| Mar 3, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyThe GOP-led House of Representatives has already achieved a historic legislative record. A record in futility, that is. And absurdity. In February, for the 56th time, they focused the entire array of brain cells in their 245-member caucus on an effort that would...
| Feb 25, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyI’m trying to make up my mind about Rudy Giuliani: I can’t decide whether he’s a nutball or a sleazeball. For now I’m going with a sleazy nutball, but I’m open to suggestions. In a series of hysterical attacks on Barack Obama in recent weeks, Giuliani has all but...
| Feb 18, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyThe Supreme Court is now considering cases that could usher in nationwide marriage equality, and state-level gay marriage bans are falling faster than you can say “equal protection under the law.” People who want to turn back the clock on rights for their...
| | Rights / DemocracyWhen an angry neighbor murdered three Muslim students in North Carolina, my Facebook feed lit up. Tragic, I thought, and I scrolled on. Then another post caught my eye. A Muslim friend cried out that the triple murder was a hate crime — and fumed that the news was...
| | Rights / DemocracyReady or not, the race is on — for president, I mean. Yes, Election Day is still nearly two years away, but the candidates are already on the loose. And they’re as goosey as ever. So far, the goosiest has been Mitt Romney. The GOP’s 2012 loser was asked...
| Feb 17, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyThe people of Chicago are grappling with a big question that people in nearly every urban place face: Can anyone really govern such a sprawling, brawling city? Reclaim Chicago — an upstart populist coalition that has become a major force in the city — says the answer...
