The future of women and our country, as seen from the floor of the RNC. So, the Republican National Convention is over. …
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The 10 News Stories of 2011 You Shouldn’t Have Missed
10 global events we were all intrinsically part of. What makes an event memorable? How does a “happening” sear into our …
Interview: Gay in America by Scott Pasfield
Gay rights, gay marriage, and Rick Perry’s war. Rick Perry’s recent campaign ad, which makes an inexplicable…
10 Reasons Not to Turn Our Backs on Stem Cell Research
With a science-hostile Congress moving into Washington next month, now – before reactionary attempts to turn back the na…
The Law of Land and Sea and Air: Yet Another Reason to Vote!
It’s no secret that anything resembling an environmental protection law that even nods to the possibility of human…
Rays Redux: After 30 Years, White House Once Again Amps Up for Solar Power
The White House is going solar (again). Two weeks ago, Nancy Sutley, chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, and …
The First 100 Days of Deepwater Horizon: Somebody Call Jack Bauer
From the Hill… Our friends at the Heritage Foundation (who think Jack Bauer is a real person) have deployed multip…
I Wonder What the Small People Are Doing!
I’ll never forget the history professor who was a former Marine and almost certainly shaved with a hunting knife. …