| Jan 24, 2011 | Cartoon|Rights / Democracy
| Jan 18, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyPerhaps by now we are accustomed to the annual right-wing co-opting of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy. Over at FPIF, Mark Engler offers an instructive example from the Pentagon. He quotes DoD’s general counsel Jeh C. Johnson: “I believe that if Dr....
| Jan 17, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyI’d like to welcome America’s first baby of 2011 to the world. Eighteen seconds into New Year’s Day, Peter Gabriel Imson was delivered on the U.S. territory of Guam. Named for the former lead singer in the band Genesis, little Peter Gabriel weighed...
| | Rights / DemocracyA Southern heritage group is planning a celebration in Montgomery, Alabama, that will feature a parade down the city’s historic Dexter Avenue. That’s the same street where thousands of civil rights marchers rallied in support of voting rights at the...
| | Rights / DemocracySay what you will about the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ). Add in the murder and severe injuries suffered by assorted bystanders in Tucson and it all proves that we’re still a free country. God bless America! Where else can a...
| Jan 16, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyIf you find it necessary to declare on national television, “I am a serious person,” you’re probably not. Meet Michele Bachmann. She’s currently running for president, but suffering a few credibility problems. One is that she keeps creating her...
