Clemency for prisoners: Too much control, not enough compassion
As an admitted control freak, it pains me to write these words. But the truth is: some people have too much control. You don’t
Fast food and big-box workers demand a living wage
On November 23, Black Friday, workers in thousands of Walmart stores went on strike for higher wages and better benefits. On November 29, in
5 plutocracy-busting ideas from America’s progressive history
The biggest difference between today’s super-rich capitalists and the robber barons [a much more descriptive term] of a hundred years ago appears to be
To limit filibusters, invoke NFL challenge rule
As a number of pundits, such as John Nichols of The Nation are saying, we need to reform the filibuster system in the U.S.
Reforming campaign finance in Missouri
A friend of mine lobbied for campaign finance reform in Missouri for more than a dozen years. He finally gave up in 2000, when
Religious right and super-rich join forces to kill public education
The movement in our country to defund public education and shift tax money to private and/or religious schools is not going away. Five years ago,
Blueprint for a federal takeover of national elections
Some Democrats in the last election had a hard time voting. Republicans, like Secretary of State John Husted of Ohio, worked overtime, using a
Lance Armstrong: A moral dilemma for all of us
How should we feel about an athlete who cheated to achieve fame and glory, but who also has been remarkably charitable? Such is the
The Waltons and Walmart: a fortune built on food stamps
Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or