We all love America and feel lucky to live in a free country with so many opportunities. But we also know that in many ways, our country is falling behind and heading in the wrong direction.
In this short animation, … Read more »
By Elizabeth Warren. U.S. Senator for Massachusetts
While the video here is not in sync, we felt it was important to bring you the whole speech. One day it might be pointed to as the kick-off to a presidential campaign. … Read more »
By PAUL KRUGMAN
On Saturday, Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming delivered the weekly Republican address. He ignored Syria, presumably because his party is deeply conflicted on the issue. (For the record, so am I.) Instead, he demanded repeal of the … Read more »
By Rod Bastanmehr, Alternet
An investigation into the issue of voter registration fraud in the Sunshine State initiated by Florida Repulicans has unearthed no evidence of wrongdoing-except on the part of the GOP. Florida’s Secretary of State Ken Detzner, prompted … Read more »
By Annie-Rose Strasser, ThinkProgress
Port Arthur, Texas, is an oil town, home to massive refineries that process 900,000 barrels of crude oil each day, occasionally burping up columns of thick black smoke. It’s where the proposed Keystone XL pipeline – … Read more »
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By Brian Beutler, Salon
Salon analysis shows GOP is targeting states with most uninsured, and bogging down their Obamacare implementation
For the most part, Republican state elected officials have undertaken the most direct efforts to stand between uninsured people and … Read more »
Congress, think carefully before intervening in Syria.
Washington Post.
By Katrina vanden Heuvel.
President Obama’s decision to ask Congress to authorize any action towards Syria is both courageous and correct. He ignored the inevitable scorn he would get from the … Read more »
By David Sirota, Salon
Before deciding how the U.S. should address the human atrocity in Syria, here are the moral questions at stake
Last Thursday, I was asked to appear on CNN to discuss the burgeoning humanitarian crisis in Syria. … Read more »
By Katrina Rabeler, Yes Magazine
While banning the use of bee-killing pesticides is crucial, planting your yard with flowers instead of grass helps, too.
Worldwide bee population decline has motivated recent action by governments and activists. On April 29, the … Read more »
