Gun research is scarce so when it does come out progressive gun regulation advocates have to report on it accurately.
Calls for the Progressives to "break up" with the Democratic Party as an abusive partner miss the mark. The problems…
The broken windows policing tactic is a major reason why we see conflict between the police & African Americans. In…
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled anti-choice protesters can harass women going into clinics. Should liberals likewise protest this way?
Lisa Fisher, an African American woman, was shocked to find her photo posted on Instagram by coworkers, being compared to…
Louisiana lawmakers voted to force abortion doctors to identify themselves on the internet in an effort to scare them off…
Some men have been suggesting Rodgers' killing of more men than women means he wasn't a misogynist. Nothing could be…
As the successes of school busing have been forgotten, maligned, and legally deterred, school segregation has become the norm again
Neglecting the conditions and healthcare of the poor has contributed to drug-resistant microbes which have reached crisis proportions.
An upcoming documentary, "The Brainwashing of My Dad" traces how right wing media morphed a mild-mannered Democrat into a racist…
Economically disadvantaged white people have the hardest time accepting that they have white privilege, but they do.
White people have largely ended violence. Now, it is time for telling the truth about privilege and facing what it…
An implicit goal of the War on Poverty was to make the US a true meritocracy, and in this sense,…
The snide satisfaction conservatives gloat in their declaration that the War on Poverty failed is apropos given how they sabotaged…
Liberals can take a moment to pat themselves on the back. There are poor people everywhere who are grateful for…
People should not work full-time for wages that put them below the poverty line, but it is all too common.…
Recent appalling decisions by Bush-appointed judges show the importance of getting some Obama-appointed judges on the bench. If only he…
The media is quick to look for anything negative about Obamacare, but they protect the real culprit: insurance company behavior
NYC's stop-and-frisk program was going to start seeing reforms including oversight and cameras on patrol, but a federal court has…
Accumulating research suggests political beliefs are hard-wired into our biology, so can conservatives change their minds?
Conservatives incessantly drone on and on about George Soros as a villain, when the Koch brothers are discussed. Who's the…
The fact that there are people who still believe in death panels is pathetic enough, but now they think there…
Market-based educational reform is an utter failure, and yet we still can't shake the nasty remnants of its bad policy…
With union power waning, governments are implementing workers' rights. It's time to build a national movement built on grassroots efforts.
Detroit faces austerity, vulture capitalists, and privatization as right wing ideologues pounce. Of course, no good will come of it.
The trend toordinary American activists as domestic terrorists is alarming, bringing to new reasons to revisit the PATRIOT…
The alarming trend of criminalizing youth will only lead to increased criminal behavior, but the prison industry is eager for…
Long a target for cuts by liberals, two fiscally conservatives groups have now also joined the call for reduced defense…
This week, the President led an important conference with new initiatives on mental health, but it was overlooked in favor…
It is all too easy to find corporate malfeasance. It is the basis of their nasty reputations, and the reason…
Some people became upset with Obama's "Racism is no longer an excuse" speech. Perhaps people gripped by poverty were what…
Conservatives have been whining that people are getting disability benefits they don't deserve. As usual, they are completely wrong.
Inequities in our justice system continue to widen with wealthy, white criminals continuously managing to escape punishments faced by others
The consequences of Republican deregulation and their weakening of OSHA has been an ongoing threat of death for American workers.
Republicans are enthusiastic about sequester cuts until it affects their wealthy constituents. Then, they throw temper tantrums.
This month, an article argued the Iraq War was the single worst foreign policy decision in US history. This may…
This week, no less than eight former directors of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) signed onto a public letter to…
One woman's tragic story provides a glimpse into the plethora of problems the U.S. faces with a lack of affordable…
No matter how much they try to blame sequestration on Obama and the Democrats, Republicans set it up, and the…
Could the answer to the ongoing economic woes of the country be a forgiveness of household debt? At least one…
Trends in militarization, surveillance, and civil liberties violations raise disturbing questions about the exchange of liberty for security.
People actually willing to vocally support reproductive rights have become less and less common owing to the success of stigmatization
While debunking the sickening Sandy Hook conspiracy theory may seem to dignify beyond what it deserves, it has to be…
Fossil fuel barons need to join the efforts to stem climate change, but their religious beliefs may be an unrecognized…
Mirroring their counterparts nationwide, conservatives on a post-election political cruise reveal they still don't understand their faults.
