On March 4th, Senators McCain and Lieberman quietly introduced a bill that Salon Magazine’s Glen Greenwald calls “the single most extremist, tyrannical and dangerous
Don’t stop talking about torture
Some may call it a dead topic that should stay dead, but I think that a national discussion of torture needs to continue. Andy
Texas school board removes Jefferson from curriculum
Congress makes it to the daily news but highly influential school boards often fly under the radar. When right wing board members gain a majority,
Small-time acts of corruption
As the adage goes, power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. But small-time power—and the little, just-slightly-over-the-line acts that local politicians get away with—offers
Immediate benefits of healthcare reform bill
One argument opponents are using to try to block healthcare reform is that we’ll have to wait four years for change to begin. That’s
Tea Party (Nashville). Netroots (Las Vegas)
Watching the expansive media coverage of the right-wing Tea Partiers’ meeting in February, I’m wondering if a similar, lefty meeting would receive equal attention.
Protecting women’s rights in healthcare reform
Roe v. Wade became the law of the land in 1973. For many, it is alarming that the Supreme Court had to enforce the
Not your father’s GOP
Actually the Republican and Democratic parties collaborated quite a bit well into the 20th century. They had to, because both parties were populated by both liberals and conservatives. Republicans and Democrats crossed party lines to advance their causes.
Naomi Klein sets the record straight
One of my favorite progressive authors, Naomi Klein, posted a much-needed correction of a recent piece by Wall Street Journal’s Bret Stephens, titled “How
What the other “public option” can teach us
Community-owned-and-operated utilities are among America’s longest-running “public options.” So before writing off the healthcare public option completely and seeing it consigned to the junk