Ouch. I do have some optimism for Cleveland, but that map presents a grim picture for the region.
Author: Erik Loomis
We've been remiss here at not noting the death of the great Shulamith Firestone. Although her life ended up in a sad decline of mental illness and death by cancer,.
Civil War reenactors are, by and large, a depressing lot: Some re-enactors have formed camp bands to play music that soldiers enjoyed hearing around battlefield campfires. The most popular tunes.
On September 2, 1885, white miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming decided to exterminate the town's entire Chinese community. Whites killed at least 28 Chinese miners in the Rock Springs Massacre, demonstrated the power of white supremacy to the Gilded Age white working class, and is...
The great German director has died. If you've never seen The Rabbit Is Me, you are missing out on one of the great movies in the history of cinema.
Does anyone have more information about this? Romney advisers so trusted Mr. Eastwood, 82, that unlike with other speakers, they said they did not conduct rehearsals or insist on a.
Today starts another glorious run of University of Oregon football. I'm sure I speak for everyone (which means no one but Farley and myself) when I say that the Ducks are the official college football team of LGM. Today's victim is the Arkansas State Red...
A little inspiration for everyone on the road this Labor Day weekend:
Kevin Drum's piece about the Paul Ryan budget was illustrative not only of how horrible that granny starver is and how much of a professional con artist he is, but.
1. Old-school manipulation of workers by Murray Energy. Mitt Romney gave a speech at their mine in Beallsville, Ohio earlier this month. Murray closed the mine for the day, docked the workers the day's pay, and then forced them to attend the rally. Asked about...
I always thought Clint Eastwood was the genial, George H.W. Bush type of Republican voter. Didn't care much about the social issue stuff, didn't much care to pay taxes, bought.
Travis Waldron has a very good piece up at Think Progress about the referee lockout and player safety. The National Football League Players Association, a year removed from being locked.