Shutdown: New phase in a very American coup
They didn't wear jackboots, but the shutdown of government by an extremist faction of the Republican Party can only be described as a new phase in a very American coup.
Is right-wing extremism the new norm?
You've probably seen or heard of protests against the affordable health care act, against raising the minimum wage, against marriage equality, and more than anything against stronger gun laws.
GOP strategy: Tune out, turn off, drop out
The antics of GOP Senator Ted Cruz are only the latest example of an effort to pull the political discourse further to the right.
Where is justice in cutting food stamps?
Of those receiving government help in the form of food stamps or the SNAP program, 76 percent are children, disabled, or elderly.
Ted Cruz, Jesse Helms vs. the people, the vote
Voting rights are a foundation for the realization of justice, equality, and freedom for everyone in our world and in our lives.
NY Post endorsement of Lhota so outlandish, it's crazy
The NY Post endorsement is so outlandish and ridiculous that no one with any sense would want to vote for any candidate the Post would endorse.
Big business behind Rick Perry's push in Missouri
Rick Perry, the right-wing Republican governor of Texas, is running TV and radio ads - backed by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce - attacking the Democratic governor of Missouri, Jay Nixon.
No limit to how ridiculous Republicans can get
How embarrassing it must be to be a Republican today.
Republican "wacko birds" unite!
Iinstead of reevaluating and making sensible changes the way a few Republican operatives are urging them to do, most Republicans are doubling-down on their old ways of doing things.
Are Missouri Republicans insane?
Well, when it comes to Medicaid expansion they just might be. I ask because, who in their right mind rejects billions of dollars in federal funding?
