Elizabeth Warren versus corporate shills
Republicans are practically foaming at the mouth in their crusade to block the nomination of Elizabeth Warren to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Einstein meets Eisenstein in "The Tree of Life"
Four words I never thought I'd see in the same film: Sean Penn and dinosaurs.
What do IQ tests really measure?
The one thing most people agreed upon was that, whatever was being measured, these tests did not measure "intelligence."
Eric Cantor's ugly ransom
There can be no political or moral justification for holding ransom disaster relief money for the people of Joplin, Mo.
Illinois plans devastating cuts in disabilities services
These cuts target our most vulnerable citizens and are being sold as a way to balance Illinois' estimated $13 billion deficit. The truth is, these cuts are short sighted and will send us on a path of destruction.
The Oprah Winfrey Show: union made
One phrase most entertainment reporters fail to mention about Oprah Winfrey's 25 years as the "queen of talk" is "union employer and member."
Which way to socialism?
Hopefully, if asked about the road to socialism, people of socialist inclinations can give a better answer than two Mainers did to a lost traveler.
Progressives prepare for zombie doomsday
Will this weekend bring the rapture or one big zombie apocolypse?
GOP would sacrifice environment, thousands of women for profit
Young girls and women who have been exposed to air pollution may have had their DNA mutated, causing them to contract breast cancer before menopause.
