Forced by the need to keep the Defense Department running, on Jan. 7, President Obama signed into law a spending bill with what the
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Don’t fix net neutrality. It isn’t broken.
The Federal Communications Commission voted a partisan 3-2 on network neutrality on December 21st, in what proponents consider an upset. The rules, a flimsy
Same-sex marriage: the case for “evolving feelings”
At a press conference shortly after signing the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, President Barack Obama was asked about his feelings on gay
The five best-paying government jobs
Are government workers overpaid? According to many observers, the notion that government workers are living high on the hog is a myth [as reported
President Obama as teacher-in-chief
We’ve all heard the story about the emperor having no clothes. Now we’re hearing more from “the Great Communicator” who has trouble communicating his
Wage theft: Covert crime against workers, in St. Louis, too
Many businesses are increasing their bottom line by not paying their workers all of their legally earned wages. They are stealing wages from lower paid
Thanks, President Obama: Acting against wage discrimination
If you’re looking for an example of the good work that can be done-and has been done—by a president, Democrats and a US Congress
President Obama needs some new friends in the White House
It’s no longer a surprise that most progressives have come to the conclusion that if President Barack Obama was ever a progressive, he is
The DREAM is alive in some cities and states
Some states and municipalities aren’t waiting around for Congress to pass the DREAM Act. “Despite the anti-immigration rhetoric of the 2010 mid-term elections, states
Stand-up progressives: Schakowsky offers a different idea on deficit-reduction
Last week, Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, co-chairs of President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, offered a preliminary plan to reduce