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Alito’s provocative question
The last time we visited oral arguments from The Court was in Shelby County v. Holder (a voting rights case), in which Justice Antonin Scalia famously stated that the Voting Rights Act was...
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10 things you need to know today: March 27, 2013
Secret Service agents watch the audience while President Obama speaks in March 2012. The Week Petraeus apologizes, Obama names the first female Secret Service chief, and more in our roundup of the...
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Brian Banks, football player exonerated in rape case, signs with Atlanta Falcons
I’ve followed then 16 year-old Brian Banks’ rape case from beginning to end. It’s a heartbreaking story that appears to be headed toward a happy ending. CBS News Brian Banks said signing with the...
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Obama Causes Stir After Calling CA AG ‘Best Looking Attorney General’
Obama Derangement Syndrome has been on auto pilot in America since 2006 when President Barack Obama first announced his candidacy… TPMDC President Obama caused a stir Thursday when he commented on the...
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Was President’s Remark ‘Sexist’ or Just a Compliment
Was President’s Remark ‘Sexist’ or Just a Compliment I thought it was simply a nice statement. After all, he was touting her accomplishments first and at the end he simply topped it off with a...
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10 things you need to know today: April 7, 2013
The Week U.S. delays missile test amid North Korea tensions, Michigan and Louisville advance to the NCAA championship, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making the news and driving...
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Rick Perry ‘Disgusted’ By Cartoon Linking Deregulation To Fertilizer Plant...
Cartoon of Texas Governor Rick Perry saying “Business is booming” next to the exploding fertilizer plant Gov. Rick Perry has been going around the country trying to recruit corporations and...
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Some Groups Targeted By IRS May Have Violated Election Law
This certainly sounds interesting… Think Progress A report conducted by the Treasury Department’s Inspector General found that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) improperly targeted conservative groups...
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Bill Moyers Essay: The United States of Inequality
Moyers & Company The unprecedented level of economic inequality in America is undeniable. In an extended essay, Bill shares examples of the striking extremes of wealth and poverty across the...
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WATCH: Nancy Pelosi wearily dismisses Michele Bachmann’s DOMA statement
I love Nancy Pelosi’s response… The Week In the aftermath of today’s historic Supreme Court decision to strike down the controversial Defense of Marriage Act, Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) issued a...
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University Of Michigan May Soon Offer In-State Tuition To Undocumented Students
In my opinion, this precedent is abundantly filled with good intentions… Think Progress A day after the Detroit Free Press highlighted undocumented Michigan students’ struggles with tuition costs, the...
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For every question, there is a Reagan
Rep. Darrell Issa (R – Calif.) The Maddow Blog When Ronald Reagan left office in early 1989, several conservative activists feared history may not be especially kind to the two-term Republican, who...
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National Rifle Association Enemies List Now Includes Scientists, Zoos
The NRA’s deliberate dumbing down of America continues…. The Huffington Post In a move bizarrely reminiscent of its “anti-gun” enemies list, the National Rifle Association announced a new plan Friday...
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Friday Blog Roundup – 8-9-2013
Lest We Forget…. The Day In 100 Seconds Good Lord, Everyone Hates McConnell Obama To Hold News Conference Friday 16 Medal of Freedom Honorees Are Named Obama-Putin talks are off, but the fallout is...
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Rush Limbaugh: Covering pre-existing conditions is ‘welfare’
I no longer get upset over these Reich-wing shills like Rush Limbaugh because everyone knows that ALEC, the Koch brothers and other corporate interests are behind the campaign to abolish the...
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House Republican ready to ‘defund the EPA’
H/t: Maddow commenter #1: When House Republicans gather …Remind you of anything? “But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here....
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GOP Rep: Wall Street doesn’t commit crimes because they don’t use guns
Are these people really this ignorant? The Examiner During a recent town-hall meeting, a Republican congressman claimed that there was no criminal activity happening on Wall Street because they don’t...
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What’s the problem with Obamacare? The ‘Obama’ part, of course
An addendum to yesterday’s article on this issue… Mario Piperni This toon by Gustavo Rodriguez says it all in regards to the immoral war conservatives are waging on the Affordable Care Act. This toon...
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Maher: California’s economy is booming because ‘we’re tea party-free!’
Maher on California Sep 27 2013 He’s got a valid point there… The Raw Story Friday night on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” host Bill Maher pointed out that unlike most of the country, California’s...
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Jimmy Kimmel Shows Americans Don’t Know Difference Between ACA, Obamacare...
Unbelievable… TPM Livewire “Jimmy Kimmel Live” tested an experiment this week: Do Americans like the “Affordable Care Act” better than “Obamacare”? For that matter, do they even know that both terms...
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