Climate change and science - key election issues
The "Frankenstorm" is the latest reminder that voters in the 2012 Elections have a stark choice between radically different approaches to environmental policy.

Election 2012: Fog of right-wing lies is lifting
The most extreme voices in the Republican Party have been quiet as church mice as Mitt Romney has migrated to more moderate positions.

2012 countdown: Time for the left to step to the plate
For the past year the left has debated the merits of participation in the election process. As you might expect, not everyone is on the same page.

Pundits premature in crowning Romney the winner
The airwaves were flooded for at least 48 hours this week with declarations telling us who won the first of the three big presidential debates.

Romney is not a vulture, he’s a parasite
Ever get that creepy feeling you are being followed? In 1969, a friend and I were walking down a street when that spooky feeling crept over me.

Smiling, Romney stuck a dagger in your heart
That about sums up Mitt Romney's performance in Wednesday night's debate.

