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Democrats Are Still Compromising Away Women’s Rights – What’s Wrong with the Pro-Choice Movement’s Strategy?
On December 7, when Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius made her decision to overrule the FDA's recommendation that Plan B One-Step, the morning-after contraceptive pill, should be …
Why a Democracy Needs Uninformed People
Uninformed people catch a lot of flak in society, whether they’re sitting on decision-making committees, choosing a new PTA president, or voting in a national election. Political commentators often …
That $335 Million Bank of America Settlement: The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly
The Obama Administration announced a $335 million settlement deal with Bank of America to settle charges of discriminatory lending practices. Here is, in ascending order of importance, the good, …
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Will Young Voters Steal the Show in 2012? Maybe, If Lawmakers Listen
Before the 99 percent captured the world’s attention, another number helped energize an often overlooked part America’s electorate: 58 percent. That’s the percentage of black voters between the ages …
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Bomb Assaults Throughout Baghdad Kill at Least Sixty-Three
Baghdad - Four car bombs, one of them a suicide car bomb, and 11 roadside bombs, shook Baghdad Thursday morning, killing at least 63 and wounding 185 people, adding …
On Complaints Over Iran Nuclear Weapon Claims, Washington Post Ombud Rules for the Plaintiffs (2)
Has your hometown newspaper drunk the Kool-Aid on claims that “the debate is over,” and that everyone now knows that Iran is pursuing the acquisition of a nuclear weapon? …
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Speaker Cuts Off C-SPAN Cameras When Democrats Attempt to Bring Vote on Payroll Tax Cut
During a quick pro-forma session of the House this morning, Republicans rebuffed a Democratic attempt to force an up-or-down vote on the Senate-passed payroll tax holiday extension, which Republicans …
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Thirty Thousand Chinese “Occupy” Highway to Protest Polluting Coal Plants
Tens of thousands of residents in China’s southern Guandong Province gathered in the streets yesterday, occupying a highway to demonstrate against the development of a new coal plant near …
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Hearing in Bradley Manning’s WikiLeaks Case Ends
Fort Meade, Maryland - The military hearing against Pfc. Bradley Manning closed on Thursday, with lawyers and onlookers alternately portraying him as a premeditated traitor or an accidental hero …
The House of Saud and the Big Banks Move in on Twitter
As Time Magazine names ‘The Protester’ as person of the year, news broke that Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal joins JPMorgan Chase as a major stakeholder in Twitter, …