by Dave Johnson | Jun 4, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
When a government "contracts out" – privatizes – one of its services, that is supposed to save taxpayers money. A new study finds that privatization not only costs governments more than it saves, it has forced millions of people into lives of poverty. According to the...
by Terrance Heath | May 30, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Well, that didn’t take long. As Americans were still reeling from the latest gun massacre, right-wingers wasted no time blaming liberals, Hollywood, and gay marriage for all shooting rampages. As usually, the facts are decidedly against wingnuts. It’s been almost a...
by Thom Hartmann | May 30, 2014 | Climate, Conservatism
Republicans in the House of Representatives are not only denying climate science – they're actually blocking the Pentagon from taking any action on it. Earlier this month, the House passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act which bars the...
by Dave Johnson | May 29, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
Republicans are beginning to harvest the fruits of their obstruction. The strategy is to set the stage for the election by obstructing everything that could help the economy get better, as well as anything that might make our lives better. They understand that they...
by Digby | May 27, 2014 | Conservatism
Ezra Klein makes a good point in this piece in which he acknowledges the VA revelations for the scandal they are --- nobody should be denied needed health care --- by showing the vast numbers of people affected by Republican governors' cynical decision to refuse the...
by Lynne Stuart Parramore | May 23, 2014 | Conservatism
On the June cover of the conservative magazine American Spectator, a vision arises from the collective unconscious of the rich. Angry citizens look on as a monocled fatcat is led to a blood-soaked guillotine, calling up the memory of the Reign of Terror during the...
