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Outcry Against Police Union Leader’s Bigotry Makes for Unlikely Alliance of Cops, Occupiers
For the uninitiated, it is almost too fantastic to believe. A police department's union, supremely tone-deaf in a city with a discriminatory history, puts out a newsletter that open-heartedly …
Obama Defends Freedom of Religion: Be Not Afraid of Mitt Romney
The president allows each woman to decide for herself whether or not to ask her insurance company to cover contraception.
Virgin Galactic’s Space Tourism Venture for the 1% Will Warm the Globe for the Rest of Us
Virgin Galactic, billionaire Richard Branson's space tourism venture, is charging $200,000 a seat for a few minutes of weightlessness and a view from outer space.
The Ryan Choice
A true ideologue, Paul Ryan exemplifies the social Darwinism at the core of todayu2019s Republican Party.
Bill Moyers: In Paul Ryan, the Right at Last Has Their Man
This was never Romney's party, and without Karl Rove's shadowy money behind him, he would not have survived the primaries.
“Ladydrawers” Creates Big Picture of Cartoon Bias
A new collective is producing a steady stream of comic strips about their own findings of gender bias. Topics range from the male domination at Marvel to female creators …
Nine Reasons Romney’s Choice of Paul Ryan for Veep Is Smarter Than You Think
Romney's Ryan decision is a hugely dangerous step toward getting the Koch brothers' hand-picked star close to the presidency.
“President Ryan” – Another Shrewd Move in the Corporate State’s Long Game
Paul Ryan's looks are often compared to an actor's, and that's no accident: He's being groomed for the role of a lifetime.
America’s Deficit Attention Disorder
Money is the least of our problems. Itu2019s time to pay attention to the real deficits that are killing us.
Rep. Paul Ryan’s Far-Right Agenda: The Media Can’t Take the Truth
The media have worked hard to conceal Rep. Paul Ryan's extreme positions from the public.