Few can say that this Summit was the place where peace was lost, as protester marched to voice their grievances with wars in foreign lands. Soldiers removed medals and threw them to the streets voicing their anger and disgust at their treatment and the treatment of others. Nurse …
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The Iowa Senate simply did not have enough time to consider the nomination of a Catholic priest to the state’s Board of Medicine, which is composed of ten seats, including three for non-physicians. Because of that, Monsignor Frank Bognanno is now an active, albeit tempora …
The more Republicans push their slash-and-burn, reverse Robin Hood policies that take from the 99% and give to the 1%, the more they'll alienate voters, no matter how much they deny it. But denial is a key part of Republican strategy.The New York Times looks at the vast …
After a high profile political battle this week over legislation to help victims of domestic abuse, its fate appears to be in limbo. And this policy-dispute-turned-election-year-brawl seems to be far from over. The Senate approved its version last month with bipartisan s …
It seems like with every cultural step forward by the country on the whole, the right-wing has to take a few leaps backward--and women, gays and minorities are the victims. This month has already brought some great moments: massive protests on May 1 and the historic cultura …
Yesterday was the birthday of one of the most controversial figures of the Civil Rights Movement. The man who would later inspire many African Americans during that time was born Malcolm Little on this date in 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, to a father who was a black preacher who bel …
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Yesterday, Eagle Forum’s Roger Schlafly, son of Eagle Forum president Phyllis Schlafly, mourned the dip in the white birth rate because of its impact on “American values.” Today, Schlafly is upset about the reauthorization of the Violence A …
A 33-year-old Knoxville, Tenn. man with 30 children appeared in court this week to ask the state for child-support help, Memphis news station WREG reported Wednesday. Desmond Hatchett has fathered 30 children -- which is believed to be the record in Knox county, according to t …
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Bei Bei Shuai is a step closer to leaving jail for the first time since March 2011, when she was arrested for the murder of her 3-day-old daughter Angel. The girl, who was delivered by cesarean section, died after Shuai's unsuccessful suicide attempt in December 2010, whi …
GOP's War On Women has not initiated any private discussions.