Is Real ID Really Going to Happen?
The National Identification Law Was Supposed to Take Effect This Week
Real ID hasn't gone as planned -- at any step of the way.
Commentary
Fed Stirs Nightmares of Return to '70s
By Charles R. Morris
05/08/2008
Even the Fed worries about the 'uncertainty' of the inflation outlook.
Ayn Rand 101
By Bruce McCall
05/07/2008
THE JAUNDICED EYE
Two dozen colleges have accepted millions to start programs devoted to Ayn Rand's philosophy. What could a survey course look like?
McCain Policy Defies Math
By Robert Borosage
04/29/2008
McCain just finished his "forgotten" America tour, where he offered little to the working and poor who turned out to hear him.
Hunkering Down in Baghdad
By Stanley Kutler
04/29/2008
Today’s Republicans support the president in committing U.S. troops to Iraq for untold numbers of years.
- Wright as Father Figure
- Nomenclatural Floodgates
- The Real HUD Scandal
- Rockefeller's Apology Doesn't Excuse Washington Culture
- Time to Buy Gold Bars?
- Petraeus Testimony Field Manual
- Gender Betrayal
- McCain Foreign Policy: Bush Doctrine Plus
- Ensuring Permanence
- Not So Fast on Mortgage Solutions
- No Country for Old (Black) Men
- Bailout Bernanke: Hero of Wall Street
- Credit Crisis Only Begins With Mortgages
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT MEDIA
Top News
Health Care Reform Waits
By Mike Lillis
05/09/2008
Former Health and Human Services secretary Tommy Thompson urged action this week, saying 2009 brings a perfect storm to sweep through change.
Will Democrats Unite?
By Jeremy P. Jacobs
05/08/2008
As the primary drags on, some Democrats grow more concerned about the health of the party.
The Berkeley Tempest
By Spencer Ackerman
05/08/2008
For one Berkeley professor, a recently released torture memo authored by Yoo raises questions about the meaning of academic freedom.
Coming to Grips
By Holly Yeager
05/07/2008
Clinton isn't calling it quits, but the tenor of her campaign has changed.
Adoption Rules Tighten Abroad
By Mary Kane
05/07/2008
Cultural changes, restrictions and shutdowns are changing the landscape of families produced by the "adoption revolution."
King David
By Spencer Ackerman
05/06/2008
Gen. David H. Petraeus used the principles of counterinsurgency to lead the surge of U.S. forces in Iraq. In an interview today he talks about the hard road ahead.
An Appetizing, and Inedible, Option
By Suemedha Sood
05/06/2008
Scouting for biofuel alternatives, scientists point to crops like switchgrass that won't drive up the price of food.
Mending Mental Health Coverage?
By Mike Lillis
05/06/2008
House lawmakers pushing for broad patient benefits have been met with resistance by senators of both parties, the White House, business groups and the insurance industry.
High-Tech Weapons Plan for Now
By David Axe
05/05/2008
Some Army officials would rather develop tools for unknown threats.
First Lady Fine Line
By Holly Yeager
05/02/2008
After months of campaigning, Clinton's eight years in the West Wing have come to be viewed in a different light.
Elitist Charge Not New for Obama
By Jeremy P. Jacobs
05/02/2008
Obama attended Punahou, a private school built for Hawaii's upper class.
The Insurgent as Counterinsurgent
By Spencer Ackerman
05/02/2008
Moqtada Sadr remains the most powerful political figure in Iraq. How has he consistently maintained strength?
Calls for Olympic Boycott Intensify
By Mike Lillis
05/01/2008
Some members of Congress are pushing the president to skip the Beijing ceremony because of the country's human rights record.
- Billions for Pentagon Failures
- How Fraud Fueled the Mortgage Crisis
- A National Media Product
- Why Is Doan Out?
- The Down Ballot Argument
- Vets Drum Up Support for GI Bill
- Wild Shakeup to Hit New Mexico
- U.S. Lacks Pakistan Strategy
- Obama's Wright Problem Persists
- Abstinence-Only Education Endures
- Dems Squeezed on Housing Bill
- Petraeus' Ascension
- Scientists: EPA 'Under Siege'
- The End of Cheap Food?
- Report: Bush SCHIP Rules Illegal
- Shooting Down Missile Defense
- A Win, But No Victory
- Committee Probes Industry Influence on EPA Panels
- Michelle Obama Makes Her Mark
- Rocky Road for Credit Card Bill
And We Thought Hitchens Was Tough on Kissinger
By Mike Lillis 05/09/2008 05:20PM
On a slow, rainy Friday in Washington, when all eyes are on presidential politics, this little gem arrived over the ticker courtesy of Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Speaking at the Brookings Institution Monday, Gates said:
Obama Picks Up Seven Supers
By Jeremy P. Jacobs 05/09/2008 05:00PM
Bloomberg reports that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has picked up seven super delegates today, including Rep. Donald Payne (D-N.J.) who switched his endorsement from Clinton to the Illinois senator. By MSNBC's tally, this bring Obama's total to 269 to Sen. Hillary Clinton's 273.5. Clinton has netted zero for today, having lost Payne and gained the endorsement of Rep. Chris Carney (D-Pa.).
How to Manipulate the Press
By Spencer Ackerman 05/09/2008 03:30PM
Want to see a great example of the arrogance of power? Digging through the Pentagon document dump covering its manipulation of the media, Cernig unearths the following truffle:
Exclusive: New Mexico Super Supports Obama
By Jefferson Morley 05/09/2008 03:13PM
Sen. Barack Obama picked up the support of another superdelegate Friday when Laurie Weahkee, a Native American voting activist in New Mexico, threw her support to the Illinois senator. "We need to get on with the campaign against McCain," Weakhee said in an exclusive interview with our sister site, The New Mexico Independent. She praised Clinton but said Obama's nomination was now inevitable. "Throughout Obama's campaign he's proven to be an honest and genuine leader and to me that's key to improving relations between tribal nations and the U.S. government," she said.
