It was more true when I was living in Europe, but even here, "student rates" were always a great deal for struggling students-- especially for getting into museums, public transportation, cinemas... But, like with so many good things, the conservatives... »
No, the "D" on President-in-waiting Willard Inc.'sstylish headgear doesn't stand for "Democrat.""[Last week's] Ohio speech was a perfect illustration of the way the Romney campaign is banking on amnesia, on the hope that voters don’t remember that Mr. ... »
I knew Florida state Rep Scott Randolph's name because he was Alan Grayson's campaign manager. Grayson told me "he was the mastermind behind our 2008 victory." But the last time-- before this week-- he was in the national spotlight was in March of 2011... »
Earlier today I was extolling the virtues of Chris Mooney's two excellent books, The Republican War On Science and The Republican Brain. But perhaps they would have been more accurately named if they were called The Conservative War On Science and The ... »
It will be ironic if his Mormonism beats Willard instead of his mammonism! Now that he's officially started ignoring Santorum and has, in effect, won the Republican nomination, the old question comes up again: will his devotion to Mormonism be lethal t... »
"[C]ontributions from parties with an interest in legislation are really nothing but bribes. Sure, it's legal for the most part. Sure, everyone in Washington does it. Sure it's the way the system works. It's one of Washington's dirty little secrets-- b... »
By John Logan San Francisco State University The past 15 months have seen a remarkable assault by the GOP on federal labor rights. Republicans have introduced numerous bills designed to undermine the National Labor Relations Act, all with wonderfully d... »
What Made Michele Martinez Team Up with Van Tran?Santa Ana City Council member and AD-69 candidate Michele Martinez made waves this weekend with a taped TV appearance on a Little Saigon TV program hosted by staunch Vietnamese conservative Van Tran. Sp... »
