Thanks to some smart and courageous state legislators around the country, the progressive agenda actually inched forward in 2011. Yes, you read that correctly:
Category: Politics
Deciphering the double-speak of U.S. foreign policy
One of the most crazy-making aspects of political news is having to listen to government double-speak, especially when it involves foreign policy. When the
The other side of the Newt coin
Newt Gingrich has been the subject of well-deserved criticism as he attempts to be the “outside-insider” candidate to win the Republican presidential nomination. Because
Poetic justice for campaign contributors
The behavior of the human species, especially when under pressure, is demonstrated with remarkable clarity in both sports and politics. Every day is different;
Obama and Romney woo Wall Street donors
According to a recent article in the New York Times, a few weeks before announcing his re-election campaign, President Obama invited two dozen Wall
Transparency has a cloudy future
Should companies bidding for government contracts be required to disclose their political donations? An executive order under consideration by President Obama says, “Yes.” But
GOP governors’ overreach may help Dems in 2012
Republicans flipped twenty legislative chambers across the country in 2010 and picked up 10 governorships. Many Republicans, like Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin, campaigned
If Carnahan won’t, how about Kucinich?
There’s been much speculation about possible Republican and Democratic nominees in Missouri’s newly configured 2nd District. Republicans seem to have a beacon always pointed
Racial politics and Obama: A new era?
Daedalus, the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, published in 1965 two issues on “The Negro American.” Some 56 years later,
Illinois nixes concealed-carry. St. Louis hosts NRA.
The Illinois House defeated a measure to allow citizens to carry concealed firearms, shortly after Governor Quinn promised to veto the measure. Supporters managed