Voices

The relationship between the White House press corps and the president's press secretary has grown bitter and the atmosphere in the briefing room is often sulfurous. How about a Golden Rule in this relationship? Read More

An obscure technicality on the Affordable Care Act has the potential to cause major problems for President Obama's signature piece of legislation. Read More

The Obama administration's missteps, by validating the perception of an untrustworthy government, have handed the Tea Party new momentum and an "I told you so" moment. Read More

If the president doesn’t pull it together, he risks the rest of his legislative agenda and his legacy. Read More

News organizations across the country should unite to fight this unprecedented threat to the core of what journalists do: gather information to hold government accountable. Read More

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was plenty furious after this week's release of a new Defense Department report on sexual assault in the military. He must lead the change that is desperately needed. Read More

Even after a prison sentence is served, the structural and cultural barriers to prosperity can exact a new debt on released convicts who have paid their debt to society—and keep them below the poverty line. Read More

As uncomfortable as it is for some parents to imagine their teenage children as sexual beings, that discomfort is no excuse for denying all teenagers this form of healthcare. Read More

Congratulations on the opening of your library, Mr. President, but your Katrina debacle cannot be reduced down to a multiple-choice test. Read More

By investing in programs that are successful and have the data to prove it, we can move from blind cuts to smart choices, and begin to change lives for the better. Read More

They have the right to go to work every day, earn a fair, livable wage, and come home every night-- safe, to the people they love. It's the most basic demand, but it doesn't just happen by magic. It happens through struggle. Read More

The Senate’s good immigration bill can be made better—it should be amended to allow LGBT Americans to sponsor their foreign-born partners for residency, just as straight Americans have always been allowed to do. Read More

The worldview that the Bush presidency was passively shaped by events comes across in his new museum like a petulant whine: You think you can do better? Read More

Grover Norquist—the man who has made a political career on a national no-tax pledge—is starting to sound like a DREAMer. Read More

President Putin has long warned the U.S. of a Chechen link to terrorism. The Russian president would like to coordinate intelligence efforts, but there may be too much mutual distrust. Read More

Unlike in the Boston bombing case where federal agencies quickly sprang to action and lawmakers talked about the legislative implications, the response to Newtown can be described as inaction. Read More

While details are still emerging, it seems increasingly unlikely that the brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were acting for a specifically Chechen cause. Rather, their profile fits the model of self-radicalized terrorists. Read More

For those without legal access or the ability to pay for it, an unlicensed, unregulated clinic suddenly becomes an option when it shouldn’t even be in business. Read More

The LGBT tent is open to anyone willing to evolve. It's not our job to dictate how they arrive on our side. Read More

If you've ever watched Law & Order - or taken a high-school civics class - you know you have the right to remain silent. The Supreme Court will rule whether you can remain silent while being questioned - without it being used against you. Read More