Bush has new plan to avoid Congress

It's not quite signing statements, where President George W. Bush used legal means to "interpret" laws, allowing him to avoid Congressional directives, but the White House is now planning to implement as much new policy "as it can" by administrative order "after concluding that President Bush cannot do much business with the Democratic leadership."

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Where Does the Right-Wing End and the Media Begin?

Economist Paul Krugman on how the right-wing media machine is destroying social progress.

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FCC Set To End Sole Cable Deals For Apartments

Can I get that in writing?

Commission officials and consumer groups said the new rule could significantly lower cable prices for millions of subscribers who live in apartment buildings and have had no choice in selecting a company for paid television.

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Fearing Fear Itself

Many of the men who hope to be the next president have made unreasoning, unjustified terror the centerpiece of their campaigns. The American people realize that politicians who run around crying about how afraid they are don't qualify as leaders of the United States, nor are they able to properly represent the American people.

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Five Years Ago, Yesterday

Telecom Amnesty Whipcount

FCC Hearing Shuts Out the Public

In an appalling act of stubborn disregard of his duties as a public servant, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has called a hearing on media ownership regulations for next Thursday, October 31, 2007, just five business days from now. Congress and the American people overwhelmingly oppose relaxation of the rules, so Martin is trying another end run.

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