In an editorial laced with expressions of disappointment about President Obama’s first term, the Seattle Times has, nonetheless, called for the re-election of the
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.
How many kids are in pre-K and kindergarten in the U.S.?
In an era when there’s a database for just about everything, you’d have a hard time finding one that tallies up the total number
Dick Morris—yeah, that Dick Morris—called today
According to Dick Morris—the Republican political consultant and Fox News contributor who was the recorded voice on my phone a few minutes ago– “Barack
St. Louis Post-Dispatch endorses President Obama for re-election
In a very thoughtful, eloquent and balanced editorial published on Sunday, October 7, 2012, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called for voters to re-elect President
Why you should consider waking up at 4 am on Nov. 6
There’s still time to join the tens of thousands of civic-minded Americans who’ll be setting their alarms for 4 am on Election Day. Why
Thomas Friedman: Obama vs. Romney on foreign policy
Republicans have traditionally claimed the high ground on national security [rightly or wrongly], and have repeatedly criticized Democratic presidents for being too soft on
Obama signs anti-human-trafficking executive order
In a fitting move on the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, President Obama has taken major step forward in the fight against human
Lttle ditty ’bout Mitt on tape
Each one of the donors kicked in 50 grand, To hear where their candidate’s policies stand. He gave them an earful, but he didn’t
Dragging voter registration kicking/screaming into the 21st century
While Republican Secretaries of State in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida desperately try to limit access to voting by aggressively purging registration rolls, forward-looking voters’
Romney says what he really thinks about poor people
Mother Jones’ David Corn has unearthed a video–apparently taped secretly at a Romney fundraiser–in which Romney talks candidly to his donors about the 47