| Jun 18, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyDavid Brat, the man who unexpectedly defeated Eric Cantor in a recent Republican primary, is an ideologue. That should be a source of encouragement for candidates on the populist left — but not for the reasons you might think. Brat is a professor whose college chair...
| May 21, 2014 | Economy / BusinessIf tea-partying Republicans were politically strategic animals, they’d support President Barack Obama’s call to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. I know that sounds insane. But as that GOP faction struggles against the Republican Party’s...
| Mar 5, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyTed Nugent, the old rocker from the Seventies, is now just plain old. And off his rocker. A political novelty act for the far right and a front man for the National Rifle Association, Nugent regularly spews venomous, vulgar, race-laced, abusive hate speech about...
| Feb 18, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyIn The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy assessed the odd things she was experiencing and said to her little dog, “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Lately, Sen. Pat Roberts has gained a new understanding of what Dorothy meant. The Kansas...
