(This post is an update on Gloria Bilchik’s April post on the Democratic response to the Citizens United Supreme Court Decision. You can read
Charting questions for Supreme Court nominees, 1939 to 2010
What do Senators on the Judiciary Committee really want to talk about, when they interrogate nominees for the US Supreme Court? In recent years,
Jeffrey Sachs on how to heal our economy
In a recent article in the The Huffington Post, economist Jeffrey Sachs confirms what many of us fear—that we could be facing a double-dip recession. But he has
Who knew? Americans like socialism
Tea Party demonstrators carry signs calling President Obama a “socialist.” Fox News warns of a “socialist takeover of the United States.” GOP talking points
College rankings with a difference
Ask not what college can do for you; ask what your college is doing for America. That’s the Kennedy-esque premise on which Washington Monthly
One candidate, refusing corporate money, can make a difference
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a 1939 American dramatic film directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur, about one
Let the dome continue to be home
There’s often a palpable groan when someone tries to relate sports to larger issues in our society, but sports = money which equals society priorities.
Who am I? And what’s my claim to progressive fame?
Progressive-history and trivia buffs, this one’s for you. Occasional Planet is introducing a new feature, called “Who Am I?” After this one introduces the
City+River+Arch: a citizen’s view of the options
A river runs alongside it, but if you’re in downtown St. Louis, you’ll have a hard time getting to it. In fact, you can
America is not a center-right nation
The map above (blue = Democratic and red = Republican) shows voting shifts from 2004 to 2008. According to corporate-owned-media pundits, America is a