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Romney turns his back on his home state
If you want to see how convoluted Mitt Romney’s record is regarding what to do to help the American auto... -
How poor do you have to be to qualify for the safety net in 2012?
Mitt Romney says he’s not worried about the poorest people in America, because they have a safety net. President Obama... -
US approves new reactors, while Fukushima radiation is killing Americans
A study originally published in December 2011 came to the conclusion that the US death rate may have increased by... -
I answered your questions, now where’s my free cruise to the Bahamas?
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Keeping us barefoot and pregnant
The recent, manufactured controversy over insurance coverage for birth control coincided with receipt of my copy of a small book with facts... -
Citizens United backlash creates surprising bedfellows and a reason for optimism
In this time of hyper-partisanship, blowback from the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in the Citizens United case is throwing some... -
Notes from a protest: weirdness and Westboro Baptist Church
In case you’ve been living under a rock: members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas are notorious for... -
The Fox Effect
A new book, set for release on February 21, 2012, uses leaked emails and Fox Network employees’ own words to... -
How Republicans mythologize their history
In a refreshing and somewhat unusual statement following President Obama’s State of the Union address, Missouri Congressman Lacy Clay said,... -
Wisconsin could elect first openly gay woman to U.S. senate
The recall of Governor Scott Walker has dominated national reporting on Wisconsin. But there is another very interesting Wisconsin race... -
Crowdsourcing helps solve the Super PAC funding puzzle
Under Citizens United, Super PAC donors’ identities are shrouded in secrecy, but The Caucus, a New York Times blog, has... -
Buddy Roemer: The lost candidate of 2012
Whether you’re a Republican, Democrat, Independent, or member of any other political party, chances are that you will find at...
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I answered your questions, now where’s my free cruise to the Bahamas?
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