Spin, baby, spin: Connecticut debates wind turbines
Connecticut prepares for debate between "Drill, baby, drill" or "Spin, baby, spin," wind turbines vs. fossil fuels.
Coming to terms with the Confederacy
Some groups want to remember the Confederacy "the right way." Whatever can they mean?
Martin Luther King Jr. and the attack on public workers
As we celebrate the life and historic contributions of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, public workers are under fierce attack across the country.
Will the Singularity be the end of us?
Some experts say the Singularity - when artificial intelligence learns how to make itself smarter - is a greater threat to humanity than global warming or nuclear war.
Red-baiting muddies the waters
More than anything, American public opinion is galvanized in its revulsion to the horrific crimes committed in Tucson, Ariz.
Palin’s “blood libel”: it’s time to say No
Why would Palin and her right-wing extremist colleagues choose to use such an inflammatory term," blood libel," after all the talk about toning down the rhetoric after the terrible shootings in Arizona?
Arizona's wake up call
The Tucson tragedy is a wake up call for all Arizonans. It's time to take back our state from the right-wing, anti-people demagogues and their corporate masters.
Does money buy happiness?
Money does NOT buy happiness, according to a recent scientific study. Well, you could have fooled me.
State budget crises and Mr. Holland's sorrow
In the coming year, states face a combined shortfall likely to exceed $112 billion.
Obama, triangulation and what’s our job for 2012
For Obama, triangulation makes sense, and focusing criticism on it instead of on putting together the grassroots structures for us to win in 2012 is a dead end.
