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Putin’s Crimea problem
Buzzfeed may not be the best source of information, but it seems to be one of the few places with […]
Is capitalism really the best economic system?
From the time we were children, we have been indoctrinated to think of capitalism as the best economic system on […]
Another bogus argument against raising the minimum wage: The “Ford myth”
The minimum wage has been a fact of American economic life since 1938. And yet, 76 years later, right-wing politicians […]
Micro-sized houses with potentially huge impact around the world
Great news from the humanitarian ideas department. In 2006, Doug Sharp, of Des Moines IA, put together a team of […]
This bill makes me want to stick with gridlock
Like many progressives, I’ve been very frustrated by both the gridlock that Republicans have been causing in Congress and the […]
Missouri Republicans copy-cat Arizona’s anti-gay, “religious freedom” law
I am embarrassed, once again, to report that the Republican-dominated Missouri legislature is going down the rabbit hole with another […]
A personal political journey from Republican to Democrat
I was born into a Republican family. Both my father and mother shared the same ideology. I am not certain […]
George W. Bush discovers—rather late in the game—empathy for soldiers he destroyed
More than 10 years, six-thousand+ body bags, and hundreds of thousands of physically and psychologically wounded veterans too late, George […]
From welfare to riches to (corporate) welfare
It’s the classic story on ESPN about an athlete; how he or she goes from welfare to becoming a super […]
Photo voter ID could be enshrined as a constitutional amendment in Missouri
Although it has been struck down more than once, photo voter ID just won’t die in Missouri, and this year, […]
Banning straight marriage in Oklahoma
On Feb. 9, 2014, the United States Justice department, headed by Attorney General Eric Holder, created a new policy which […]
Why insurance companies will undermine the Affordable Care Act
In a recent article at Truthdig, “The Public-Private Profiteers,” Barabara Garson is critical of President Obama’s reliance on public-private partnerships […]
The nothing Republican agenda: Progressive Blog Digest
This daily blog is composed of clips and links from other progressive blog and news sites, accompanied by my own […]
Robert Reich: The war on the poor and working class, in 2 min., 15 sec.
This is the best summary of the not-so-hidden agenda of the corporate class to weaken the tiny bit of power […]
