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Will the Democratic South Rise Again?new
New committee launched at inauguration hopes to re-energize at local level.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mary C. Curtis |
01-30-2013 |
Commentary
These Strange Politics
Hunter S. Thompson said: "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." But what do you do when politics go from weird to completely psychedelic?
Guns Across America hits Indiananew
An estimated crowd of 150 Second Amendment activists gathered on the steps of the Indiana Statehouse.
Protest marks Citizens United anniversarynew
Indiana activists gathered to mark the third anniversary of the Citizens United Decision and protest the flood of dark money in politics.
More Gun Control in Mississippinew
With statewide household gun ownership at 54 percent in Mississippi, it's no secret that heightened gun-control laws aren't likely to get much support from the state Legislature.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
01-17-2013 |
Commentary
Castle Doctrine: Not So Cut and Drynew
Mississippi legislators passed one of the nation's broadest Castle Doctrine laws in 2006, giving Mississippians a wide range of legal reasoning to use deadly force. The statute exists as a lengthy amendment to the state's "justifiable homicide" law.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
01-17-2013 |
Commentary
Breaking the Rulesnew
When it comes to making Congress work again, does U.S. Senator Tom Udall have the answer?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Alexa Schirtzinger |
01-16-2013 |
Politics
Tags: Tom Udall, Senate Nuclear Option
Phil Gingrey's legitimate screw-upnew
Republicans still can't shut up about rape
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
01-16-2013 |
Politics
A Ban on Hypocrisynew
Liberals and conservatives should re-examine the basics of our public debates.
Fort Worth Weekly |
E.R. Bills |
01-16-2013 |
Commentary
Tags: newtown shooting
Remember Who Pays the Billnew
At the heart of every political decision, real people will be affected. No political ideology should ever take the place of doing what's best and right for the people--not to mention the state's economic strength.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Editorial Board |
01-11-2013 |
Commentary
The Candy Man Cannew
Chocolatier aims for New Mexico lieutenant governor position.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limón |
01-11-2013 |
Politics
Tags: Chuck Higgins New Mexico
21st Century Congress Scum Meet 19th Century Ethics
People are calling the recently adjourned 112th Congress "the most dysfunctional ever" and the least productive since the infamous "do-nothing Congress" of the 1940s. There's lots of blame to go around, but one cause for congressional gridlock has gone unnoticed and unremarked upon: we no longer have a sense of honor.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-07-2013 |
Commentary
Corporate Personhood Goes Carpoolingnew
Because corporations are people, a Marin man argues that he may drive in the carpool lane with his corporation papers in the passenger seat.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
01-07-2013 |
Politics
A Kinder, Gentler Unionnew
Picking on food stamps has long been a way to gather votes from people who don't bother to pay attention to who is poor and why (call them the 47-percenters).
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
01-05-2013 |
Commentary
Losing Democracynew
Redistricting helped the GOP win the House, and it almost caused the U.S. to go over the fiscal cliff.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
German Lopez |
01-03-2013 |
Politics
