Reaganism Caused Yesterday's Train Crash
There used to be a time in this country when our elected representatives believed in America and its government.
The GOP’s Food Stamp Hypocrisy
We have a serious corporate welfare problem in this country, but Republicans would apparently rather spend their time trying to stop poor people from eating spaghetti sauce than do anything about it. Seriously, I’m not kidding.
Jeb Bush Isn’t a Moderate, He’s a Neo-Con Extremist
I would have invaded Iraq, and you would have to. That is literally what Jeb Bush told Megyn Kelly in an interview set to air tonight on Fox So-Called News.
Amazing, right?
New rules let the oil trains roll..
Earlier this week, the oil industry criticized new safety standards released by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Right on cue, barely 48 hours later, an oil train derailed and exploded in North Dakota, and proved that the new standards probably don't go far enough.
A Lesson from Bayocean, OR
If you've never heard of the city of Bayocean, Oregon, you're probably not alone. By 1960, the last home in that once-booming city disappeared into the ocean, but there's an important lesson to be learned from Bayocean that's still valuable today.
Prisoners Are a Cash Cow For the Rich
Privatization mania is wreaking havoc on our society. Case in point: what’s happened over the past few decades with prison phone services.
57 Percent of Republicans Want to Undo the American Revolution
America is a Christian nation. That’s an idea former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has harped on time and time again during his political career.
And while he didn’t explicitly talk about it today during his presidential announcement, it’s bound to pop up some time during his campaign.
Right-Wingers Get Tip from Waitress
Tip the schools instead.
That’s the message waitress Chloe Hough gave Republican Kansas Governor Sam Brownback this weekend when he stopped in for a bite to eat at Boss Hawg’s Barbeque in Topeka.
It's a crime to be poor...
Despite the fact that debtors prisons have been outlawed for more than a century, it's still effectively a crime to be poor in our country. According to a stunning new report called “The Poor Get Prison,” the Justice System is being used as a weapon against the poor in municipalities all over our nation.