Harsh attacks by liberals on liberals who disagreed with the President's Social Security proposal seem aimed at stifling democratic dissent
Will Republicans use the redistricting advantages they achieved after their 2010 sweep to change the way electoral votes are apportioned?
A close look reveals that right wing blowhards and con men are successful with the same gullible audience.
The Democratic Party is a big tent. However, the party needs to refocus on its progressive values, not get led…
Budget negotiation drama is getting more intense as the fiscal cliff or 'austerity bomb' approaches. The stakes for the poor…
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt has been selling the notion that he understands liberals & conservatives, while basically badmouthing liberals
Ever since Democrats passed the Civil Rights Act and championed policies supporting minorities, whites have been defecting from the party.
Analysis of the white vote reveals they choose Romney by significant margins. What does this mean when it comes to…
Nearly 180 ballot measures face a vote on Tuesday. Here are a few of the most consequential initiatives to watch.
Some liberals have the mind-boggling view there is no difference between Romney & Obama, and are even planning not to…
It would be self-defeating for members of the 47% to vote for Romney-Ryan, so why are so many still going…
The self-made myth perpetuated by conservatives has been allowed to shape policy, demonize government, and deny how much is built…
No other state that's allowed fracking has imposed a moratorium to study environmental and health effects. Can New York use…
Democrats are subjected to a different set of standards than Republicans when it comes to their behavior including in political…
Deceptively named front groups, posing as grassroots organizations while actually representing corporate interests, are becoming rampant.
Critics have been saying President Obama has not done enough to address poverty. They don't seem to understand the reasons…
Collective bargaining has been under attack. Now, the upcoming elections are hazardous as the GOP seeks to impose more right-to-work…
Conservatives have steadily been eroding the power of unions in the wake of Citizens United since they are their only…
By accusing Obama of racism toward white people, the Fight Bigotry Super PAC is the perfect haven for real racists…
This ticket will absolutely depend on low-information voters enamored with right wing media. In point of fact, the vast majority…
As the birth control mandate went into effect this week, religious freedom arguments continue to threaten it. Here's why they're…
We need to believe in the competence of our public institutions for our society to function. When they don't function,…
Meritocracy is in crisis and the potential remedies for this situation are not happening because of the power exercised by…
Parent trigger laws are being pushed by ALEC and other right wing groups to allow parents to essentially 'fire' a…
Michigan lawmakers are pushing through a bill that allows professionals to discriminate against GLBT clients in defiance of Codes of…
The war on public transportation is in full swing, like the war on all things public waged by the right.…
The right wing has been winning over Americans for decades by framing the political debate so liberals must reclaim the…
While Republicans pass alleged 'religious freedom' laws aimed at knocking down women's reproductive rights across the country, at least one…
Some of Ron Paul's otherwise socially liberal followers are an example of men who have turned their backs on reproductive…
Missouri citizens have petitioned to get a ballot initiative up for a vote that would limit interest rates on usurious…
Romney and Walker each pushed austerity politics only to end up with abysmal job records, yet polls say gullible voters…
Between his inability to stop laughing when he causes misery to others and his chronic deceitfulness, Mitt Romney is almost…
All women have to do to emphatically support Obama in 2012 is compare his policies to the Romney and the…
Without the time to change new Republican laws suppressing voting rights before the election, advocates will need to utilize new…
In the wake of the 2012 Trustee's Report on Social Security, the right wing continues to have the media as…
It is no exaggeration to say that Michigan's emergency manager laws are a threat to democracy, and the chance to…
On tax day, it's nice to take a look at one small positive slice of what the government does with…
Recently, isolated successes in charter schools have gotten big headlines, masking the numerous issues they present including undermining public education
Despite the fact that people with mental illnesses end up in systems that cost taxpayers more money, state governments continue…
With the blessing of the Supreme Court, fundamentalist, right wing evangelists are taking religious indoctrination into the public schools.
Corporations are taking over the incarceration of prisoners to make billions of dollars in profit while lobbying against much needed…
Despite the fact it violates the Constitution, conservatives across the country keep proposing bills to test poor people seeking government…
The GOP has led a assault on higher education which has included restricting access, for-profit exploitation, and controlling curriculum.
In order to eliminate Social Security and Medicare, Republicans use entitlement society language to stigmatize using government benefits.
When even holdouts like Obama are feeling forced to use Super PACs, the American people need to effectively step in…
Conservatives can't handle the truth about the aftermath of slavery or neo-slavery and how it still affects African Americans lives…
The right's Saul Alinsky phobia comes from a belief that only certain kinds of Americans should have power, and the…
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