Whether you’re pro or anti Hillary Clinton, you have to admit that a woman running for President of the United States is a good
What Obama and Sanders can do to keep “the Bern” alive while helping Clinton
President Barack Obama and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders met on Thursday, June 9, 2016 to discuss “where do we go now” following the primaries
Political quotes: “The good thing about science is…”
Everything is political. Our long-running series of political quotes proves that–we think. We’re always on the lookout for quotes–contemporary and historical–that are pertinent to
MO candidate’s first TV ad is a gun-totin’ spectacle
Eric Greitens is blasting his way into the public eye—and not in a good way. Most candidates’ first TV ads are homey affairs, introducing
Defeating supply-side economics with supply-side democracy
One of the terms with which Republicans couch their conservative views is supply-side economics. It sounds innocent enough, but history since the “Reagan Revolution”
Legislative pickpockets: What 2016 right-wing laws cost MO taxpayers
Paul Waldman described Donald Trump’s “flexibility” in regard to the right-wing gun culture as “a perfect expression of the larger Republican bargain, where the
With friends like hedge fund managers, education reform does not need enemies
One of the oddities, for me, about what is happening in education now is how those promoting more standardized testing are called “reformers.” Really,
Uncontested: One of the worst words in a democracy
It has always been hard to unseat an incumbent candidate. The advantages of already possessing a legislative title like State Representative or State Senator
America needs a new vision of foreign policy
The 2016 election cycle continues on its baffling way, but foreign policy issues have largely been neglected, with a few exceptions like ISIS. Each
Sanders, Clinton, Nevada and squabbling liberals
What happened at the Nevada Democratic Convention is awful and inexcusable, and Sanders needs to apologize; demand that his supporters stop such terrible, hateful,