John McCain’s blundering sojourn to Syria

John McCain went to Syria early this week.  He went there to meet with, and show support for, the Syrian Continue reading →

Corporatism 103: How Patriot Coal’s bankruptcy was designed to hurt workers

It is difficult to imagine any more blatant corporate attack on labor and retired workers than the situation surrounding the Continue reading →

North Carolina is the new vanguard for right-wing activism

North Carolina, that purple state that voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and nearly again in 2012, has become the Continue reading →

Anarcho-Capitalist Adam Kokesh is now calling for a 50-state march to overthrow the federal government

Adam Kokesh is cancelling his planned July 4 armed march on Washington, D.C., and instead calling for a march on all 50 state capitols with the goal Continue reading →

Instead of Guns, is Ricin the weapon of choice for Right-Wing Extremists?

From:  FBI intercepts suspicious letter to Obama that might contain ricin The FBI has intercepted a letter addressed to President Continue reading →

Holder runs into roadblocks on off-the-record meetings on leaks

Washington (CNN) – Attorney General Eric Holder’s plans to sit down with media representatives to discuss guidelines for handling investigations Continue reading →

Map shows 5 U.S. states with negative growth forecasts – AK, LA, ND, WI, WY

Wisconsin is one of only FIVE states not predicted to grow its economy over next six months. Our state, along Continue reading →

New Study Further Discredits Reinhart-Rogoff Debt Paranoia

A new review of the infamous Reinhart-Rogoff debt-to-GDP study further undermines the right-wing claim that high sovereign debt leads to Continue reading →