Joan Walsh Blog

⇐ newest Page 21 of 23 oldest ⇒
  • The hullabaloo over Digby

    Does it matter that she's a woman? With opinion writing still dominated by men, the answer is a loud yes.
  • Maureen Dowd slurs the Clintons and the Obamas

    Hillary is Carmela Soprano, even when she's the boss. But Michelle wears the pants in the family while Barack is "Obambi."
  • "Endgame": A gloomy forecast for the so-called surge

    The PBS documentary shows more than four years of bad Bush decisions on Iraq and leaves little hope that the current course can succeed.
  • America without makeup

    Looking at Paris Hilton, seeing George W. Bush.
  • "The Pulitzers are history, thank you"

    What I saw at the Webby Awards. Plus: Lynne Cheney for Senate?
  • A quiet week on the blog

    But a big week for Salon: We add Berkeley Breathed's "Opus," launch Farhad Manjoo's "Machinist" and accept our first Webby award since 2002.
  • What Iranian hard-liners have in common with the White House

    They fear George Soros, as well as women's rights advocates. Behind the troubling arrest of Haleh Esfandiari and other Iranian reformers.
  • Could Joe Biden please shut up again?

    Who needs Karl Rove when Biden's blasting Democrats who opposed the Iraq bill for hurting the troops?
  • Operation Iraqi Neighborhood Watch?

    The people who sold you the war are trying to sell a new approach: Making deals with countless tribal sheiks, not the al-Maliki government. Plus: I'll be on MSNBC's "Scarborough Country" tonight
  • A few surprises in the Iraq war funding vote

    Most freshmen Democrats opposed the bill, but geography was often destiny, as many from red states voted yes.
  • Do Dems now share equal blame with Bush for Iraq? No

    I oppose the capitulation on war funding, but let's be clear: This is Bush's war, and the only way it will end is by putting a war opponent in the White House.
  • Taking Condi out to the ballgame

    Flanked by Willie Mays, the secretary of state walks into a San Francisco Giants game to quiet gawking, and walks out alone to boos.
  • Keith Olbermann calls it "betrayal"

    The MSNBC host doesn't like the Democrats' compromise on Iraq one bit. Will the party complain about his role on MSNBC like Republicans did?
  • Can Dems spin Iraq war cave-in as a victory?

    Harry Reid doesn't have the votes to cut off war funding, but he should stop pretending his compromise blocks the president's war plans.
  • The Justice Department vs. Joe Conason

    How Mark McKinnon helped the White House fight the Salon columnist's charges against Alberto Gonzales.
  • Why did Carter back down on Bush?

    The Iraq war has damaged our international standing as much as any foreign policy debacle in history, so why did Carter soften his "worst in history" comments? Plus: I'm on MSNBC's "Scarborough Country" tonight.
  • Who's afraid of Ron Paul?

    Republicans who are smearing him for his 9/11 remarks, and trying to ban him from online polls and future GOP debates.
  • Wolfowitz won't resign? Good

    Why should he -- or the Bush administration -- get a face-saving exit deal? The World Bank should fire his ass. Plus: My favorite things on Salon right now.
  • Is Oprah the new Imus?

    At Howard University she noted that while her grandmother worked for white people, now white people work for her. And some white guys are mad!
  • A backdoor Iraq Study Group win? I don't think so

    Sure, the U.S. says it will talk with Iran, and Republicans are blasting the al-Maliki government. But I think they're changing rhetoric to avoid changing direction. Plus: I'm on "Scarborough Country" tonight.
  • Fondling Stephen Colbert

    I couldn't watch when Jane Fonda sat on his lap and caressed the talk show host. Am I a prude?
  • Republicans play politics with war funding

    After their supposed tough talk to the president, 11 so-called moderates vote down a Democratic compromise in the House. Plus: I'm on "Scarborough Country" tonight.
  • God save the queen!

    With his bizarre gaffes on Monday, Bush managed to insult Queen Elizabeth and his mother -- a second time.
  • A hit job on Keith Olbermann

    A nasty AP story equates the MSNBC host with Fox's Bill O'Reilly, and airs GOP complaints that he was allowed to anchor last week's debate coverage.
  • Things I got wrong, and right

    Bush's approval rating is in fact in the 20s now, but did I really misspell Will Ferrell's name? A few other corrections and updates.
⇐ newest   Page 21 of 23    oldest ⇒

From Salon's blogs