I’ve just gotten off the phone with a pleasant but hapless young man named Nate, whose only crime is that he is trying to
Tag: Missouri
Democracy is not a spectator sport
When Missouri Governor Jay Nixon vetoed the recent tax-cut bill, he was overridden by the legislature. Many people are blaming one person–State Rep. Keith
Reckless tax cut threatens Missouri’s prized AAA rating, as “fiscal conservatives” rule
The Republican-dominated Missouri legislature, acting out an ugly combination of anti-tax ideology and pure selfishness, has enacted a drastic income-tax cut that could throw
Dereliction of environmental duty
Three events in the last two days have helped me better understand why citizens are helpless against purposeful polluters and the damage they cause
Democrats need to be more welcoming to candidates: 2014 election edition
Last Tuesday, when my husband showed up in our state capital to file his candidacy for U.S. Congress–in a district where no other Democrat
Dear Congresswoman Wagner: Disinformation about Obamacare can’t hide the facts
Rep. Ann Wagner’s (R-MO) hopping mad — or, more likely, hopping around — trying to get off the liar’s hot seat (remember the refrain “liar,
Rule of law? MO executes a man while his appeal is pending
The Bill of Rights may have been passed over 220 years ago, but it seems to still not have been fully enacted. “Missouri executed
A journalistic low: Being the news
Last week, a reporter from St. Louis’ KSDK-TV decided it would be a dandy idea to test the security measures of some local high
Voting rights watch: Missouri now allows on-line voter registration
Sorry, vote suppressors: Missouri–yes, deep red Missouri–is offering a granule of good news on the voting -rights front. Secretary of State Jason Kander [a
Why corporations blackmail government–because they can
If Boeing wants to build the 777X jetliner in the state of Missouri, the state will have to shell out $1.7 trillion, and St.