By Martin Bosworth An interesting piece came across my desk the other day that paints a chilling picture of how strong the religious right’s death grip is on American culture and politics…and […]
The mockingbird’s song isn’t heard in Jena, LA….
Today is the 46th anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee’s iconic novel about Southern race relations, To Kill a Mockingbird. This particular anniversary seems a bittersweet one, since the Jena 6 […]
Recent statements from morons
I understand the embarrassment that it caused the party. I will work diligently to make sure that these things don’t happen again. — John Irish, chair of the Lucas County (Ohio) Democratic […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. – our newest Scholar Rogue
We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Our newest scholar/rogue is Dr. […]
Cult of the Fetus
By Rori Black Using only the third veto in his 6 years of presidency, Bush shot down legislation to expand federally funded stem cell research. The bill would have allowed research using […]
Bush to the law of the land: not in my backyard…!
“If this were a dictatorship, it’d be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I’m the dictator.” – George W. Bush, Dec. 19, 2000 Where to begin? We could […]
Liberalism is dead, long live Progressivism
By Martin Bosworth We’re genetically and sociologically oriented to think of things in duality. Two arms, two legs, a base-10 mathematical system that comes from multiplying 5×2. So there has to be […]
America To Immigration Bill: DROP DEAD!
By Martin Bosworth And wouldn’t you know it, that’s exactly what happened. As this AP article points out, the failure of the immigration bill was due to massive divisions among all the […]
Latino civil rights groups finally see the light on Gonzales
by Amaury Nora After breaking ranks with with other civil rights organizations two years ago, it looks like Latino civil rights groups have finally swallowed their pride and admitted that their beloved […]
Hubris: something both Democrats and Republicans have in common
The image to the right is a Japanese representation of the “black ships” commanded by Matthew Perry which, in 1853, forced open trade with Japan for US commercial interests. A few may […]
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