I must confess; I’m a semi-secret fan of the mainstream press. This is not because I admire its approach to the news. Rather, I
Obama talks about inequality: Progressive Blog Digest
The best speech Obama has given on the economy, plus other items posted on progressive blogs today. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/12/04/the-best-speech-obama-has-given-on-the-economy/?wprss=rss_ezra-klein&clsrd More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2013/12/04/inequality-is-the-defining-issue-of-our-time/ http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/income-inequality-riskier-you-think http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/12/president-obama-makes-his-pitch-fighting-income-inequality Really
Will a dearth of death drugs kill the death penalty? Let’s hope so.
Just a few hours before convicted serial murderer Joseph Paul Franklin was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Nov. 19, 2013, two
War weary? There’s a bill for that.
With winter coming, I love to go out when it snows and the air is so peaceful. I even like to shovel snow at
Pope Francis makes headlines by making us think about poor people. Imagine that.
“Pope Ramps Up Charity Office to Be With Poor.” That was a headline in the November 29th St. Louis Post -Dispatch. Pope Francis is making
Southern ministers lose their Christianity when it comes to Obamacare
I’m always interested in what the mainstream press has to say. If there’s anything that progressives and conservatives can agree on, it’s that the
Dirty tricks: California GOP’ers set up fake health-exchange site
How low can you go? Ask Republican members of the California legislature. According to Crooks & Liars, Republican members of the California legislature have,
Waiting for the next revolution: What “The Chicago 10” taught me about modern America
I was 17 and skeptical when I saw the movie poster for Chicago 10 at the Missouri History Museum where I work. The exaggerated
Obamacare has a second chance to get it right: Progressive Blog Digest
A roundup of what progressive blogs are saying about today’s issues: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/30/obama-health-care-reform_n_4361679.html More: http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/11/30/inside_the_effort_to_rescue_obamacare.html Inside the Effort to Rescue Obamacare http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/11/30/healthcare_website_still_improving.html Healthcare Website Still
Women will lead the way
As long as our country has Gail Collins, Rachel Maddow and Elizabeth Warren, I can clutch a tiny bit of hope in my wrinkly,