by Harvey J Kaye | Jul 25, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
The Wisconsin Public Radio/National Public Radio show To the Best of Our Knowledge regularly asks writers if they have a "Dangerous Idea" that they would like to talk about (unscripted). My Dangerous Idea was American exceptionalism. I did not speak on the dangers of...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 25, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Right-wing reaction to issues in the news this week brought to mind a classic 1980s Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups commercial, but with a wingnut spin on the famous line: “Hey, you got your Malaysian airliner in my Benghazi!” Across the wingnut-o-sphere, right-wingers...
by Jeff Bryant | Jul 25, 2014 | Blog, Education
Every year Netroots Nation is arguably the most important annual event in the progressive community and a telling barometer of what is on the minds of, as Howard Dean put it, "the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party." Last week's meeting was no exception....
by Dave Johnson | Jul 24, 2014 | Blog, Trade
This week one more example of Republican obstruction occurred – blockage of an important "Make It In America" bill – and one more time not a single corporate media outlet reported it. The House Republican leadership on Tuesday blocked a bill to secure for American...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 24, 2014 | Blog, Tax Reform
Walgreens is the pharmacy that, at least according to its website, can be found “at the corner of Happy & Healthy.” If its executives have their way, however, it may soon be found near the intersection of Ziegelackerstrasse and Untermattweg in Bern, Switzerland....
by Thom Hartmann | Jul 23, 2014 | Blog
Rich brat billionaires and giant transnational corporations have hijacked our political system. CNN is reporting that Shelly Adelson, the same man who dropped a cool $150 million during the 2012 election cycle to defeat President Obama, is now talking about spending...
