| Feb 6, 2012 | Environment / HealthFolks, I’ve got some good news and some bad news about the nation’s ever-elusive quest for a sound energy policy. The good news: Finally there’s some under-the-radar bipartisan consensus in Washington. The bad news: Both parties are dead wrong. This...
| Jan 30, 2012 | Rights / Democracy|RoundupIn this week’s campaign finance special edition, OtherWords columnist Donald Kaul unveils his new Super PAC and Jim Hightower gives Newt Gingrich’s Super PAC a more accurate name. Peter Hart casts a spotlight on the big-money effort underway to bypass the...
| | Rights / DemocracyAlready, four of the top GOP presidential contenders have dropped out. Michele Bachmann went first, because she was too wacky, followed by Jon Huntsman, because he was too sane. Herman Cain gave up because he was too exposed, and Rick Perry because he was too...
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| Oct 10, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyCome December, the priorities and role of our government could be drastically and fundamentally altered. Are your views and concerns being heard? The supercommittee created in the wake of the debt ceiling clash is comprised of 12 members of Congress tasked with...