Photo by Matthew Healey Cr Editors Note: Ah yes, we of the un-democratic, unwashed masses.  How is it that "we commonfolk" could dare hold an opinion that differs from such a great man-- who was born replete with silver spoons thoughtfully endowed am… more »

BEIJING (AFP) – Thousands of vehicles were bogged down Monday in a more than 100-kilometre (62-mile) traffic jam leading to Beijing that has lasted nine days and highlights China's growing road congestion woes. The Beijing-Tibet expressway slowed to a… more »

Time Mark Halperin Under pressure, the Democrats are cracking. On both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, there is a realization that Nancy Pelosi's hold on the speakership is in true jeopardy; that losing control of the Senate is not out of the question;… more »

NY Times by Ron Lieber Like many middle-class families, Cortney Munna and her mother began the college selection process with a grim determination. They would do whatever they could to get Cortney into the best possible college, and they maintained a b… more »

NY Times by Mary Williams Walsh California, New York and other states are showing many of the same signs of debt overload that recently took Greece to the brink -- budgets that will not balance, accounting that masks debt, the use of derivatives to p… more »