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Memo to Obama: You’re no Reagan

At his press conference last Wednesday, our president of self-regard again linked himself with Ronald Reagan, seeking to equate his supposed success in gaining a deal with Iran not to build a nuclear weapon for 10 years to Reagan’s arms…

Confederacy purge builds steam, while last century’s worst villains spared

The battle flag of the Confederate army has long been controversial, but now it is being banned online and in stores. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File) All symbols of the Confederacy are rapidly disappearing from stores, websites and the public…

Climate scientists criticize government paper that erases ‘pause’ in warming

Until last week, government data on climate change indicated that the Earth has warmed over the last century, but that the warming slowed dramatically and even stopped at points over the last 17 years. But a paper released May 28…

Big Labor accused of big hypocrisy

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Why I wish the Koch brothers spent even more money on politics

Lots of people sure hate the Koch brothers. The Kochs get death threats like this: “If I had a chance to murder a Koch brother in cold blood, I would surely take it.” Jim Dean doesn’t want to kill the…

Fool of the Week: MSNBC’s Melissa Harris Perry

The thing about this honor (“Fool of the Week”) is that it can be awarded for a single comment stemming from a momentary lapse in judgment. We’ve all been there. Or it can be given to a repeat offender. A…

Obama shows mixed results in delivering on State of the Union promises

Close Guantanamo. End the Iraq war. Tax the rich. Increase nuclear power. Drill for oil in the Atlantic. President Obama called for all these initiatives and more in previous State of the Union speeches. Some came to pass; others did…

War Continues In Eastern Ukraine And Makes It To Western Ukraine

For weeks now, our country’s focus has been on every issue besides Ukraine. Ebola, ISIS and the midterm elections have taken over our newspapers and our television sets. And not without due cause – each of these issues certainly deserves…

Putin Strikes Back With His Own Sanctions

It has been less than two weeks since the US and EU hit Russia with their toughest sanctions yet and Putin has responded with some sanctions of his own. Today, Dmitri Medvedev, the Russian Prime Minister, announced that Russia would…