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A Nation of Mutts
By David Brooks Over the past few decades, American society has been transformed in a fit of absence of mind. First, we’ve gone from a low immigrant nation to a high immigrant nation. If you grew up between 1950 and 1985, … Continue reading
Brian Sims, Pennsylvania Lawmaker, Silenced On DOMA By Colleagues Citing ‘God’s Law’
By Mollie Reilly An openly gay lawmaker was silenced by colleagues on the Pennsylvania House floor Thursday when he attempted to speak about the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. State Rep. Brian Sims (D-Philadelphia) … Continue reading
How Congress Can Undo The Supreme Court’s Attack On Workers’ Rights
By Bryce Covert On Tuesday, the Supreme Court handed down decisions in two little-watched cases: Vance v. Ball State University and University of Texas Southwestern Center v. Nassar. Both cases erected new hurdles for those who experience workplace harassment or … Continue reading
House GOP’s immigration playbook
By jake Sherman & Ginger Gibson Circle July 10 with red ink: It’s now the most important day for immigration reform.That Wednesday is when a hobbled, divided and raucous House Republican Conference will meet in the Capitol basement to figure … Continue reading
World’s Most Evil and Lawless Institution? The Executive Branch of the U.S. Government
By Fred Branfman America has a secret. It is not discussed in polite company or at the dinner tables of the powerful, rich and famous. Parents do not teach it to their children. Best-selling authors do not write about it. … Continue reading
7 Institutions That Have Grown So Monstrously Big They Threaten to Destroy America
By Richard Eskow Bigger isn’t always better. From the Tower of Babel to Teddy Roosevelt’s trust-busting, that principle’s been enshrined in law and legend since the dawn of history. Have we forgotten the lesson? Corporations, databases, storehouses of personal and … Continue reading
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Texas’ Abortion Restrictions Failed, But Other States Are Successfully Advancing Them
By Tara Culp-Ressler After a battle that stretched throughout Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) successfully blocked a stringent anti-abortion bill from winning approval in the Texas legislature. Davis noted that defeating SB 5 — … Continue reading
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As The Supreme Court Considers DOMA, Boehner Goes Mum
By Igor Volsky House Republicans have paid former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement $3 million to defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, but as the legal challenge is heard at Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, GOP leaders … Continue reading
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