Earlier this week [Sept. 12, 2012], the Replubican-dominated Missouri Legislature overturned Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a bill that allows employers to deny
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.
Could details of DNC convention logo influence voters’ perceptions?
Does graphic design make a difference? That’s a question The Atlantic’s Emily Chertoff examines in “How One Hard-to-Spot Visual Detail Could Shape Voter Perceptions.”
Hacking for democracy
Once upon a time, hacking was considered a bad thing. Today, there’s something called a hackathon. Also known as a hack day, hackfest or
A Democratic platform progressives can believe in
The Democratic Party yesterday approved a progressive party platform that stands up for Medicare, Social Security, the right to organize, and marriage equality, The
Big business is taking over state Supreme Courts
A new report from the Center for American Progress shows how the soaring cost of judicial elections led to state supreme court decisions that
Taken in by Republican propaganda
The 90-year-old, college-educated woman sitting across from me is someone whom I know for sure voted for President Obama in 2008. I also know
Freeways without futures
As plans move forward for renovations to St. Louis’ iconic Gateway Arch, a group of local urbanists known as City to River have a
Nobel Peace Prize winners slam NBC’s “Stars Earn Stripes”
NBC has a new un-reality series, featuring celebrities competing in military-style challenges. It’s called “Stars Earn Stripes.” The series pairs up celebrities with military
Republican convention’s “We Built It” hypocrisy
The Republican Party is adopting “We Built It” as a convention theme — a catch-phrase built on the Fox News-fueled distortion of the President’s
Todd Akin’s colonial-era ideas
Where does Todd Akin get the idea that, when she’s raped, a “woman’s body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down?”