Inside Job presents an illuminating account of how the financial meltdown of 2008 came to be. My biggest take away is that we are
NYC’s Mayor Bloomberg pushes for electric taxis
According to SmartPlanet.com, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently called for cities with large numbers of taxis to play a role in cutting
1956: A presidential election to remember
The 1952 and 1956 presidential elections between Republican Dwight Eisenhower and Democrat Adlai Stevenson might stand as the last time that the American people had a choice between two capable candidates with clear and reasonable philosophies of government.
Who bought the 2010 elections? We may never know.
Even before the last dollar has been tallied, we already know one thing: We’re not going to be able to identify a lot of
Stand-up progressives: Kucinich vs. war
Right-wing Republicans may be strutting around calling the 2010 mid-term elections a “rejection” of progressive ideas, but that doesn’t mean that it’s so. Contrary
A progressive “to-do” list for lame-duck Congress
There’s still time to push the progressive agenda forward in Congress before the big Republican majority takes over in January 2011, and that’s what
A pioneer in year-round education calls it quits
The Francis Howell school district of St. Charles County [Missouri] voted to end a nearly 40-year tradition of year-round education (YRE) for their elementary
How the rally for sanity might have been different
The October 30 Rally for Sanity was organized by comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Part of the nature of comedy is nuance, at
Will President Obama use executive powers to help ordinary Americans?
In a recent Huffington Post article, Dan Froomkin urges President Obama to pursue a progressive agenda despite the recent takeover of the House by
Progressive Republicans: extinct in 2010, but not forgotten
Jacob Javits’ legacy stands on its own and it can be a model for humanizing the Republican Party and repositioning its “tent.” First, it should be a home for honest and public-oriented Democrats who feel uncomfortable with their local Democratic Party. Second, the Republican should learn that the door swings both ways. If individual Republicans are stifled by near-totalitarian rule within the party (are you listening Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins), they can bolt and join the Democrats. Anyway, it’s a much more enjoyable “club;” with whom would you rather have dinner, Al Franken or Mitch McConnell? Thank you, Mr. Javits.