Why we need more - not less - government regulation
One of the mantras of the radical Right in this country is that the economy and everything else would be better off if we just had less government regulation.
What next for immigrant rights?
At present, there is no chance that any legislation benefiting undocumented immigrants and their families could pass at the federal level. The numbers are not there in the House, or to overcome a Senate filibuster.
Republicans show they don’t care about Women’s Health Week
The theme of this year's Women's Health Week is "It's Your Time." The aim is to empower women "to make their health a top priority."
Women deserve factual medical information, even about abortion care
Decisions about medical procedures and patient care should be left to clinicians and their patients - not to politicians. As a family physician, I understand this.
Scott Walker's tangled web
Walker is gaining a reputation for assembling the motliest crew in modern memory to place their greasy hands on the levers of power, as the Wisconsin media reports one scandal after another.
Romney says he’s “not concerned” about the “very poor”
He expressed his cavalier attitude towards the poor - who, when we count the many millions of working poor, amount to half the country.
GOP prez candidates help themselves on taxes
If it weren't so shameful it would almost be funny.
Rick Santorum is neither green nor good
"There is no such thing as global warming," says GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum.
Sen. Kirk: Quit obstructing job creation, jobless benefit extension
Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., has carefully cultivated the image of a political moderate. It was that image that allowed him to get elected in 2010 in the first place.
