Under the War Powers Act of 1973, President Obama is required to report on where he has sent U.S. troops without specific Congressional authorization.
Author: Gloria Shur Bilchik
Gloria Shur Bilchik is a freelance writer and community volunteer in St. Louis, Missouri. She is the editor of Occasional Planet. She views the preservation of democratic values and progressive programs as vital to making the US a humane, livable place for her children and grandchildren.
Internet sales tax: A dilemma of logic for Republicans
Republican tax-reform dogma is under fire. On what has become known as “Cyber Monday,” the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling
Political cartoonists pay tribute to Nelson Mandela
I’m going to make a guilty confession here: During much of his lifetime, Nelson Mandela mostly existed at the periphery of my political awareness. When
Will a dearth of death drugs kill the death penalty? Let’s hope so.
Just a few hours before convicted serial murderer Joseph Paul Franklin was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Nov. 19, 2013, two
Dirty tricks: California GOP’ers set up fake health-exchange site
How low can you go? Ask Republican members of the California legislature. According to Crooks & Liars, Republican members of the California legislature have,
JFK assassination: CBS will stream its original news coverage from Nov. 22, 1963
Those of us who were aware of the world at the time know exactly where we were when we heard the news of the
The Gettysburg Address mashup
November 19, 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address delivered by Abraham Lincoln. It’s an amazing piece of writing–both for its powerful message
On my mother’s 100th birthday: The story continues
This is not a political post. Today’s the day that I stop thinking politically for just a little while and think historically and
Rand Paul’s plagiarism predicament: Cartoonists and satirists add their own footnotes
To quote Rand Paul [see how easy it is to include attribution in your writings?], ” It’s a little hard to footnote things accurately.” Actually,
Accidentally kosher
Although the worship [what does that mean, anyway?] service was long, the bar mitzvah boy did himself proud, and this here atheist survived another