On a recent segment of the Rachel Maddow Show, Rachel interviewed two guests at one time, something she rarely does. The guests, Frank Rich
Category: Politics
Obama’s judicial nominations: Still blocked after all these years
Don’t fall for that baloney that “both sides do it.” We are talking about obstructionism many magnitudes worse than anything done before by either
How liberals and conservatives deal differently with new information
The differences in the mental gymnastics that go on inside the minds of liberals and conservatives when they are presented with new information can
Behind the background-check fiasco: All politics, all the time
Here you have it. A Republican senator admits that the GOP voted not on the merits of the issue, not on doing what is
Activate your BS detector: You’re gonna need it for the immigration-reform debate
Right-wing politicians, their media allies—and probably somebody at work or in your family—are peddling a lot of bull about immigration reform, a topic that
Positive signs for voting-rights laws—even in Pennsylvania
The backlash against voter suppression may have begun. Following highly publicized efforts by Republican-led legislatures to make voting harder for citizens during the 2012
Are Democrats more open-minded than Republicans?
How many times have you heard a progressive say about conservatives, “They just don’t get it.” Or perhaps, “How can they possibly think that
“42:” Jackie Robinson and America’s unfinished social agenda
The new movie, “42,” tells the should-be-well-known story of Jackie Robinson, the first black player in major league baseball. For American sports fans of
The shameful background-check vote: Is this any way to run a civilized country?
I watched the comments by one of the grieving parents from Newtown and the President this afternoon in response to the shameful miscarriage of
The strange odyssey of S. 743: Whistleblowers finally get some help
Sometimes there’s actually good news from Capitol Hill. This time around it’s that a bill protecting federal workers who act in the public interest