Here you have it. A Republican senator admits that the GOP voted not on the merits of the issue, not on doing what is
Category: Republicans
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
Jeffrey Sachs: “We have a corrupt politics to the core”
In a recent talk at the Philadelphia Federal Reserve at a conference titled “Fixing the Banking system for Good,” Jeffrey Sachs, economist, Columbia University
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
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
Looking at political behavior from a psychological viewpoint
Gridlock grips the federal government. Polarization further ensnarls our politics. Political scientists and psychologists are digging much more deeply into the field of political
Where President Obama’s actions seem to differ from his words
It may be one of those times when President Obama is not receiving the support that he wishes he could have from either liberals
Ranting about Rand (Paul) ranting
As I write this, Senator Rand Paul [R-KY] is still standing on the floor of the Senate, filibustering against the appointment of John Brennan
32 dumbest, most devastating sequester cuts
The 2013 budget sequester is like a houseguest that we sort of semi-invited a couple of years ago, who then took us up on