Released in April 2012, Reckless: The Political Assault on the American Environment, by Bob Dean details the Tea Party’s war on the environment. For instance in 2011 the Republican led House of Representatives voted almost 200 times to undermine environmental and public health safeguards constituting the largest attack on environmental protections in America’s history. Bob […]
Forty years after the death of the father of the community-organizing model, Saul Alinsky, leading conservatives have attempted to tie the Obama administration to Alinsky’s radicalism. Most notable of these critics is Newt Gingrich who seems to have spearheaded the attack on President Obama using Saul Alinsky: The centerpiece of this campaign, I believe, is […]
The Texas Democratic Party held their state convention in Houston, Texas, from Thursday, June 7th, through Saturday, June 9th. Along with other election related business such as delegate selection and electing Judge Gilberto Hinojosa the first Hispanic party chair by an overwhelming margin. They also voted on and passed the most progressive Texas platform in […]
TED, the Technology Entertainment and Design nonprofit behind the TED Talks, whose slogan is “ideas worth spreading” recently decided that some ideas are better left alone. In March of 2012 Nick Hanauer, millionaire tech investor and entrepreneur, gave a talk at a TED conference. In his talk, Hanauer argued that the rich aren’t responsible for […]
“I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years we should sustain and support it.” Source “Roe v. Wade has gone too far.” Source “I don’t line up with the NRA.” Source “I’m a member of the [NRA].” Source “I like mandates. The mandates work.” Source “I think it’s unconstitutional on […]