Category: Politics
The Lesson of Lone Star Republicans
by Geoff Rips | Jul 5, 2013 | PoliticsIt seemed altogether fitting that on June 26 an African-American woman became the 500th person executed by the State of Texas since it resumed capital punishment in 1982. Since the death penalty was reinstated by the Supreme Court in 1976, Texas leads the nation in official government executions. The next closest state is Virginia with […]
Fate of the Gerrymandering GOP
by | Jul 4, 2013 | PoliticsOn election night last November, a shell-shocked Republican Party began the process of accepting its need to move to the center on issues relevant to specific constituencies like women and Hispanic voters. The conventional wisdom radiating out of Washington was that congressional Republicans, even in the House, would have no choice but to get on […]
The Border Cannot Be Secure Enough for Republicans
by Win Vitkowsky | Jul 2, 2013 | Legal Affairs, PoliticsProponents of immigration reform are rethinking their support for a bill that could give 11 million undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizenship. The reason? Attached to the legislation is the most draconian border enforcement strategy in American history. By all available statistics, the border is already the safest it has ever been. Last year the […]
White People Are Not Victims
by David J. Leonard | Jul 2, 2013 | Legal Affairs, PoliticsNarratives of white victimhood are the rage these days. From Abigail Fisher v. the University of Texas to the gutting of the Voting Rights Act, from Paula Deen’s claim of being a victim of the “PC police” to a material witness’s use of the phrase “creepy-ass cracker” in the criminal trial of George Zimmerman—there has […]
New Report Shows Corporations Pay Half the Taxes You Pay
by Darwin Bondgraham | Jul 2, 2013 | EconomyEstimating the actual effective income tax rates that U.S. corporations pay is tricky. Tax returns are confidential documents under strict laws, never released by the IRS for public scrutiny. Corporate accountants and tax lawyers abide by rigid professional codes of secrecy. The information that corporations include in their publicly available financial statements is often incomplete. […]
Bad Faith Documentary
Bad Faith
“A great and powerful and timely film” – Ken Burns
Critics are raving about BAD FAITH, the sensational expose of Christian Nationalism from directors Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones
“One of the Ten Best Films of 2024” – Variety
Editor’s Picks
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By Anthony Barnett
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Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy
By Hamilton Fish
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God and QR Codes for Trump; The Courage Tour Goes to Michigan
By Anne Nelson
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Project 2025: The Latest Plot Against America
By Anne Nelson
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Possible Use of Depleted Uranium Munitions Adds New Dimension to the Human Toll in Mid-East War
By Barbara Koeppel
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What Does Putin Have on Trump?
By Bob Dreyfuss