BY RICHARD L. FRICKER Watching the conservative and Republican reaction to President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize certainly tells us more about them than about the...

BY SUSAN ESTRICH Afghanistan used to be a great issue for Barack Obama. As a candidate, he repeatedly argued that George W. Bush and his Defense Department had lost their way, focusing too much attention [and troops and resources] on Iraq while shortchanging the more important mission in Afghanistan. As a candidate, he brought up […]

BY JOE CONASON The latest signals from the White House suggest that President Obama now realizes he must do more – and quickly – to ease the economic suffering of working families. He knows that most Americans believe his administration and Congress have so far provided more help to major banks and Wall Street investment […]

BY FROMA HARROP In terms of health coverage, one date separates the most secure Americans from the least secure: a person’s 65th birthday. Age 65 is when one qualifies for Medicare, the government insurance program for the elderly and disabled. It’s become a source of intergenerational strife – not so much between the old and […]

BY JIM HIGHTOWER America’s shouting match over health care reform has turned completely goofy – and I’m not talking about confused seniors at teabag rallies getting red-faced with anger after being told by the right-wing scare machine that “government is trying to taker over Medicare.” No, I’m talking about our United States senators. Take Max […]