Category Archives: politics

Paul Krugman explains how America is going dark. We must place priority on reducing the deficit, say Republicans and “centrist” Democrats. And then, virtually in the next breath, they declare that we must preserve tax cuts for the very affluent, at a budget cost of $700 billion over the next decade. In effect, a large [...]

Victory! The Democrats pass the Senate health care bill and shoot down the Republican motion to recommit. I share Andrew Sullivan’s elation.

(Photo by Daniel McCullum) This resolution (H.R. 1018 IH), introduced into the House this week [PDF link], is something I could get behind! Requesting the Senate to adjust its rules to reflect the intent of the framers of the Constitution by amending the Sen- ate’s filibuster rule, Rule 22, to facilitate the consider- ation of [...]

(Flag via Adbusters) Daily Kos has more about the Supreme Court’s horrible decision here. Basically, it overturns previous campaign finance laws and allows corporations to pour money into political campaigns In a stinging dissent, Justice John Paul Stevens wrote that the ruling “threatens to undermine the integrity of elected institutions across the nation. The path [...]

Drawing by Ted McCagg. A lot of people feel pretty burned by what happened in Massachusetts yesterday, myself included. Andrew Sullivan does a fantastic job explaining why many feel so shafted after last night’s special election. The glee with which the GOP is greeting the end of any access too health insurance for millions of [...]