USDA post is far from over.  At the crux of the controversy is a video clip, posted by conservative political operative Andrew Breitbar... […]

I’m going to do something I do on many Saturday evenings. I’m going to party with people whom I don’t share a belief system with. I’m going to spit in the eye of hatred and spend some time with people that are willing to spend some time with me. I may not like religion, but I love people, and I love a good party. Screw the book burners and protesters, Liam’s […]

If an actress delivers an Oscar-worthy performance but but no one sees it in the theatre can she win? That cinematic equivalent of the old tree falling in the forest dilemma ran through my mind after watching Ashley Judd’s remarkable, heart-achingly beautiful performance in “Helen.” The riveting film, which made the festival rounds last year […]

America’s middle class has been under attack for about 30 years. One of the main goal of Reagan, the Republicans and the pro-corporate Democrats was to dismantle the few critical social programs and safety nets put together by FDR and later Lyndon Johnson. Bush Sr. kept pushing for the same social Darwinist policies of deconstruction […]

2008: Shares of United Airlines parent UAL plunge 76 percent before closing down 11 percent for the day after a six-year-old Chicago Tribune article on the carrier’s 2002 bankruptcy filing is mistakenly posted online by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and subsequently distributed by Income Securities Advisors of Miami Lakes, Florida. 1999: Urban climber Alain […]

pastINprint: RT @Karoli: If you had any doubt that there were republicans trolling as disgruntled dems, look no further http://bit.ly/drwXiO […]

pastINprint: My pleasure, @shadowfax_rulz ! Happy to have made your day. :) […]

pastINprint: RT @MaddowBlog: Go ahead and thank the GOP for Iraq: http://bit.ly/aQOLGO (#Maddow clip w/text) […]

pastINprint: RT @Mercypolitics: Climate Change: The Question Of Bread | NEWS JUNKIE POST http://bit.ly/bGKe2x […]

pastINprint: Obama Announces End of Combat Ops in Iraq : Video http://bit.ly/apQfU4 via @Care2Causes […]