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House GOP Bars Another Woman From Speaking — This Time A Congresswoman

May 16, 2012 11:40 am

For the second time this year, House Republicans have prevented a woman from testifying before Congress regarding reproductive rights issues. This time, however, the target is a fellow lawmaker, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.). Just months after Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California prevented a female Georgetown University law student from joining an all-male panel on the issue of contraception, another GOP committee chairman won’t allow Norton to testify against a bill which would ban abortions in the District of Columbia...

USDA Prime Time

May 16, 2012 8:26 am

By Hart Williams

You might notice that it only took fourteen years (1891 to 1905) for the stench from Interior to become so foul that the forest lands they originally managed were explicitly withdrawn and transferred to the Forest Service.

Now It’s Official: The War Criminals Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld et al

May 15, 2012 12:40 pm

By Hart Williams

Now It’s Official: The War Criminals Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld et al

Saddam Hussein was evil, but we had no lawful right to depose him. These are our American values. In the 1945 Nuremberg Trials, there were four counts, and one, if not two, are applicable here. Count one: conspiracy to wage aggressive war, and count two: waging aggressive war, or "crimes against peace." When it was argued that the court had...

Obstruction On Trial: Advocates ‘DREAM’ Of Filibuster’s End

May 15, 2012 12:11 pm

By Scott Nance

Obstruction On Trial: Advocates ‘DREAM’ Of Filibuster’s End

After years of complaining — and a failed attempt at reform from within — several Democratic lawmakers and others have taken decisive action against the Senate filibuster in the courts. Reps. John Lewis ( D-Ga.), Michael Michaud (D-Maine), Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), and Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) joined a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Washington by Common Cause, a government...

J.P. Morgan Loss Continues To Reverberate In Washington

May 14, 2012 10:16 pm

By Scott Nance

J.P. Morgan Loss Continues To Reverberate In Washington

The massive $2 billion loss reported last week by the nation’s largest bank continues to roil Capitol Hill. The loss, by JPMorgan Chase, not only has renewed calls for stricter financial regulation — but now the calls of conflict-of-interest on the part of JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon are growing louder. At issue is Dimon’s dual role at the Federal...

The Wrong Dog and Pony Show

May 13, 2012 12:09 am

By Hart Williams

The soundtrack emphasizes the sizzle sound. And they even cop to it. "And what gets your juices flowing." Ivan Pavlov must be chuckling. Now, they ring the bell, and WE drool.

Mission Impossible: Finding a Mini-Van Made in America by Union Workers

May 10, 2012 6:00 am

By Walter Brasch

by WALTER BRASCH Last year, not one of the 491,687 new minivans sold in the United States was made in America by unionized workers. Some were manufactured overseas by companies owned by non-American manufacturers. The Kia Sedona, with 24,047 sales, was built in South Korea, Russia, and the Philippines. The MAZDA5, with 19,155 sales, was built in...

The War on Intellectuals Ramps Up

May 9, 2012 9:04 pm

By Hart Williams

No: the war on intelligence and intellectualism is fully underway. And intelligent progressives need to remember this one ...

Left Quickly Rallies To Obama’s Side After Marriage Announcement

May 9, 2012 8:10 pm

By Scott Nance

President Obama’s decision to come out squarely in favor of same-sex marriage quickly electrified Democrats, progressives and other supporters of marriage equality. In the midst of his battle for re-election, Obama announced in an interview with ABC News: “I think same sex couples should be able to get married.” Previously, Obama had said only that his views on the...

Good Read Alert: We Can All Do Better

May 8, 2012 9:23 pm

By Pamela Leavey

I’ve got a stack of books I am reading and two websites I am redesigning right now, so I haven’t been posting at all for the past few weeks. I did want to alert readers to a Good Read that was just released today, former Senator Bill Bradley’s new book, We Can All Do Better. I am about half...

Thurston Howell IV* on How To Beat A Rap

May 8, 2012 6:46 am

By Hart Williams

Thurston Howell IV* on How To Beat A Rap

That is Romney's APPROACH to law. That is his understanding of it. If you’re willing to pay the fine, fine. If you get in trouble, you know that in America, enough money turns the tables on the courts, when the Defendant has far more resources available than the harried local police, prosecutor’s office and court.

Home, Home on Derange

May 5, 2012 7:57 pm

By Hart Williams

OK. When we crunch all the data, the Rightie/Romney/R-Money tactic of choice for the fall election becomes clear....

Economist: April Jobs Report Broadly Disappointing

May 4, 2012 9:24 pm

By Scott Nance

Economist: April Jobs Report Broadly Disappointing

Not only is the 115,000 jobs added to the U.S. economy last month disappointing, the the impact of that meager performance is broadly felt, according to an independent Washington economist. The Labor Departmnent released employment data Friday for April, and the national unemployment rate ticked down to 8.1 percent, but that was largely due to discouraged job-seekers who gave...

In Tight Race, Ohio Senator Rallies On Student Loans

May 3, 2012 11:23 am

By Scott Nance

In Tight Race, Ohio Senator Rallies On Student Loans

In another testament to just how important turning out young voters could be in this year’s election — and how potent the issue of student loan costs could be in making that happen — Ohio’s freshman Democratic senator rallied with students in support of his legislation to prevent this summer’s impending increase on student-loan interest payments. Sen. Sherrod Brown...

Spiking the Football

May 3, 2012 10:31 am

By Hart Williams

But Oliver North was run for the Senate from Virginia (he lost). Thence to radio, and now to the Chautauqua circuit and a weekly show on Faux Nooz. Meanwhile, G. Gordon Liddy, Nixon's Ollie North, sells you gold during the commercial breaks.

Dems Debunk Romney on Osama

May 1, 2012 10:01 pm

By Scott Nance

Citing a 2009 Senate report as evidence, two Democrats sought to debunk Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s claim that “any president” would have given the order against terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. As the first anniversary of bin Laden’s death approaches Wednesday, Robert Weiner, a former Clinton White House spokesman, and Weiner associate Richard Mann say they prove wrong the...

The Witching Hour

April 30, 2012 11:59 pm

By Hart Williams

The Righties have succeeded in making their meme more important than the anniversary whose celebration disgusts them so. Thus (bizarrely using -- not for the first time this week -- a UK newspaper and Writer/Blogger Toby Harndon to push their poisonous "American" blog linkages)

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USDA Prime Time

Now It’s Official: The War Criminals Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld et al

Obstruction On Trial: Advocates ‘DREAM’ Of Filibuster’s End

J.P. Morgan Loss Continues To Reverberate In Washington

The Wrong Dog and Pony Show

Mission Impossible: Finding a Mini-Van Made in America by Union Workers

The War on Intellectuals Ramps Up

Left Quickly Rallies To Obama’s Side After Marriage Announcement

Good Read Alert: We Can All Do Better

Thurston Howell IV* on How To Beat A Rap

Home, Home on Derange

Economist: April Jobs Report Broadly Disappointing

In Tight Race, Ohio Senator Rallies On Student Loans

Spiking the Football

Dems Debunk Romney on Osama

The Witching Hour

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