"Torture violates the basic dignity of the human person that all religions hold dear... It contradicts our nation's most cherished ideals. Any policies that permit torture and inhumane treatment are ... Read More

One major, but largely unheralded, reason for the strong pre-election poll showing for Democratic candidates for both houses of Congress is extraordinary intra-party support for many dozens of mostly first-time ... Read More

I've been repeatedly asked my opinion of Bill Clinton's angry tirade on FOX News two days ago when asked by interviewer Chris Wallace about charges that Mr. Clinton was inattentive ... Read More

"What's human sacrifice if not sending guys off to Iraq for no reason?" --- Mel Gibson, actor and producer/director of "The Passion of the Christ," widely acclaimed as a classic ... Read More

For anyone following the statistics of the Iraq War, it comes as no surprise that the US attack on and occupation of Iraq has created more, not less, terrorists. ... Read More

AP reports today that "leaked" French intelligence documents report what many world leaders already believe: that Osama bin Laden is dead. Reports the Chicago Tribune today, via AP: "The regional ... Read More

As a progressive Democrat and a Christian, what can I say except an ecstatic HOORAY about a Democratic leader who: Utters proudly, ""Democrats are the party of values... the Democrats ... Read More

UCLA's Ronald Burkle Center for International Relations announced yesterday that retired NATO commander and four-star US Army General Wesley Clark will be joining its faculty as a Senior Fellow, effective ... Read More

As election seasons near, President George Bush and his Senior Advisor Karl Rove reliably trot out variations of the same tried-and true campaign taglines and tactics. Remember the silly color-coded ... Read More

Anyone who reads this site knows of Cindy Sheehan, who became the face of US anti-war protest after the 2004 death of her son, a soldier in Iraq. Love her ... Read More

"Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels." --- Ann Richards, Governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995 and a powerhouse in ... Read More

Oscar-winning actor and liberal activist George Clooney will address the United Nations' Security Council tomorrow, September 14, on the refugee crisis in Darfur, Sudan. Clooney's speech is sponsored by The ... Read More

Because of the blogosphere brouhaha over the allegedly slanderous and dangerous Disney docudrama, The Path to 9/11, I watched part 1 (of 2) last night. (Our Los Angeles Angels had ... Read More

Great and glorious breaking news from AP in Sydney, Australia: "Former Vice President Al Gore said Sunday he hadn't rule out making a second bid for the White House, though ... Read More

Bill Richardson was at it again this week... acting as international diplomat to head successful negotiations when all others are ineffective. Not your usual expectation for a governor from ... Read More

Dozens of new partisan websites newly appeared online this week, just in time for the November 2006 Congressional elections, and afterwards, will be poised and prepared for the two-years leading ... Read More

"After America was attacked on 9/11, the finest military on earth--- the United States Armed Forces--- was sent to Afghanistan to hunt down bin Laden and stop the Taliban. They ... Read More

Huffington Post reports: "The White House funneled millions of dollars through major Republican Party contributors to Sen. Joseph Lieberman's primary campaign in a failed effort to ensure the support of ... Read More

This campaign season promises to be packed with trash-talking, inflammatory ads and sound-byte pseudo-solutions to the complex issues of our day. Before you happily submerge yourself in the political hijinks ... Read More

One of the most hotly contested, and least predictable, Senate races this fall is for the seat being vacated by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee, which pits Democratic ... Read More

Outraged by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's inflammatory August 29 speech on the War in Iraq, Senator Barbara Boxer announced that, when Congress reconvenes next week, she will ... Read More