Not too long ago my differently-abled brother wrote his congresswoman, Republican Ann Wagner (MO-2), about an issue that is important to him. Like many
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Politics and pumpkins
Everything is political. Even, it seems, Halloween. Just for evil grins and giggles, here’s a gallery of jack o’ lanterns from this year and previous
Our twisted nation
One of the property owners along the county road I drive into town flies an American flag high on a bluff. I love seeing
Show-and-tell in Congress, starring floor charts
Charts, graphs and, occasionally, weird things that look like fourth grade science projects have proliferated in the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
Chelsea Manning is a patriot
Chelsea Manning is a patriot. She will go down in history as one of the great Americans of our time. If you have not
There used to be great southern Democrats; not so with southern Republicans
Remember the great Democratic southern politicians like Senator Sam Ervin of North Carolina and Senator William Fulbright of Arkansas? If you are a progressive
A brief history of the U.S. surveillance state
Alfred McCoy over at TomDispatch.com has taken the time to provide us with a brief, sordid history of the U.S. surveillance state and proven,
Put away the flags, by Howard Zinn
Every July 4th, I think about Howard Zinn’s insightful essay on nationalism and its overused, over-hyped symbols. Like most everything written by Zinn, it’s
Koch-ifying the news
Industrialists Charles and David Koch, well known for their climate change denial, have very recently expressed interest in buying newspapers. We all know the
Oklahoma tornado survivor doesn’t “thank God.” She’s an atheist–and my hero
So, you think there are “no atheists in foxholes?” By the same logic, there would be no atheists in tornadoes, either, right? At least