Justin Krebs

Now that we're done chuckling at Democrats, let's really look at what the Republicans are doing here: The one-two punch of distraction and destruction, which is their signature move...

While criticism from the Right sees him as a socialist-leaning bleeding-heart, we on the Left wish he were what the Tea Party accuses him of. — Justin Krebs on the 'outlandish thing...

Right now, as we are about to see the government of the United States grind to a halt, is a time to crunch numbers, find compromises… and not let the minuscule amounts spent on Planne...

Now, the Tea Party approach may have lost a seat for a Supreme Court justice in Wisconsin. It may cost State Senators their jobs, or at least put them in pitched recall fights. Their ...

We appoint the head of GE to a critical role on creating jobs… then learn that GE is a better tax dodge than Al Capone. And Republicans use the rhetoric just long enough to distract t...

If our "leaders" in Albany pass a budget that gives back $4.6 billion to the wealthiest residents of state - a state which already suffers extraordinary wealth disparity - it will say only a little about our governor, and much more about a weakened political culture in New York that has allowed our state to stray from its progressive past.

Governor Andrew Cuomo never pretended to like the income tax surcharge on New Yorker's wealthiest residents. During his campaign, he never claimed he'd extend it. Once elected, he made clear his intention to let it lapse. So it's no surprise that he worked out a budget deal that doesn't include it.

It's not a shock. But it is an outrage.

The president and his team did not "go it alone." They sought and attained international support, meaningful military collaboration and the partnership of Arab states. One country the...

You don’t get people from all 50 states to agree very often, and getting all 50 state Attorneys General to agree would seem almost impossible. Yet that’s the goal of Iowa’s AG Tom Miller, who is spearheading the national effort to find a settlement with major banks and mortgage servicers over the recent foreclosure fraud crisis.

One cannot imagine Miller’s job is an easy one. New Yorkers, and all Americans concerned about the abuses in the mortgage industry, can thank our own Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for making this task a little tougher.

Giuliani's infidelity is nothing compared to his potential GOP rivals, and his shameful betrayal of his then-wife Donna Hanover is of less importance to me than the betrayal of the ci...

"I don’t believe the American people have been asked what they are willing to invest – to sacrifice – and for what goals."

"As we face the threat of a government shutdown, we remember that this isn’t just a political game. When there’s an earthquake, a nuclear meltdown or any one of a thousand everyday ...

If you’ve recently felt a burst of joy in your heart, and a lighter mood in the air, it’s not just the coming of spring. It may be the sound of NYC airwaves free of Glenn Beck.

Ever since WOR dropped the conservative radio host at the start of the ...

I realized something. While workers are having their rights stripped away, while historic protests are gripping Madison and while Americans are showing solidarity across the country, ...

When New York City Council Member Jumaane Williams visited a branch of Chase bank recently, it wasn’t business as usual. The bank locked its doors and refused to let him in. Then again, Council Member Williams did have a crowd of protesters with him and had just called JP Morgan Chase a group of "bloodsuckers."

In the face of popular protest, a vindictive leader scapegoats the protesters, blaming outside agitators for the very real frustrations of his citizens. He seeks to take away the righ...

That this sometimes-Republican billionaire would assert a value to unions must have made the heads of countless Republicans explode and the hearts of certain fellow billionaires seeth...

While America has a valuable role to play in supporting the cause of democracy around the world, it would be foolish to take credit for the events of the past two months. The months a...

The surprising strength and stamina of the protests in Wisconsin are galvanizing Americans. People will rally in all 50 state capitals this Saturday, an amazing demonstration of support for those on the streets in Madison as well as for the importance of respecting working Americans across the country. This is the sort of energy many on the left haven’t felt since the election of 2008, when throngs of enthusiastic supporters poured across the land in support of the audaciously hopeful candidate Barack Obama.

Tens of thousands of Americans gather in the streets of Madison, prompting solidarity rallies around the country as they defend the rights of workers. Big banks, having received recor...

Tens of thousands of regular folks have been clogging the Wisconsin statehouse and the plazas around it for days. The duration and force of the protests have been surprising to many Americans, who are accustomed to our rallying culture resembling outdoor concerts on the Washington Mall. The scene out of Wisconsin is more spontaneous, less produced, more authentic, and therefore, more captivating. It less resembles Glenn Beck’s revival or Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity and looks akin to another set of images we’ve seen recently — those out of the Middle East.