Our planet’s supply of clean drinking water is dwindling, and lack of clean water is one of the many environmental problems looming in our
If you won’t talk about guns, you’re not a progressive
Progressives are often considered professorial, which in many circles is tantamount to being called wordy. Contrary to that questionable conventional wisdom is a definition
Your casino, your loan shark
Ever since casinos became legal in Missouri in 1992, we’ve seen one broken promise after another, and now the gambling-industrial complex is doing it
“Drill, baby, drill” – what a mess!
One of the favorite targets of Republicans is the Environmental Protection Agency. It’s not just the Agency; it’s the concept of protecting the environment.
Are men stupid?
In a special op-ed to CNN, Frida Ghitis wrote an article entitled, “Are men stupid?” If you toss out all the intelligent men in
Fracking: Why corporate-driven energy policy is bad for America
ROBERT KUDLOW: Won’t this natural gas fracking revolution really change America, change business, make us more competitive, and help people with utility bills at
How much does a political ad cost? New FCC ruling will help us figure it out
How much does it actually cost to run a political ad on television? We’re about to find out. Until Friday [April 27, 2012], the only way
Buffett Rule? Fairness? Republican curmudgeons just say no.
It’s a familiar script: 1. The Senate fails to pass a bill because even despite near uniform support from Democrats, the proposal does not
Republicans’ remodeled 2012 primary rules worked, sort of
Mitt Romney may not have liked it, but the new rules the Republican Party put in place for presidential the 2012 election season might
Why did it take so long to enroll Bella Santorum in the NRA?
I remember about fifteen years ago speaking with a rather well-to-do woman in St. Louis who was about to give birth. She said that