June 17 will mark the 39th anniversary of the infamous Watergate break-in by robbers and schemers sympathetic to President Richard Nixon. A security guard
HR 5882: Legislative info? You can ask, but Congress might not tell
Congress is set to approve HR 5882, a bill that would essentially block bulk access to legislative information. You might call it “You Can
Transit of Venus puts our lives and issues into perspective
In the midst of an election season that—like so many others—is being billed as “the most important in our lifetimes”—something much bigger—literally cosmic—is happening
New low in voter suppression: Signature doesn’t match? No vote for you!
Here’s a creative new way to suppress voters whose ballots you’d rather not count: Turn poll workers into handwriting experts, and have them compare
Dan Rather – so much more professional than Mike Wallace
On April 7, 2012, Mike Wallace of CBS News and 60 Minutes passed away. It’s hard to imagine any other journalist/entertainer who received a
Three years later: Obama’s 2009 Credit CARD Act is working
In the war between corporations who abhor regulations of any kind and consumers who regularly get screwed by unregulated corporations, a heartening victory has
Why protest NATO?
“The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is not a benevolent organization. NATO is not about the North Atlantic and it’s not about our collective defense.
When reason comes from the mainstream media, it means so much more
An internal argument among progressives is whether MSNBC is an honest, objective source of broadcast news or whether it is just a liberal foil
New coal gasification plant is a bad deal for Illinois
The coal gasification plant that Tenasaka Energy wants to build in Taylorville Illinois is the kind of bargain that does not seem to have
Is college really worth it?
For over forty years, I have been an educator. It may sound odd, but I think that the United States should give serious consideration