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Progressive at a gun show

November 3, 2011 Bobbi Clemons Politics 2 comments

A few weeks ago I wrote about the importance of stepping out of a person’s comfort zone. Most people are such slaves to routine

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No need to jump to conclusions about Herman Cain

November 2, 2011 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Media, Politics, Voting/Elections One comment

The story from Politico broke just a couple of days ago. Two unnamed women accused Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of inappropriate behavior. The

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10 political lessons from the 2011 World Series

November 1, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Congress, Missouri region, Obama, Politics, Sports 4 comments

I’m not a sports writer, but I am a Cardinals baseball fan and a political junkie. So, after the downs and ups of the

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Are states labs for experimentation–or chaos?

October 31, 2011 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Republicans love to bash the federal government and assert that social and economic policy out to be developed by and implemented by the 50

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Occupy Wall Street: a moral challenge to conservative values

October 27, 2011 Madonna Gauding Corporations, Politics Leave a comment

On Saturday, October 15, I attended the Occupy St. Louis protest, one of the many demonstrations around the country in solidarity with Occupy Wall

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Herman Cain has done what Dems couldn’t in 2008

October 25, 2011 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Economy, Financial reform, Good government, Obama, Politics, Taxes, Voting/Elections One comment

It’s become sport to knock the leading GOP candidate de jour off his or her pedestal. Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry were easy targets.

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Our leaders need more sleep

October 19, 2011 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Government, Obama, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

As Bill Clinton reflected upon his presidency, he said that the biggest obstacle to making good policy decisions was operating with unceasing sleep deprivation.

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Protesting the GOP’s “blame-the-victim” philosophy

October 18, 2011 Mike Davis Business, Consumer issues, Corporations, Financial reform, Illinois/Midwest, Politics Leave a comment

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Herman Cain informed the “Occupy Wall Street” protesters that they should not blame the banks

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Occupy St. Louis: This is what democracy looks like

October 14, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Consumer issues, Corporations, Economy, Employment, Financial reform, Illinois/Midwest, Missouri region, Politics, Taxes 5 comments

It’s not easy to compete with baseball for participation, media attention and parking spaces in downtown St. Louis when the Cardinals are in the

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Obama is increasing the number of female and minority judges

October 12, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts, Obama, Politics 4 comments

Looking for some good news about the Obama presidency? Here’s one: President Obama is moving at a historic pace to try to diversity the

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A new book by Arthur Lieber. Political Introverts: How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics.  Buy it here.

Gloria Shur Bilchik’s new book, Election Insiders: Behind the scenes with the people who make your vote count. Kindle edition now available at Amazon.

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