By Barney Frank, Guardian UK
Changing congressional rules is a good idea. But that won’t fix a Congress run by people who seek to render government ineffective
I recently participated in a panel convened by Esquire Magazine, in which they … Read more »
By Emily Atkin, ThinkProgress
In the six days that early voting has been underway in Texas, election judge William Parsley on Sunday said he has only seen one potential voter turned away at his polling location, the Metropolitan Multi-Services Center … Read more »
By Suzanne Goldenberg, Guardian UK
Industry giants are spending more than $25m to defeat campaigns for mandatory GM food labelling in the two states, in the runup to next month’s vote
Biotech and supermarket giants are spending more than $25m … Read more »
By Robert Reich, Robert Reich’s Blog
Commenting on a recent student suicide at an Alaska high school, Alaska’s Republican Congressman Don Young said suicide didn’t exist in Alaska before “government largesse” gave residents an entitlement mentality.
“When people had to … Read more »
America used to be a country that built for the future. Sometimes the government built directly: Public projects, from the Erie Canal to the Interstate Highway System, provided the backbone for economic growth. Sometimes it provided incentives to the private … Read more »
Republican Officials in Texas Knew Voter ID Law Would Disenfranchise 500,000 Before Bill’s Passage
By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune
25 October 14
Republican state officials working to pass a voter photo ID law in 2011 knew that more than … Read more »
What Women Want
Women’s Issues Dominate 2014 Campaigns
Women are big this election season. No group is more courted. It’s great! The issues are important. Plus, we all enjoy the occasional pander.
Candidates are re-interpreting their old arguments in a … Read more »
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/26507-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-6-page-dissent-of-the-texas-voter-id-law-decision… Read more »
http://www.theroot.com/articles/politics/2014/10/_40_000_voter_registration_applications_submitted_by_black_and_hispanic.html… Read more »
Bernie Sanders: Purchase of Election by Chevron Shows We Have ‘Oligarchy.’
By Jon Queally, Common Dreams
According to estimates, fossil fuel company is on track to spend $3 million in attempt to gain control of city council in Richmond, California… Read more »
