On the recommendation of someone who said everyone should see the movie “Rich Hill,” I attended the early show this morning. I hadn’t read
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Who am I? Guess the progressive
Can you identify this person? Occasional Planet’s “Who Am I” series features people who have made important contributions to liberal thought, progressive politics,
Who am I? Guess the progressive
Can you identify this person? Occasional Planet’s “Who Am I” series features people who have made important contributions to liberal thought, progressive politics,
Todd Akin is back, whining and doubling down on “legitimate rape”
You know how right-wingers really, really want to be viewed as victims? It seems to be a twisted variant on the old adage that
Frank Wills: Watergate watchman
Please take a moment to remember that 42 years ago today [June 17], a security guard named Frank Wills called the police when he
Mark Cuban chooses thought and reflection over piling on
I recently saw a revival of the great line that came out of the movie, Forest Gump. “Stupid is as stupid does.” The phrase
“Draft Day” offers tips on what it takes to lead the country
It may be that the movie “Draft Day,” currently in theaters, is just a niche film for football fans. It’s for real fans who
Chris Christie: A gift to political cartoonists
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s highly publicized political woes are creating an economic and artistic surge for political cartoonists. Here’s a gallery of cartoons satirizing
Why women do not love Huckabee
Well, clearly, someone did not learn from Todd Akin. As if the Republican Party really had any leeway for chauvinistic comments after Akin’s “legitimate
How Chris Christie ruined the Port Authority
The New York Port Authority got its start as a Progressive Era project–an agency that would work for the overall benefit of the very