A potential face of terrorism, a non-Muslim looking woman that would pass through any airport working on the premise of racial profiling untouched. Fortunately those in our government who disregard the phobias coming from the Right simply did their jobs. One would doubt that they will see the folly of their assertions albeit discredited. U.S.: […]

  It was train wreck television on Tuesday evening when now-retired Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) appeared on Fox News’s Glenn Beck show and insisted that he had not crossed any ethical lines with staffers and was subjected to intense political pressure from the White House (including a naked encounter with Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel). […]

  Chamber of Commerce Lies About Health Care Reform 4 minutes ago On March 9, 2010, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce published a blog post falsely claiming the Democratic plan for reforming health care would increase premiums, increase the deficit, and kill jobs.  In reality, the plan would reduce the deficit, lower premiums, and create […]

Excellent analytical story. It is amazing that the article correlates social ills with failed economic conditions caused by a failed structural  design in our economic system. It shows how otherwise stable white communities descend into what is thought to be an inner city minority problem. This is something many progressives have been preaching for years. […]

Don’t shoot the messenger. It’s an old cliche, but it’s true. Unfortunately, shooting the messenger has become the main strategy of the people trying to stop us from taking action on climate change. And it needs to stop. Just a couple of days ago, a columnist excoriated my friend Vice President Al Gore, insinuating that […]

Today we’re taking it to the streets. The insurance companies are having a conference in Washington, DC to plot how to kill health reform. Thousands are gathering as we speak to perform a citizens’ arrest. Even though you can’t be there in person, you can help us hold the insurance companies accountable for their crimes. […]

    Liz Cheney has been under fire from both left and right after she tried to paint Department of Justice attorneys as terrorist sympathizers for working on the defense of Guantanamo detainees. One of the sternest rebukes comes from a law school dean, former judge, and well-known former special prosecutor. Ken Starr appeared on […]

  State Sen. Roy Ashburn (R-Calif.), the fierce opponent of gay rights who was arrested last week for drunk driving after leaving a gay nightclub, confirmed in a radio interview Monday that he is gay. "I’m gay," Ashburn told local radio host Inga Barks before returning to the Senate for the first time since his […]

  The Obama administration believes it gained a valuable boost last week in getting health care passed when a 50th Democratic senator informally announced he would back reconciliation fixes to the bill. Not that there remains any doubt that the Senate has the will to get legislative changes passed by an up-or-down vote — rather […]

  Robert P. Watson, Ph.D. Coordinator of American Studies Lynn University Email: rwatson@lynn.edu I am always being asked to grade Obama’s presidency. In place of offering him a grade, I put together a list of his accomplishments thus far. I think you would agree that it is very impressive. His first six months have been […]