On the Employee Free Choice Act
Rachel Maddow explains the latest Big Labor priority, the Employee Free Choice Act: I will readily admit some frustration with unions, but much of my concerns are true of any organization – that corruption...
Rachel Maddow explains the latest Big Labor priority, the Employee Free Choice Act: I will readily admit some frustration with unions, but much of my concerns are true of any organization – that corruption...
Doom and gloom seems to be a very appropriate emotion for the Republicans these days, as they face a bleak political forecast, with perhaps a half-dozen of their Senate seats up for grabs in...
Patrick Ruffini is an intelligent blogger, and I’ve been reading his blog since before blogging was cool, way back in 1997. But, as he’s become a bigger name in Republican circles, he’s waded into...
One aspect of American politics I’ve paid attention to is the stark reverse agism that has resulted in the average age of a federal politician to be the average starting age for retirement for...
Is that what all the fuss over the filibuster was really about? So Democrats could insist on a fair ratio for committee seats? (Sort of makes sense, though, given procedural/organizational votes are the most...
Barack Obama began a week-long Americana theme (timed for July 4th) today with a speech on what patriotism means to him. it is this essential American idea – that we are not constrained by...
Roland Martin has an excellent column out on CNN.com today, commenting on the need to make the 28th amendment to the Constitution a requirement to wear a lapel pin of the American flag. He...
The Battle of the Bulge was a critical battle in the war against Hitler's Nazis. Soldiers fought and died every day in the dead of winter. And when a grenade fell into his foxhole, Jim thought he was surely dead. What happened next was nothing short of heroic...
Note: This is based on a true story of the war, as told by the late James C. Kerns.
More info →Rush Week, immature pranks, and brightly colored shirts. Some people remember their college days as a time of non-stop partying. Others, including a shy freshman with a crush, discover their life’s calling amidst difficult circumstances.
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