Amidst GOP tsunami in southwest Ohio, some stone-cold hope
Key question: how can we, starting now, begin to tap the power necessary to throw out the ever-friendly, totally reactionary, Republican Rep. Steve Chabot and his pals in 2012?
Election 2010: Right-wing glow will be brief
Don't be surprised when many who voted for the Republicans become disillusioned with their policies, and on this ground a bigger and broader people's movement will emerge.
Salt, health, and socialism
An Australian research team found that when the state imposes mandatory limits to the amount of salt private industry adds to processed foods, people are healthier.
“The Girl” resists male dominance
Swedish stoic Lisbeth Salander, Goth woman, continues her resistance to international political conspiracy and, even more important, worldwide male dominance.
Television gets “Outsourced”
Somehow, an NBC sitcom about U.S. jobs going overseas is becoming a hit.
Are women breaking for Republicans?
If the recent New York Times poll is right, women are breaking for Republicans in the midterm election. But the real poll comes on Nov. 2.
Wealth buys health
Nobody should be surprised to learn that in a class society wealthy people are going to be healthier than poor folks.
Investing in clean transportation could create 3.7 million jobs
Comprehensive energy and climate policies, and infrastructure spending on clean transportation, could create 3.7 million jobs in the U.S., a new study shows.
Capitalism sucks, unless you are very very rich
Capitalism was good to the 74 wealthiest Americans whose pay was five times bigger than the previous year, while most working-class people were catching hell in the Great Recession.
Why Glenn Beck is wrong on evolution
It seems that if you want to find out the truth about something, all you need to do is listen to Glenn Beck. Take what he says, switch that statement to its opposite, and then you've got the facts straight.
