When wealthy individuals can donate unlimited sums of money to election campaigns, their votes count more than ours. Should the rich have a larger say in the outcome of elections? It sounds […]
McCutcheon v. FEC: another Citizens United
Alex Palombo
Professional emailer | Union member & staffer | Foul language enthusiast | Semi-retired karaoker | Token Delawarean | Head Chef of Arlington Test Kitchen
Why, oh why, Ohio? Husted again tries to suppress voter turnout
Ohio Republicans have targeted predominately Democratic voters in every way they can think of. They’d probably outlaw other parties entirely if they thought they could get away with it. Are you a […]
Net neutrality? It’s not complicated, AT&T
AT&T’s new toll-free data plan is a great idea. For AT&T. Everyone else, not so much. It’s been a bit since I’ve written about net neutrality (really, it’s been a while since […]
What 19th Amendment?
It’s a trend lately, that if a party is afraid of losing an election, they pass legislation barring key groups in their opponents’ base from voting. And clearly, it’s something Texas has […]
Default is in our House
After years of watching our country claw its way back from the Great Recession, these debt ceiling and government shutdown are foreign to me. Why would we ever want to put our […]
Standing up or sitting down
I was inspired to pick up the pen (well, type) and write another blog post by my good friend, Kimberly McGuire at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health. Last week, she […]
SnapChatting around the issues
In the aftermath of Anthony Weiner’s most recent sexting scandal, I keep hearing this argument for better technology from pundits and late night hosts. Something along the lines of “Why didn’t he […]
Pro-Life vs. Pro-Birth
I’ve gotten called some awful things when I tell people that I’m both a practicing Catholic and an advocate for women’s choice – from baby killer to hypocrite. But hear me out. […]
Congress punts on student loan reform: we’ve made it a hassle to get a tassel
We hear constantly from politicians and candidates for office that young people are our future, and that we need to invest in our future if we want to grow our economy, and […]
“Where Girls Grow Strong” – and Boy Scouts follow
Yesterday was a sort-of victory for LGBT youth: the Boy Scouts of America lifted the ban on LGBT scouts, after gathering over a million signatures to allow homosexual scouts to join. From […]
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