Don’t look now, but there’s a new cultural revolution happening in America

The drastic reversal of public opinion regarding marriage equality over the past decade, as highlighted by last week’s Supreme Court Continue reading →

Three months, 30 states, 55 new voting restrictions pushed by the GOP

In North Carolina this week, some Republican lawmakers unveiled some new ideas. Are they related to jobs, jobs, jobs? I’m Continue reading →

The Ultimate Assassin Bug

In a recent story for Bloomberg Businessweek, Tony Capaccio, one of the best defense reporters in Washington, broke the story Continue reading →

We are a nation of laws, and they should apply to everyone – including Wall Street

We are supposed to be a country of laws. The laws should apply to Wall Street as well as everybody Continue reading →

4-Billion-Pixel Panorama From Curiosity Rover Brings Mars to Your Computer Screen

Sweep your gaze around Gale Crater on Mars, where NASA’s Curiosity rover is currently exploring, with this 4-billion-pixel panorama stitched Continue reading →

Alaskan GOP Congressman Don Young refers to Immigrant Workers as “wetbacks”

A Republican congressman from Alaska on Thursday used a slur referring to immigrants, particularly Mexicans, in an interview with a Continue reading →

How will Obamacare hit premiums? Let’s break down the numbers.

It may be one of the most hardest, most important questions to answer in health policy right now: What will Continue reading →

Chart: Median household incomes have collapsed since the recession

Catherine Rampell of Economix points to a new report (pdf) from Sentier Research showing that median household income has plummeted 7.3 percent since Continue reading →