Is it just me, or does it seem that there’s more news than ever about extreme right-wing hate groups in America? As it turns
Category: Civil Rights
Even against Romney, Obama would have tough time carrying the South
Back in the “ancient times” of January and early March, 2012, Mitt Romney was unable to carry early Southern states such as South Carolina
The U.S. government is spying on you
The former NSA official held his thumb and forefinger close together: “We are that far from a turnkey totalitarian state.” —James Bamford, Wired James Bamford,
Big government, micro-government, and freedom of political speech
Can your homeowners’ association or subdivision board prevent you from planting a political sign in your front yard? That’s a question that comes up
A governor says: “State solutions need an active federal government.”
There was a time when the term “states’ rights” was simply code for racial discrimination. In the early 1960s, Governors Ross Barnett of Mississippi
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 about my Irish ancestors on
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 traveling around the country
Virginia scraps loyalty oath–again–and for the wrong reasons
Cooler political heads have prevailed in Virginia, where a loyalty oath proposed for the March 6, 2012 Republican presidential primary has been sent to
More items to add to your Obama-accomplishment list
One of the most-read posts here on Occasional Planet continues to be “President Obama’s 244 accomplishments.” Since it first appeared in 2010, that post
Chicago has money for security, but not for libraries
Chicago will be the site of both the G8 and NATO summits from May 19-21, 2012. President Obama will act as host, and leaders