| Jan 6, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyWhile last year’s voters put a pack of reactionaries in charge of the new Congress, let’s not forget that bigger majorities of the same electorate leapt at the chance to say “yes” to an array of unabashedly progressive ballot initiatives. For example, even...
| Dec 2, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyGosh, has it been two whole years since Republican leaders vowed to reach out to Latino voters with “a more welcoming, inclusive message” and “positive solutions on immigration”? My how time flies when you’re having elections. The...
| Nov 25, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyBefore anyone even knew just how badly the Democrats would get trounced in the 2014 midterm elections, some pundits were already sending the party a message: Be more like the Republicans. Now they don’t put it that way, exactly. The professional campaign...
| Nov 12, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyThe 2014 midterm elections sure looked like a blowout for the Republican Party. But leave it to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to call the real winner: big money. “Incredible night for money in politics!” gushed one of the show’s satirical...
| | Rights / DemocracyDick Tuck, the legendary political prankster and wit, once ran for local office in San Francisco and lost. His concession speech, in its entirety: “The people have spoken — the bastards.” Now, you know me — I wouldn’t say anything like that about the...