Sometimes progressives don’t agree with conservatives, and the gist of the differences are about policy issues. Other times, one or perhaps both sides of
UN Treaty on Disability Rights: Obama says yes; so should Congress
Perhaps you haven’t noticed. Our current president is an unwavering optimist. Whether we see Obama’s optimism as a character trait or a belief system
Internet sales tax: A dilemma of logic for Republicans
Republican tax-reform dogma is under fire. On what has become known as “Cyber Monday,” the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling
It’s worse than it looks: False equivalencies in media reporting
In their book, “It’s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism,” authors Thomas Mann
The budget deal: Progressive Blog Digest
Conservatives are balking at the budget deal. Plus links to other issues featured on progressive blogs. See today’s full Progressive Blog Digest here. http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily/can-paul-ryan-put-down-a-revolt-from-the-right-20131210 Can
Elizabeth Warren confronts Wall Street Democrats
Recently, Elizabeth Warren delivered a speech from the floor of the Senate. Her purpose was to condemn Obama’s “Grand Bargain” proposal to use a
Boeing’s corporate-extortion scheme, Missouri edition
In an earlier post on the way that Missouri politicos are tripping over themselves to try to lure Boeing away from Washington, I noted that
Affordable Care Act: a taxpayer subsidy for the health insurance industry
Although many of my friends have praised the Affordable Care Act and Obama for working to get it passed, I have a different view.
Political cartoonists pay tribute to Nelson Mandela
I’m going to make a guilty confession here: During much of his lifetime, Nelson Mandela mostly existed at the periphery of my political awareness. When
“Un-american”
“That’s un-american!” Pardon? “Un-american?” I type the word with as much scorn as physically possible. It has no meaning. None. How could it when