I recently saw a revival of the great line that came out of the movie, Forest Gump. “Stupid is as stupid does.” The phrase
SuperPAC to end all SuperPACs raises $1 million in its first two weeks
If you can’t join them, beat them. That’s the strategy behind a new political SuperPAC launched in May 2014 by Harvard economics professor Lawrence
Republican voices, listening to themselves
What happens when Republicans get together to talk about current issues? Michael Bersin, of Missouri’s Show Me Progress blog, recently sat in on a
Time to stop bashing CNN
In many progressive circles, it’s become open season on CNN. The oldest cable news network has become the recent whipping boy of humorist Jon
An idea for campaign finance reform: A small-donor matching system
The U.S. Supreme Courts’ 2010 Citizens United decision–combined with the more recent McCutcheon ruling– eviscerated the last vestiges of campaign-finance sanity and fairness. But those
Coca-Cola ad delivers ‘happiness’ via drones, but the world’s workers are still thirsty
The latest ad from Coca-Cola, made in collaboration with the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM), has an upbeat, random-acts-of-kindness message. But before you help the
Why is Obama’s Trans Pacific Partnership agreement being negotiated in secret?
Answer: Because the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is not really a free trade agreement. It’s Obama’s parting gift to the 1%—a global, corporate Trojan
You can’t have a political movement without moving. But bring your smartphone, too.
People marching in lines. Banners, signs and paraphernalia everywhere. A familiar scene at rallies and protests. At first glance, little beside the intensity has changed since
Democracy is not a spectator sport
When Missouri Governor Jay Nixon vetoed the recent tax-cut bill, he was overridden by the legislature. Many people are blaming one person–State Rep. Keith
This ad wrecked my morning
This full-page ad appeared in the New York Times Sunday Magazine this morning [May 11, 2014]. They’re kidding, right? They lifted this from The