At the first GOP primary debate in Cleveland last night, Fuck-You Republicanism was out in full force.Â
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Why Jeb Bush’s Pitch to the Koch Brothers Should Scare You
Private companies are great, Bush said, “because they can do whatever they want.” As president, he’d help them do just that.
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Defunding Planned Parenthood Would Be the Real Betrayal of Women
In the past two weeks, three secretly recorded (and misleadingly edited) videos of Planned Parenthood officials discussing fetal tissues were leaked by anti-choice activists in an attempt to make the organization appear to be participating in the illegal harvesting of body parts for profit. Pro-choice activists have dissected the videos and proved that Planned Parenthood […]
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Why Deep Red States Are Rethinking the Death Penalty
There are few things that embody big government more than capital punishment—and a small but growing conservative movement wants it repealed.Â
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There’s Still No Money In Sight for New Rail Tunnels Under the Hudson River. Blame Chris Christie.
In 2010, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie cancelled a tremendously important rail tunnel project under the Hudson River that had been in the works for nearly 20 years; billions of dollars had already been saved up for it. The only tunnels that currently exist there were built more than 100 years ago, are incapable of […]
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From Civil Rights to Obama, the Confederate Flag Has Meant One Thing
Oklahoma was not a part of the old Confederacy, but that historical fact did not stop some from greeting the first black president with the Confederate flag when he arrived in Oklahoma City on Wednesday. The purpose of Obama’s trip to the small town of Durant, Oklahoma was to visit the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, […]
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Rick Perry Seems a Little Confused About Women’s Health Care
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is one of four Republican presidential candidates who spoke at the National Right to Life Convention in New Orleans last Friday, along with Dr. Ben Carson, former Senator Rick Santorum, and Senator Marco Rubio. And, in true Rick Perry fashion, his comments were a bit awkward. While talking about health […]
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One GOP Step Forward, Four GOP Steps Back
Republican strategists surely breathed a sigh of relief Thursday when the South Carolina legislature voted to remove the Confederate battle flag from the State Capitol. But it wasn’t long before Republican lawmakers began stepping on the story of the new GOP racial sensitivity not once, not twice, not even thrice, but four (4) times. Just […]
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Andrew Jackson’s Dark Legacy Belongs to All of Us — Democrat and Republican Alike
Go ahead, purge the seventh president from currency and celebrations. But shoving his legacy off on opponents is not the answer.
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What Some Black Church Leaders Have Wrong About Gay Marriage — and Civil Rights
From Stonewall to Black Lives Matter, the African American LGBT community has always been on the forefront of fights for equality.
