Thursday, Jon Stewart discussed the recent controversy surrounding Chik-fil-A and this week’s Appreciation Day. Jon notes that the recent call by the mayors of Boston, Chicago and San Francisco have given right-wing conservatives a legitimate First Amendment complaint: “You know…
Did you know that there are 8 different kinds of marriage described in the Bible? We hear a lot about “Biblical marriage” these days, particular from right-wing conservatives battling the idea of same sex marriage or unions. The problem is…
If the Republican Party is good at only one thing, it’s getting middle class people to vote against their own best interest. For years the GOP has convinced average voters that their party really cares about them, and that their…
Teabonics /tē-bon-iks/ (noun) The creative spelling or grammar featured on the various signs used by protesters in the Tea Party movement. [a blend of the words “ebonics” and “Tea Party”] EXAMPLES: “Get a brain! Morans” “Homescholers for Perry” “More fun…
In his first trip abroad as a presidential candidate, Mitt Romney had hoped to show off his skills as a statesman. Instead, he managed to step into a series of seemingly endless gaffs beginning before his plane could even hit…
In the wake of the shootings in Aurora, opinions vary as to whether the time is right to debate gun-control laws. As you have probably already noticed, most pundits – particularly those on the right – are claiming it is…
Michael Eric Dyson reported this Monday on the Ed Show that while a recent Pew poll found only 45% of Americans favor the broad idea of stricter gun laws, polls asking more specific questions paint a completely different picture. For…
Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton and current Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses what’s at stake this year, explaining it is not merely Republicans versus Democrats, conservatives versus liberals. There is a larger battle…
In a web-exclusive video essay, Bill Moyers says Friday’s deadly shooting in Colorado is yet another tragic indication that our society — and too many of our politicians — covet guns more than common sense or life itself. The National…
