Two stories here that revolve around the theme of organized labor rarely getting value for the money it donates to Democratic politicians. On the national level, Communication Workers of American president Larry Cohen held a conference call with reporters and bloggers yesterday to say that...
Month: June 2013
Scott claims one of the most important questions of our time is why Canadian teams haven't won the Stanley Cup for so long. He may be right, but THE MOST.
Awhile back, some of you expressed an interest in merch that was sort of inside-jokey. With this in mind, I'd like to design a t-shirt for you guys. I'd like.
Jesus Christ, what a pathetic operation Tucker Carlson is running. ...Emma Roller has more.
Arguments against immigration reform are usually pretty bad. Racism is at the heart of most, sometimes couched in dog whistles like "culture" or the Republican "they won't vote for us.
When a Supreme Court majority wants to reach an outcome but the argument on behalf of said outcome is particularly indefensible, it's likely that the opinion will be handed off.
The College Republicans have released a report that shows that all young people hate Republicans. And that's only a slight overstatement, with 54% of young people supporting raising taxes on the wealthy and 3% supporting lowering taxes on the wealthy. Wow. The College Republican answer...
Frank Lautenberg has passed. Lautenberg's most significant legacy is his role in raising the drinking age to 21. In principle, I think the drinking age should be lowered. But given.
While there are flaws that will be exacerbated by the fact that the American legislative process makes correcting defects nearly impossible, there's good reason for some optimism about the PPACA:.
Via Sadly, No... I don't know what teachers teach in writing classes these days; I think the first thing a student should learn is "concision is key." Don't say in twenty words what you can say in ten. Certainly, there are times when concision is...
On this date in 1924, the U.S. government finally granted citizenship rights to Native Americans. That's correct--1924.
This weekend was the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot, one of the most horrifying episodes of organized violence against African-Americans after emancipation. Linda Christensen, a high school teacher.