"The water won't clear up 'til we get the hogs out of the creek." -- Jim Hightower

Georgia O'Keeffe's Love Letters

When Georgia O'Keeffe met photographer Alfred Stieglitz, sparks flew. O'Keeffe—nearly 24 years his junior—was an unknown, struggling to define her art; Stieglitz owned the famed Gallery 291, a cauldron of avant-garde art. Soon they became storied lovers.

Why capitalism fails

Since the global financial system started unraveling in dramatic fashion two years ago, distinguished economists have suffered a crisis of their own.

How marijuana became legal

When Irvin Rosenfeld, 56, picks me up at the Fort Lauderdale airport, his SUV reeks of marijuana. The vice president for sales at a local brokerage firm, Rosenfeld has been smoking 10 to 12 marijuana cigarettes a day for 38 years, he says.

UnitedHealth Lobbyist Announces Pelosi Fundraiser As She Begins Backing Off Pub Option

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the first time yesterday suggested she may be backing off her support of the public option.

Sick and Wrong

Let's start with the obvious: America has not only the worst but the dumbest health care system in the developed world.

Taking the Movement Out of the Obama White House

First and foremost, Jones was one of the only movement progressives in a policymaking position in the Obama White House.

Money Driven Medicine: What's Wrong with America's Healthcare

"Money-Driven Medicine is one of the strongest documentaries I have seen in years and could not be more timely. The more people who see and talk about it, the more likely we are to get serious and true health care reform." -Bill Moyers

Book Review: The Roots of Contemporary Imperialism, by Valerio Volpi

Valerio Volpi's intended aim with this book is to link the constitutional structure of the United States with the installation of the prerequisites for the rise of corporate supremacy.

The Grownup's Guide to Indie Rock

There's only one viable avant-garde art form nowadays, and it's called indie rock. Think about it: Experimental film is waning; painting and sculpture routinely are borrowing from traditions. I'd guess that about 20 people seriously listen to serious music.

The Entertainment Value of Snuffing Grandma

Every day I get letters asking me to weigh in on the healthcare fracas. As if a redneck writer armed with a keyboard, a pack of smokes and all the misinformation and vitriol available on the Internet could contribute anything to the crap storm already in progress.

Last Temptation

The former mouthpiece for insurance giant Cigna divulges his role in misleading the public, the emotional day that led to his whistle-blowing, and what should really scare you.

Maddow: Public Option Dying Because Of Dems' Political Collapse (VIDEO)

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow went hard after President Obama Monday night for his willingness to give up a public health care option.

If Pot Prevented Cancer You Would Have Read About It, Right?

Two just-published studies assessing adults' risk of cancer have reported wildly divergent, and fairly extraordinary, outcomes. One study you may have read about. The other has been ignored entirely by the mainstream media. But no doubt the results of both will surprise you.

Save Health for Billionaires

We all know the privileged need our support or they might lose their ill gotten gains

The Whole Foods Healthcare Plan: Now With 80% More Conspicuously Consuming White People

The CEO of Whole Foods has a plan to reform health care. Not by increasing communist-style government control of healthcare OMGWTFBBQ, but instead by taking simple, common sense steps. Mainly, having every retailer on Earth become Whole Foods.

The amazing flip-flopping Republicans

I'm lucky. Both my parents are in their eighties, but despite a few scares over the years, they're both in relatively good health.

How To Survive The Health Care Debacle

The health care debate has come down to a struggle between greed and hypocrisy.

Inside Story on Town Hall Riots: Right-Wing Shock Troops Do Corporate America's Dirty Work

How the health-care industry, the GOP and one media mogul made common cause with the anti-government fringe.

The rich have never had it so good

According to government figures, 1-percenters' share of America's total income is the highest it's been since 1929, and their tax rates are the lowest they've faced in two decades.

Why Sarah Palin Fascinates (and Horrifies) Me

Whenever I get a surge of anger just thinking about someone, I know that my reaction is not all about them. I know there must be something in me that this person threatens and exhumes, perhaps from childhood- or perhaps from right now.

Capitol Hill Block Party official preview

When Capitol Hill Block Party's 2009 lineup was announced late April, what was already the hippest music festival in Seattle broke its own mold and became even more hip.

Sam Raimi to Direct 'World of Warcraft' Adaptation: 'Warcraft'

With just a single announcement, a "World of Warcraft" movie went from an eye-rolling geek joke to something any film fan wants to see. What was that stroke of greatness? Sam Raimi!

California Sprouts 'Green Rush' From Marijuana

A drug deal plays out, California-style: A conservatively dressed courier drives a company-leased Smart Car to an apartment on a weekday afternoon.

Go Ahead and Curse! It May Ease Your Pain

Study Shows That Swearing May Help Lessen the Perception of Pain

Bill Moyers Weighs in on the Washington Post's Pay to Play Scheme

Bill Moyers on what's wrong with our government, citing the Washington Post's recent embarrassment, asking for lobbyists and CEO's to fork out a load of cash for a cozy dinner at their publisher, Katharine Weymouth's house, until they decided to cancel it after one of the lobbyis …

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