AlterNet.org: Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington: Barack Obama Must See Michael Moore's New Movie (and So Must You)!

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:00:01 PDT

"Michael goes directly to the beating heart of the economic crisis ... The knot in your stomach starts to tighten -- and the outrage starts to build."

Arianna Huffington: When Will Dick Cheney's Tower of Lies Come Tumbling Down?

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Cheney is practicing historical revisionism at its most despicable. Why does anyone believe anything he says?

Arianna Huffington: Will Obama End the War on Drugs?

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Is Obama really committed to a fundamental shift in America's approach to drug policy or is this about serving up a kinder, gentler drug war?

Arianna Huffington: Time to Take the Steering Wheel out of Geithner's Hands

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:01 PDT

The issue isn't whether Geithner's a nice guy; it's his ideas, which are as toxic as the assets that have hamstrung the economy.

Arianna Huffington: If Only Jon Stewart Had Interviewed Dick Cheney

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:01 PDT

CNN let Cheney get away with spouting gross inaccuracies and weak excuses. They should have gone for the jugular, Jon Stewart style.

Arianna Huffington: Memo to Obama: You Can Hold Bush and Cheney Accountable While Still Moving Forward

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PST

Why we shouldn't allow Bush and Cheney's offenses to accompany their perpetrators to a peaceful retirement in Texas and Wyoming.

Arianna Huffington: The Right-Wing Economics That Got Us into This Mess Should Go the Way of Soviet Communism

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:00:01 PST

It's high time we cast "free market" economic theory into the dustbin of history.

Arianna Huffington: Bernie Madoff's Shady Schemes Should Have Set off Alarms Long Ago

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:00:01 PST

One ponzi scheme after another is exposed on Wall Street, and so far all we've heard is: "Who could have known?"

Arianna Huffington: Americans Are Crazy Workaholics -- It's Time We Brought More Balance to Our Lives

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:01 PST

"No life," "no family" and "can devote, literally, 19-20 hours a day" to work. Sound familiar? That's our future Homeland Security chief talking.

Arianna Huffington: The Criminal Justice Reform Battle in California: Cynical Politicians and Powerful Interests Attacking the Public Good

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PDT

We can't allow a sensible solution to be drowned out by people know the "tough on crime" approach is worthless public policy.

Arianna Huffington: How Obama Can Demonstrate Real Leadership on the Economic Crisis

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Obama needs to put himself at odds with the Dem establishment: He did it with Iraq in 2002, and he can do it in 2008 with the economy.

Arianna Huffington: Why Every Politician Should Go See "Swing Vote"

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:00:01 PDT

"Swing Vote" offers a cynical and entirely apt commentary on the sad reality of real-life politics.

Arianna Huffington: Memo to Obama: Moving to the Middle Is for Losers

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Realpolitik is one thing. Realstupidpolitik is quite another.

Arianna Huffington: Right Is Wrong -- How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America

Arianna Huffington, Knopf Publishing — Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT

The GOP is now a dark, putrefied party of Bush, Cheney, Rove, Limbaugh and Coulter. And we're all the worse because of it.

Arianna Huffington: Hillary Clinton's Defeat: An Historic Triumph

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Even though Rocky didn't win, he was ultimately seen as a triumphant figure. And that's how Hillary will be seen too.

Arianna Huffington: Caught Shilling for the Drug War, Pollster Attacks the Messenger

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:00:01 PDT

Pollster Mark Mellman was hired by Lockheed Martin to push for funding for drug tracking planes in Colombia and doesn't like being called on it.

Arianna Huffington: A McCain Moment: Do You Want Four More Years of This?

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:01 PDT

It's not just George Bush's war that McCain wants to continue; it's George Bush's approach.

Arianna Huffington: Microtrends vs. Macrotrends: Why Obama Is Winning

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:01 PST

Clinton guru Mark Penn tried to slice the electorate into the "small forces behind tomorrow's big changes," while Obama tried to unify us.

Arianna Huffington: John McCain Sells His Soul: Backs Off on Torture Ban

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:00:01 PST

The former POW embraces extreme interrogation techniques.

Arianna Huffington: Why the Media and Independent Voters Need to Break Up with McCain

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:00:01 PST

The straight-shooting John McCain people fell in love with in 2000 is no more.

Arianna Huffington: The 2008 Race for President and the Search for Our Better Selves

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:00:01 PST

Which presidential candidate can lead us to do more good than we think we're capable of?

Arianna Huffington: What Obama's Iowa Win Means for Everyone

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:01 PST

Obama's win gives us all hope. It signifies the kind of country we imagine ourselves being: optimistic, forward-looking and unafraid to take risks.

Arianna Huffington: The Imperial Presidency: The '08 Candidates Weigh In

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:00:01 PST

How do '08 hopefuls view Bush's abuse of executive power?

Arianna Huffington: Big Money Conservatives Do Not Heart Huckabee

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:00:01 PST

Why is the Republican establishment in a state of near-apoplexy about Mike Huckabee?

Arianna Huffington: With Norman Mailer's Passing, Heaven Just Got a Lot More Interesting

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:00:01 PST

In an age when torture has become a "harsh interrogation technique" and "freedom" and "democracy" are used to curtail freedom and democracy, we'll surely miss his critical eye and his passionate love affair with language.