That’s right: Hillary’s “Why aren’t I ahead by 50 points on Trump?” question was supposed to be rhetorical, but we now have a real answer for her:
Texas officials ignoring courts on voter ID. Federal judge hacked off now (VIDEO)
Texas leaders apparently figured they could get away with ignoring federal court rulings voter ID. Ignoring as in violating.
Three Words That I Wish I’d Never Hear Democrats Say Again
He takes exception to these demeaning words used by democrats to define the Trump voter & points out it does nothing to bring them into the fold where they belong
The burning statement that a Stanford woman reads to her rapist in court goes viral—as it should
Stanford woman addressed her rapist directly in court with a statement published in the Santa Clara DA’s office. BuzzFeed published it, and it went viral
Spotlight on green news & views: Protest in the Pacific, boom is not all it’s fracked up to be
Vanuatans prepare for protest Many environmentally related posts appearing at Daily Kos each week don’t attract the attention they deserve. To help get more eyeballs, Spotlight on Green News & Views (previously known as the Green Diary Rescue) appears twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The most recent Wednesday Spotlight can be seen here. […]
This week in the war on workers: $10.10 minimum wage could save the government $7.6 billion
Hey, surprise. When companies like Walmart and McDonald’s pay low wages, their workers have to go on public assistance. And that means that low wages lead to higher public assistance use. In fact, raising the minimum wage to $10.10 would save the government $7.6 billion a year, because working people would be paid enough to […]
Saturday nutpick-a-palooza: The communist plot against conservative self-esteem
This week’s source material: Those who run watchdog news websites are scratching their heads and trying to make sense of the latest data released by a California company that measures website traffic. According to data for July through September, almost every major website – from WND to the Drudge Report and Breitbart – saw its […]
This week in the war on voting: SCOTUS gives TX voter ID law the go-ahead, AR tosses its ID law
This week in the war on voting is a joint project of Joan McCarter and Meteor Blades The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Saturday that Texas can use the voter ID law it originally passed in 2011 in the upcoming election. For the moment, that puts the kibosh on challenges to the law that have ensued […]
This week at progressive state blogs: A bully for TX rep, a gay-hater in AK, a progressive in NJ
Just as states with progressive lawmakers and activists have themselves initiated innovative programs over a wide range of issues, state-based progressive blogs have helped provide us with a point of view, inside information and often an edgy voice that we just don’t get from the traditional media. This week in progressive state blogs is designed […]
Obama explains Ebola to the fear-based, freaked-out public in weekly address
This is a serious disease, but we can’t give in to hysteria or fear-because that only makes it harder to get people the accurate information they need. We have to be guided by the science. We have to remember the basic facts. It’s time to sit down, get a grip, take a deep breath and […]