| Feb 24, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyPhew. Those 20 debates felt like they’d never end. Now that they’re over, however, the Republican Party isn’t particularly close to selecting its presidential nominee. Given the distractions caused by the candidates’ many gaffes and their...
| Feb 20, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyIf you’re a political candidate these days, the name of the game is to talk to your “target audience” apparently without answering questions from them — or, God forbid, from a journalist. Take Mitt Romney’s recent visit to Colorado, prior...
| | Environment / HealthRick Santorum is the latest darling of the most extreme of the GOP’s extremist voters. Here’s just an earful of this guy’s moral piety. Let’s start where it all starts for us humans: conception. Not only does Santorum insist that life begins at...
| Feb 13, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyBreaking news: Republicans have found their long-sought alternative to Mitt Romney. Surprisingly, it’s Mitt Romney. Remember the old Mitt Romney? That white-shoe Republican who was all for health care mandates? Who favored reproductive choice and who was no...