EDGAR and a chance to out corporate donations to candidates
In a little noticed process ongoing over at the Securities and Exchange Commission, a group of Democratic elected officials, economics professors, shareholder activists and pension funds has deluged...
View ArticleThe return of Authur Robles' wallet
Chances are you had a parent or grandparent who fought in World War II. I did, and because of that I found this story particularly heartwarming and a metaphor of the goodness of people, especially...
View ArticleAn interview with God on the occasion of the SCOTUS decision on Marriage...
Conservatives have been all over the airwaves telling us God is outraged by the Marriage Equality decision of the Supreme Court. This made me think, what does God really think about the Supreme Court’s...
View ArticleLiberal opinion on the Supreme Court - confusing or just confused?
A Rasmussen Poll out today reported that confidence in the Supreme Court has reached an all-time low, right down there with the public’s confidence in Congress. Various polls taken during the year...
View Article"After Tiller" a must see film for progressives, women's rights activists.
After Tiller explores late abortions through the eyes of the four remaining doctors trained in the procedure and their patients. It will do for the abortion debate what Michael Moore has done for the...
View ArticleInterview with co-directors of "After Tiller"
Interview: Martha Shane and Lana Wilson, co-directors of the documentary, After Tiller. I interviewed them for Vents Magazine last week. The film will be released Sept. 20th in New York and Oct 4. in LA.
View ArticleCan football-loving progressives object to Walmart Thanksgiving work?
Walmart made some of its "associates" work on Thanksgiving for pay. But I noticed that a number of my progressive friends who condemned Walmart rushed from the Thanksgiving table to the TV to watch...
View ArticleXL Pipeline lobby leaks Jan. PR strategy
We received a call from the Canadian market research firm Opinion Search asking for the woman of the house. My, wife, being a long-time leader in the opinion and market research world, was glad to...
View ArticleDear Charles Koch. we are collectivists, we are Americans. And you should be...
Charles, we were at MIT at the same time and should have learned the same values, but you missed something very important that they teach there.
View ArticleNetroots Nation launches protest music project, concerts
Next July when the netroots gather in Phoenix, AZ, at Netroots Nation, along with speeches and workshops and panels there will be a Netroots Unity Concert for Immigration Reform, a Music Track for...
View ArticleHow the US Gov should respond to the North Korean hack - and rehabilitate the...
Why can't the NSA distribute The Interview
View ArticleWatching the Super Bowl is bad for your health and terrible for the country,
There are a few things Progressives might want to ponder before they clear their Sunday afternoon for "the game", the first of which is that watching the Super Bowl supports one of the most...
View ArticleThe wisdom of children
A conversation with my daughter on the best response to the Indiana discriminate against the gays law.
View ArticleTwo paths for Iran - and we may not know which it is taking
There are two scenarios for Iran to reach its foreign policy goal of hegemony in the Middle East and international respect. One involves deciding that a nuclear weapon will not get it what it wants...
View ArticleThree California Democrats voted for Fast Track.
They are Ami Bera, Susan Davis and Sam Farr and they need to go
View ArticleKim Davis is not religious; she's spoiled
In the US today “believers” act like spoiled teens who were never disciplined or told that “no, the world doesn’t revolve around you.” They have become entitled and feel that the world must...
View ArticleMusicians respond to GOP lunacy
The songs are starting to pour forth so you can hum your fav tune about the wackos who want to be your President - well, not your President, but President of the US so they can tell you how to live...
View ArticleGrammy winner Elsten Torres releases "Trumpeta" to mock Donald Trump
Two-time Grammy winner Elsten Torres got so mad at Donald Trump that he stopped his tour and wrote "Trumpeta" to mock Donald Trump and raise money for immigration reform battles. "Trumpeta" is now on...
View ArticleA musical and animation pushback against Trump Latino Bashing
Grammy-nominated Latin rock star releases "Tumpeta", song and video telling Donald Trump and the GOP candidates exactly what Latinos think of them. The goal: more people buy the song (which will help...
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