| Nov 27, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyWhat do you do when a faction of the U.S. Senate simply refuses to do a critical part of its job? That’s the dilemma that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid faced in mid-November when the Senate’s Republican minority tried once again to stall the work of...
| Sep 4, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyThe highest court in America has been in the spotlight lately. Following its historic decisions on marriage equality and voting rights, Americans recognize the importance that the Supreme Court’s decisions can have on our lives as well as the power they have to...
| May 22, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyIt’s not an easy task, defending President Barack Obama from his enemies. The “scandals” keep popping up like dandelions — all of them explainable, after a fashion. Taken together, the explanations begin to sound like “the dog ate my homework.” For example: No one...
| Apr 17, 2013 | Economy / BusinessA powerful and well-connected global consulting firm recently announced it had landed another big fish. Mary Schapiro, the former chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission, will become one of its managing directors. When asked about her move from the SEC to...
| Feb 20, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyHere’s a thought: Maybe, just maybe, Barack Obama isn’t a socialist. I know, if you’ve tuned into even a little bit of right-wing talk radio, or watched some Fox News shows over the past four years, this might come as a surprise. Obama, in the...
