Republicans
Poem of the week: Emily Dickinson and the Republicans
January 6, 2011The Republican takeover of the House of Representatives can be viewed, almost poignantly, as a death in the neighborhood, and Emily Dickinson provides a commentary.
Read moreBanning ethnic studies in Arizona is wrong!
January 4, 2011A new draconian law in Arizona went into effect banning classes statewide, k-12, that promote the teachings of civil rights leaders such as Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez.
Read moreJob creation nowhere on GOP agenda
January 3, 2011On a different planet, perhaps, an incoming Congress would now be plowing its way through the pages of jobs plans - but not this one.
Read moreNew START ratified, 71-26
December 22, 2010The 71-26 vote marked a significant foreign policy achievement for the Obama administration during the lame-duck Congressional session.
Read moreKasich declares war on workers
December 22, 2010Ohio's Republican Governor-elect John Kasich declared war on all public employees and workers employed under state contracts - a full month before taking office.
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