According to a recent survey from the Pew Research Center, Americans view the decade that is about to end today as “The worst decade in 50 years”. 50 percent of Americans have a negative impression of the past 10 years as opposed to a mere 27 percent which view the same time frame positively. This [...]

Media Matters got it right. The media monitoring website crowned Fox News firebrand Glenn Beck their “Misinformer of the Year” for 2009. Watch a montage of the bloviator’s “baddest” bits, along with skewering comments from both the left and RIGHT. digg_url = ‘http://newsjunkiepost.com/2009/12/30/misinformer-of-the-year-glenn-beck/’;digg_title = ‘“Misinformer of the Year” Glenn Beck’;

Seven nominees have been dropped from the Senate’s list of people to confirm. One is Dawn Johnsen. The constitutional law professor was tapped to head a crucial office at the Department of Justice responsible for interpreting the law and the extent of executive power. Dawn Johnsen’s grueling road to confirmation to head the Office of [...]

Today, following the violent protests in several cities on Sunday during the Shia Ashura rituals, the Iranian parliament has called for a crackdown on protesters. For his part, President Ahmadinejad claimed today that “the demonstrations were organized by the Zionists and the Americans”. However, it seems that Iran is quickly getting to a tipping point. [...]

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt, dead at 45. Prolific artist suffered with depression, substance abuse and physical ailments, yet produced an amazing catalog of work which will continue to resonate with a strong cadre of fans.