This Is Not Normal

Bill Scher on organization disruptions at health care town halls backfiring on conservatives, Vijay Prashad on the upcoming Afghan elections, "Momtroversies" with Traci Olsen, and our culture roundtable remembering John Hughes.

The latest twists in the health care debate, Tom Pappalardo likes his stuff and Sarah Buttenwieser on lessons from the wrongful arrest of Henry Louis Gates.

Bill Scher on beating the Birthers and winning the health care battle in August, Bill Dwight on everyone's racism, Eric Lotke on his new book "2044," and the debut of "Momtroversies" with Traci Olsen.

John Hodgman, America's renaissance man, makes his annual visit to the LiberalOasis Radio Show.

Bill Scher on next steps for the climate bill and public health insurance option. Tom Pappalardo's brush with crime. Poetry on the Radio with Sarah Lariviere. And Sarah Buttenwieser asks if boys can wear pink?

Bill Scher on the need for strategic thinking from liberal activists on global warming. Bill Dwight on the state of talk radio. And Ben Ray on the risk of increased gambling to close budget gaps in the Rust Belt.

Bill Scher on the critical moment in the health care debate. Interview with The Evolution of God author Robert Wright. Sarah Buttenwieser and Michael Brooks on whether President Obama is a reliable progressive.

Vote Yes Northampton's Pamela Schwartz on cities and towns caught between raising taxes or cutting services. Plus, Ben Ray on U.S. House races to watch in 2010, poetry corner with Sarah Lariviere, Bill Scher on Iran and healthcare, and Tom Pappalardo wants you to shut up.

Featuring Vijay Prashad on Obama foreign policy, Sarah Buttenwieser remembering Dr. George Tiller, Diane Bilyak on how to write a college paper and Bill Scher on keeping up the pressure for health care and climate protection legislation.

Featuring Bloggers on the Bus author Eric Boehlert, and the meandering musical expeditionary Mort Lewis.

Jason Rosenbaum from Health Care for America Now! about the flurry of health reform activity, Tom Pappalardo on the joys of box-stacking, Glenn Johnson on the spot for ice cream and stuffed cabbage, Sarah Lariviere debuts our poetry corner, and Bill Scher on the House climate compromise.

The premiere of a new LiberalOasis Radio Show, a mix of politics, culture and satire.

Valley Advocate's Alan Bisbort on the factually dubious, legally challenged New Yorker article by Jared Diamond. Plus, how important is the Specter switch and Souter retirement?

Christy Hardin Smith from FireDogLake.com cuts down the conservative torture apologists. Plus, can we target torturers without depleting grassroots pressure for health care and climate protection?

The tea parties expose the weakness of the conservative movement. Plus, feministing.com blogger Jessica Valenti discusses her latest book "The Purity Myth" and the damaging obsession with female virginity.

Update on where health care and climate protection legislation stands in the House and Senate. Plus, familyofsecrets.com author Russ Baker reveals his investigative discoveries on the Bush family.

Grist's Kate Sheppard on prospects for global warming legislation and Progressive Massachusetts' Leo Maley on prospects for state gas tax increases.

What are our next steps on health care and global warming? Plus, Eric Boehlert of Media Matters assesses how the traditional media is faring in the Obama Era.

Adriana Barbaro discusses her new documentary on child marketing, "Consuming Kids." Plus, the urgent need to block the Blue Dogs from undermining President Obama's budget.

Pat Garofalo from the Wonk Room explains the importance of the Employee Free Choice Act to strengthen the middle-class. Plus, confronting so-called centrists out to thwart President Obama's budget priorities on global warming and health care.