Will You Be the New American Exceptionalism?
Education is not just a cornerstone of Democracy: It is our foundation, our bedrock. It is crumbling beneath our feet because the 1% who hold power know that education means … Continue reading
Impropriety, Thy Names Art Scalia and Thomas
We really have to thank Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas for last Thursday’s enlightening lesson in Supreme Court hypocrisy. Just hours after considering whether to take on the review … Continue reading
Herman Cain: It’s the Other Scandal, Stupid
A political sex scandal is prime low-hanging fruit for the mainstream media. What they are missing, though, is $140,000 spent on behalf of the Herman Cain campaign by a Koch … Continue reading
Have Republicans Lost Touch with the American Public?
More than 14 million people are unemployed. Las Vegas capped ten GOP presidential debates. Republican candidates have served up hard Right fan faves, from banning abortion to tax and regulation … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street: Beware the Media Right Hook
Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protestors dodged Mayor Bloomberg’s left hook on the ground last Friday, cleaning Liberty Square before the city could use it as an excuse to break up … Continue reading
Losing Oreo America: One Nation, Divisible
Mr. Obama’s plea on behalf of the American people for jobs and his presidency remains stuck in a political no-man’s land. This is not because the majority of the country opposes his … Continue reading
Corporations are People Too, Wackadoo, Wackadoo…
Mitt Romney has been out on the stump, proving once again that he is a good automaton for scripted moments, but that his ability to engage in retail politics is … Continue reading
Who is Behind the Union-Busting “Club for Growth” Pushing the Tea Party into a Phony Debt Crisis?
Even though, in the hours following the Monday pitches to America by President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, the Congress was flooded with phone calls and emails that locked … Continue reading
GOP Economic Havoc: It’s the Social Agenda, Stupid
The debt ceiling needs raising! The debt ceiling needs raising! Everyone on TV, on the radio and print clamoring like Chicken Little. Freak about the world coming to a financial … Continue reading
Eric Cantor’s Shorts and Other Ethical Tales of GOP “Shameless Craven Unprincipled Partisan Hackery”
Eric Cantor’s shorts were exposed earlier this week. No, the Republican Congressman from the 7th District of Virginia isn’t having a Weiner moment. He’s doing something far worse: Betting against … Continue reading
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