Do you know any Republicans who shouldn't be Republicans?
That is, those who aren't wealthy, rely on the same fire departments, police departments, food and drug safety standards, drive on the same public roads, and send...
Confession time: I'm occasionally paralyzed by the "age appropriate clothing" myth. You see, it's the generation I hail from. I'm 52, and grew up in the 1980s when such dumb ideas were prevalent.
However, to my...
If perhaps you were worried that Republicans, having blown a $1.5 trillion hole in the national debt, would now be looking to cut social safety net programs -- Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps -- GOP...
Now that House Speaker Paul Ryan and his GOP minions have managed to pass a giant tax cut for the wealthiest Americans, they're halfway to realizing Ryan's Ayn Randian dream of eliminating the social safety...
If there's one thing we know conclusively about Donald Trump, it's that he's a narcissist. If something doesn't impact him, he's not interested in how it might potentially harm someone else. He lacks the capacity...
Right across the street from the White House, St. John's Church broke its tradition of avoiding political topics and decided to denounce President Trump's executive action to ban people from seven Muslim-majority countries. The executive...
Since President-elect Trump was chosen as our next president, ominous rumors have spread about the many ways he’s going to ruin the middle class and further divide the country.
One of those plans is to destroy...
A group of bipartisan lawmakers are on the brink of finalizing a new healthcare law that has lobbyists and the drug companies they represent excited. Called the 21st Century Cures Act, this piece of legislation...
During the recent election cycle, many of us were looking for a candidate who was outspoken and honest.
A lot of us found Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) to be that candidate.
Unfortunately, a lot of us thought Donald...
President-elect Donald Trump has said plenty about health insurance and Obamacare during his campaign this year. In July, he called Obamacare “disastrous,” measuring the demand of his supporters to repeal Obamacare by how loud they...
And now, the aftermath.
In the coming weeks and months, there will be endless reading of exit polls and analysis of how exactly Donald Trump managed to win an election he wasn't supposed to have a...
Just days before America elects its 45th President, the Pope has a message for his followers, and for those within earshot of his voice: people need to be cognizant of others exploiting their fears and...
DeSoto, Texas, is a suburb of Dallas, and the majority of residents who live there are African American. Last Friday night, the cheerleaders from the high school football game between DeSoto and Cedar Hills high schools...
While some libraries have withered into obscurity, others have blossomed. For instance, the Dimond Library at the University of New Hampshire. Thanks to the unconditional love shown to it by its late cataloger, Robert Morin, who died...
Though he served in the United States Senate for 48 years, the late South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond was one of the most reprehensible and unrepentant racists to ever roam the face of the earth....
The life of Ruline Steininger would be a fascinating story even without her current political views. She was seven-years-old when American women gained the right to vote.
She lived through two World Wars. She has seen...
Having good manners pays off – as Ben and his Nan discovered when her search on Google went viral, and @GoogleUK responded with a very personal greeting – but let's start from the beginning.
Last week,...
With too many recent reports of police brutality across the U.S., this recently resurfaced story is offering some comfort in the knowledge that sometimes victims do get the justice they deserve.
In July of 2009, police...
National Center for Health Statistics just released new data showing that last year, U.S. death rates rose for the first time in a decade.
"The crude death rate for all causes was 841.9 per 100,000 population,...
One of Wendy's slogans may be, "It's better here," but it seems both Ethel Kennedy and the Immokalee Coalition of Workers beg to differ.
Many Florida farm workers were joined by hundreds of protesters, Saturday, as...
