Civil Discourse and The Clash of Ideas
Ordinary citizens—you and I—have it in our power to put our political dialogue back on track.
GOP plays the Christianity card
The Myth of the Christian Right By Mary Shaw (about the author) GOP politicians and their followers love to play the Christianity card. They wave their bibles and wag their…
Of Republicans and Race Cards
How can Republican voters go on believing that the latest wave of voter ID laws is about fraud
The Federal Bailout That Saved Mitt Romney
government documents on the bailout obtained by Rolling Stone show that the legend crafted by Romney is basically a lie
Romney: another big lie
it is clear his remarks were taken completely out of context. Obama is not talking about redistributing wealth at all — instead, he speaks about competition, the market place and…
Growing into liberalism
I am grateful to have moved beyond the blinders of my family's politics. I am grateful to know my own mind, one that is progressive and liberal, and that neither…
Romney’s theory of the “taker class”
For what it’s worth, this division of “makers” and “takers” isn’t true. Only a tenth of Americans pay no federal tax,
Revolt of the Rich
for the modern tax-avoiding expat billionaire, the dollar sign tends to trump Old Glory.
Is Team Romney to blame for Middle East violence?
Follow the money. Who financed the production of this film?
Confessions of a Former Republican
I grew up in a rich, white suburb north of Chicago populated by moderate, business-oriented Republicans. Once upon a time, we would have been called Rockefeller Republicans