Douglas J. Amy, professor of politics at Mt. Holyoke College, wants to remind America that government actually does a great deal of good in everyday lives.
A vision of high-speed rail for the Midwest
The Midwest High Speed Rail Association (MHSRA) advocates for fast, frequent and dependable trains linking the entire Midwest. The MHSRA website lists compelling arguments why
“Taxi sisters” break socio-economic barriers in Senegal
A microfinance program has helped women break economic and social barriers as taxi drivers in Senegal.
Goldman Sachs, Congress and the man in the mirror
The tension mounted as the senator tried to get the investment banker on the hot seat to acknowledge that the best interests of his
A cool cache for long-form news and features
In the instant-news world of 140-character news feeds, what’s going to happen to long-form journalism? And when can you find the time to read
The first MO woman elected to Congress & the street named for her
If you live in or near St. Louis, you may have walked or driven on a street named in her honor, but you might
Non-sequitur–Trying to be a serious journalist when you’re not
Recently, it’s become a sport to poke fun at Larry King. A talk show host who has interviewed more than 40,000 people on radio
Unpaid taxes? No Defense contract for you!
Here’s a no-brainer policy that should have been enacted a long time ago. According to Federal Times, companies with unpaid tax bills would be
Let’s not forget the miners in the coal debate
One of the challenges President Franklin Roosevelt faced in fashioning the New Deal was determining which sections of the nation were most in need
What are secret holds, and why ban them?
Outside of the arcane world of the U.S. Senate, a “secret hold” sounds like something one learns either as a member of a clandestine