Sometimes progressives don’t agree with conservatives, and the gist of the differences are about policy issues. Other times, one or perhaps both sides of
Category: Civil liberties
Waiting for the next revolution: What “The Chicago 10” taught me about modern America
I was 17 and skeptical when I saw the movie poster for Chicago 10 at the Missouri History Museum where I work. The exaggerated
Marching on Washington: Then and now
You’re at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in August, 1963. In November, 1967, you’re on the Mall in Washington petitioning the
150 years later, would Lincoln be okay with secession?
It was in 1863, during the heat of the Civil War, that 50 counties in the western part of Virginia decided to secede from
Providence RI reforms education via summer school
Providence, RI Superintendent of Schools Susan Lusi is the kind of education reformer we really need – one who cares about the well-being of
There used to be great southern Democrats; not so with southern Republicans
Remember the great Democratic southern politicians like Senator Sam Ervin of North Carolina and Senator William Fulbright of Arkansas? If you are a progressive
Legislatures pray: Will the Supreme Court grant their wishes?
Does beginning a legislative session with a prayer violate the separation of church and state by endorsing one religion over another? That’s the question
Federalism that works
Check out below the first sentence of an article in the Aug. 13, 2013 St. Louis Post-Dispatch: ST. LOUIS • The city has received an
Barney Frank comes out–as an atheist
Long after Barney Frank came out of the closet [in 1987] to become the first openly gay U.S. Congressman, he outed himself again–this time
A brief history of the U.S. surveillance state
Alfred McCoy over at TomDispatch.com has taken the time to provide us with a brief, sordid history of the U.S. surveillance state and proven,