Something I don’t understand about GOP logic, if it can be called that, is the idea that public workers are just a useless drain
Category: Government
No God? No office! 7 states ban atheists from holding office
Non-believers need not apply. According to AlterNet, in seven U.S. states, if you don’t recognize the existence of a supreme being, you are banned
Cities pull tooth-protecting fluoride to save money
“Adding fluoride to drinking water is among the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century,” says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Leo Burnett changes the conversation from “anti-tax” to “public good”
I never thought I would be writing in praise of an advertising agency, but Leo Burnett of Detroit deserves credit for its Effie award-winning,
President Obama’s DREAM decision: Facts and fallacies
It’s the right thing to do. President Obama has made a bold and historic decision for his administration to use its legal authority to
Term limits? Why not office limits?
In St. Louis County, Missouri, there are approximately 45 elected political offices. (The exact number is difficult to determine and varies among jurisdictions). If
Democrats are nicer than Republicans, or are they?
Conventional wisdom is that Democrats are more pleasant individuals than Republicans. In numerous ways, it’s clear and obvious that this adage is true. When
HR 5882: Legislative info? You can ask, but Congress might not tell
Congress is set to approve HR 5882, a bill that would essentially block bulk access to legislative information. You might call it “You Can
Three years later: Obama’s 2009 Credit CARD Act is working
In the war between corporations who abhor regulations of any kind and consumers who regularly get screwed by unregulated corporations, a heartening victory has
Extreme weather convinces Americans: Global warming is real
Corporations have debunked it, media has ignored it, and conservative politicians have fought it, but in spite of these self-serving efforts at denial, Americans