Politics

It's a sign of how warped the values of the ruling class have become that dipping under 17% profits is suddenly a reason to...

Apparently, the level of conservative intellect has degenerated to the point where leaders actually believe their own rhetoric. We all know that...

Dehumanization is a standard and even necessary tactic for violence. It's difficult to commit violence against someone who is human just like you; it...

Lots of people believe that large campaign donations are little different from bribes — that when politicians accept big donations, they are basically being...

Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) is often cited as a "moderate" Republican. And what qualifies as "moderate" in Republican circles today? Olympia Snowe herself has made...

Can you protest a company while also being a customer? On the one hand, customer are perhaps the most legitimate protestors because they have...

Some pundits and politicians insist that economic inequality is a necessary consequence of a functioning capitalist system — and that in such a system,...

Our court system depends heavily on assumption that most people will take a plea deal rather than go to trial. Accused criminals who actually...

If you thought that the corporate media's penchant for 'balance' couldn't get any worse, you were wrong. Now it's become clear...

The protestors and leaders of Occupy Wall Street have not made any explicit references to the Constitution - they aren't explicitly...

Alabama's harsh anti-immigrant laws that send both legal and illegal immigrants fleeing. The obvious and expected result is that there is...