The Democratic Party yesterday approved a progressive party platform that stands up for Medicare, Social Security, the right to organize, and marriage equality, The
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Honestly, I think you have to be a masochist to work for social justice in MIssouri. Case in point: the recent effort to get
Big business is taking over state Supreme Courts
A new report from the Center for American Progress shows how the soaring cost of judicial elections led to state supreme court decisions that
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Imagine the United States without California, New York, and Texas. These three states represent close to one-fourth of the population of the country. Yet
Taken in by Republican propaganda
The 90-year-old, college-educated woman sitting across from me is someone whom I know for sure voted for President Obama in 2008. I also know
Freeways without futures
As plans move forward for renovations to St. Louis’ iconic Gateway Arch, a group of local urbanists known as City to River have a
Obama sets new auto fuel efficiency standards: 54.5 mpg by 2025
When adding up the accomplishments of the Obama administration, the increase in auto fuel efficiency standards, also known by the acronym CAFE (Corporate Average
David Brooks mocks Mitt Romney?
It’s a good sign for Democrats and President Obama when conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks devotes an entire Op Ed piece to
Lakoff: The American dream beats the nightmare
$60 million. That’s the mountain of cash plunked down on TV ad buys by Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS and Americans for Prosperity as of
Nobel Peace Prize winners slam NBC’s “Stars Earn Stripes”
NBC has a new un-reality series, featuring celebrities competing in military-style challenges. It’s called “Stars Earn Stripes.” The series pairs up celebrities with military