In a recent article in In These Times, Joyce Chen takes a look at popular conservative myth: the overpaid, lazy government worker. According to
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Missouri’s slice of the healthcare-reform pie
How will health care reform–officially known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)–specifically impact Missouri residents? Nationally, PPACA received a lot of
Bernie Sanders has good advice for President Obama
In a recent article in the Washington Post, E. J. Dionne asked Senator Bernie Sanders about why President Obama “was in a political pickle.”
Do we really need 11 aircraft carriers?
They cost $11 billion each to build. And who knows how much it costs to operate one. That figure must be mind boggling. The
Prisons: Punishment or healing?
Jacques Verduin, founder of the Insight Prison Project (IPP) thinks prisons should be for healing. IPP is non-profit community organization working in collaboration with
“Living Well” in Bolivia
Evo Morales, the first indigenous President of Bolivia, was elected to office in 2005 with 53% of the vote. His platform was to reclaim
We [citizens] are now officially challenged to make things better
Big-money prize challenges are not exactly a new concept: Think “challenge” grants, The X Prize, the Millennium Prize, or your local public-radio station. [The
The case for doubling Social Security benefits
So far the debate on Social Security has been between the deficit hawks who want to cut Social Security benefits to reduce government debt
Mr. Oilman, tear down this rig!
Rep. Raul Grijalva chairs the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, and co-chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Throughout his congressional career, he
A YouTube for documents and government transparency
Document storage meets social media—with potentially positive effects for government transparency. At Scribd [don’t ask us how to pronounce it], you can upload and