Millionaires back higher taxes! It sounds like another April Fool’s joke or a story concocted by The Onion, but it’s not. Earlier this year,
Political movies have short “screen lives” in St. Louis
Recently, twelve high-school students and four staff members of our non-profit went to see the exciting political thriller, “Fair Game” at the Tivoli Theater in University
A Model-UN resolution from a “country” called GOP
This time of year is when I wrap up a series of model United Nations activities for high school and middle school students. Through
Busting the filibuster
Everybody [at least everybody who wants an effective democracy] talks about ending “filibuster abuse,” but who’s doing something about it? At least one US
Payday loans: preying on the poor
Every November, a host of new fliers appear on doors in my low-income neighborhood. They are not typical advertisements. With all the Black Friday
Thanks, President Obama: Acting against wage discrimination
If you’re looking for an example of the good work that can be done-and has been done—by a president, Democrats and a US Congress
Higher education for sale
One of the most interesting revelations of Charles Ferguson’s movie Inside Job was his exposure of the ways in which academic economists contributed to
Albert Pujols could hit a home run for fiscal responsibility
Albert Pujols has a unique opportunity to not only change the economics of baseball, but also to set an example of restraint for all
Homeless in St. Charles: the hidden epidemic in US suburbs
1,089. That’s the number of homeless people Missouri’s St. Charles, Warren, and Lincoln counties. A 2010 mini-documentary called “The Hidden Homeless” reports that this
President Obama needs some new friends in the White House
It’s no longer a surprise that most progressives have come to the conclusion that if President Barack Obama was ever a progressive, he is