The presidency seems to becoming more and more of a burden for Barack Obama, even though we are only halfway into the first year
Category: States
If you’re going to tax internet sales, make it a federal tax
The U.S. Senate recently passed an online sales tax bill. At this point it is not certain whether it will become law, because there
Oklahoma tornado survivor doesn’t “thank God.” She’s an atheist–and my hero
So, you think there are “no atheists in foxholes?” By the same logic, there would be no atheists in tornadoes, either, right? At least
Hog Hell: How a citizen lobby influenced policy in North Carolina
Over the past 20 years, the pork industry in the United States has increased productivity and cut costs through industrialization. The process of pork
ALEC’s “Most-Wanted” list
You can try to argue that ALEC [the American Legislative Exchange Council] is a private group and can do whatever it wants in the
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
What we should (but won’t) learn from the latest test-cheating scandal
Georgia state prosecutors have indicted 34 teachers, administrators and principals for altering students’ answers on standardized tests in the Atlanta public school system. Is
How out of date are states?
Maybe it’s because I’m from Missouri, a mishmash state with no clear identity except low self-esteem. I wouldn’t say the same thing about the
ALEC’s real goals: Destroy Medicare, Medicaid, OSHA, EPA and Head Start
I’ve been reading all the editorials and letters to the editor about bills in my state legislature that aim to further diminish the economic power of
Minnesota and Colorado: Where the progressive agenda is alive and…progressing
Progressive ideas are alive in 2013—and not just as talking points. They reflect what Americans actually value and want, and nowhere is that more