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Voting rights watch: Is the pendulum swinging back toward democracy?

It has been very disconcerting to watch voting rights erode in America over the past 30 years or so. For those of us naïve

June 2015 was a remarkable month for President Obama. In particular. the last week of the month was a real “winner” for the president.

In June 1963, President John F. Kennedy addressed the nation, urging Congress to pass a comprehensive civil rights act. Setting the stage for the

Having missed it during its initial theater run, I finally got to see Citizen Four last night on HBO, the day after it won

A friend and I went to see the Rodgers and Hammerstein rendition of “Cinderella” at the Fox Theater in St. Louis yesterday. I don’t

If you are a progressive, you might say that in recent months (perhaps recent years), President Obama has been in a slump. The magic