Your blood pressure is normal, and your cholesterol levels are okay, too, but have you checked your internet download speed lately? A new service
A hiccup or renewed social change?
The supporters of the Democratic Party and the Obama Administration are championing the passage of the health insurance reform bill in the House of
Got potholes? There’s an app for that.
Here’s an innovative program that promotes citizen engagement and government responsiveness: In Arvada, CO, citizens can use a new, free iPhone application to report
McCain and Lieberman’s dangerous bill
On March 4th, Senators McCain and Lieberman quietly introduced a bill that Salon Magazine’s Glen Greenwald calls “the single most extremist, tyrannical and dangerous
Don’t stop talking about torture
Some may call it a dead topic that should stay dead, but I think that a national discussion of torture needs to continue. Andy
Texas school board removes Jefferson from curriculum
Congress makes it to the daily news but highly influential school boards often fly under the radar. When right wing board members gain a majority,
Small-time acts of corruption
As the adage goes, power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. But small-time power—and the little, just-slightly-over-the-line acts that local politicians get away with—offers
Immediate benefits of healthcare reform bill
One argument opponents are using to try to block healthcare reform is that we’ll have to wait four years for change to begin. That’s
Tea Party (Nashville). Netroots (Las Vegas)
Watching the expansive media coverage of the right-wing Tea Partiers’ meeting in February, I’m wondering if a similar, lefty meeting would receive equal attention.
Protecting women’s rights in healthcare reform
Roe v. Wade became the law of the land in 1973. For many, it is alarming that the Supreme Court had to enforce the