Harriet Tubman to Replace Andrew Jackson on $20 Bill by Miriam Rafferty Washington D.C. – A woman’s place is on the money. That was the slogan of “Women on 20s,” a group that launched a national effort to put a woman’s face on our twenty dollar bills. The group held a national vote, with abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman named their number one choice. On Wednesday, … [Read more...] about It’s official: HARRIET TUBMAN TO REPLACE ANDREW JACKSON ON $20 BILL
This Election’s Teaching Our Kids Bad Habits (Guest Voice)
This Election’s Teaching Our Kids Bad Habits by Michael Winship On the day before Easter, PEZ Candy USA had to cancel its annual egg hunt in Orange, Connecticut. Adults rushed the fields where the eggs and candy had been put out, pushing aside and trampling the little ones in a mad scramble to grab the goodies for their own children. Noses bled, tears were shed and … [Read more...] about This Election’s Teaching Our Kids Bad Habits (Guest Voice)
Prince
I'm sixty-two. I probably listened to more of Prince than many people my age. How that happened was sort of happenstance. Prince's heyday was in the early- and mid-eighties. It was the era of big hair and MTV. I was listening a lot to U2, the Police, Stevie Wonder, a bit of Bruce Springsteen, with whom I became less enamored after Nebraska, and later, Bruce Cockburn. And, of … [Read more...] about Prince
Republicans finish discrediting their Planned Parenthood investigation
Marsha Blackburn isn't one to worry about appearances. The Tennessee Republican didn't make any pretense this week of being impartial with the committee she chairs, the House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives, commonly known as the Planned Parenthood committee. On the eve of her panel's Wednesday hearing, Blackburn went over to Georgetown University to … [Read more...] about Republicans finish discrediting their Planned Parenthood investigation
We are all the lifeblood of America (Guest Voice)
We are all the lifeblood of America by Jordan Cooper Say what you mean to say and watch what you say to anyone. Everyone is granted the right to be a distinguished denizen of where they dwell. We must interact with everyone as the organic human beings they are and not act towards anyone in an inorganic way. We as Americans sometimes let past afflictions prejudice our … [Read more...] about We are all the lifeblood of America (Guest Voice)
Utah Declares Pornography a ‘Health-Care Crisis’ (Guest Voice)
Utah Declares Pornography a ‘Health-Care Crisis’ Mark Richardson, Public News Service - UT SALT LAKE CITY - Governor Gary Herbert declared pornography a public health crisis and signed a state Senate resolution that calls for education, prevention, research and policy changes to combat the effects of pornography, but makes no specific proposals. However, civil … [Read more...] about Utah Declares Pornography a ‘Health-Care Crisis’ (Guest Voice)
Cartoons: ESPN fires Schilling
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Cartoons: ESPN fires Schilling
Prince Dead: Remembering The Pop Singer Who Made Doves Cry (VIDEOS)
Prince dominated the music scene in the 1980s and 1990s with smash hits like "Purple Rain," "Kiss" and "When Doves Cry" as a new kind of sex symbol who wore tight purple pants and made women quiver. He won seven Grammy Awards and had 47 entries on the Billboard Hot 100, including 19 top 10s and… … [Read more...] about Prince Dead: Remembering The Pop Singer Who Made Doves Cry (VIDEOS)
Hello? Earth to Bernie Sanders? (Guest Voice)
Hello? Earth to Bernie Sanders? by Dick Polman Dear Bernie, You're toast, and I'm smelling the burn. Time to man up. Start drafting your endorsement speech. If you insist on staggering through the next few weeks, losing big in the string of Democratic primaries that are open only to actual Democrats, wagging your finger at the injustice of it all, at least do the … [Read more...] about Hello? Earth to Bernie Sanders? (Guest Voice)
Koch Brothers Fighting Grand Canyon Conservation Effort
Billionaire businessmen Charles and David Koch are reportedly funneling money toward a special-interest group trying to defeat an effort to ban uranium mining around the Grand Canyon, the Phoenix New Times reported this week. The uranium mining ban that would grant federal protection to 1.7 million acres of land in the Grand Canyon is backed by… … [Read more...] about Koch Brothers Fighting Grand Canyon Conservation Effort
Who Says That America Is A Democracy?
America was born as a republic, not a democracy, with only property-holding or tax-paying white males allowed to vote. Over time, Constitutional amendments extended the vote to black males and then to all women. But supposed universal suffrage did not make America a democracy. Its mistaken identity particularly stands out during this season of presidential primaries. There … [Read more...] about Who Says That America Is A Democracy?
Cartoon: Cruz Trek and The Wrath of Apples
Cruz Trek and the Wrath of Apples by Clay Jones Have you seen those Redd’s Apple Ale commercials? Someone doesn’t know what to order and he’s suddenly struck in the side of the head by an apple, so he orders the beverage. I assume it’s red alcohol which has to taste like crap because that’s how red soda taste. I’ve never seen anyone drink one but I imagine it’s consumed by … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Cruz Trek and The Wrath of Apples
(Update) A New, Powerful Actor Added to Operation Inherent Resolve
Update: According to DoD, B-52s that arrived at Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on April 9, have seen their first combat against ISIL. The U.S. Air Force's B-52 Stratofortress bomber conducted its first mission against ISIL Monday. It targeted an ISIL weapons storage facility in Qayyarah, Iraq. When DoD spokesman Col. Warren was asked about concerns that the use of B-52s could … [Read more...] about (Update) A New, Powerful Actor Added to Operation Inherent Resolve
A new video game takes you on board the sinking Titanic — in real time
It’s hard to imagine what it felt like to be on the RMS Titanic after the ship struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean more than a century ago. But a new game aims to put you as close as possible. The game, called "Titanic: Honor and Glory," follows a fictional character named Owen Robert Morgan,… … [Read more...] about A new video game takes you on board the sinking Titanic — in real time
The Scariest Trump
Chris Cillizza describes the version of Donald Trump that is most frightening to the GOP establishment in The Washington Post. Gone was "Lyin' Ted." In its place was "Senator Cruz." Gone was the long-winded speech that went nowhere. In its place was a succinct recitation of states and delegates won. Gone was the two-day vacation as a reward for winning. In its … [Read more...] about The Scariest Trump
The New Trump as New Coke
WASHINGTON -- If authenticity is your calling card, how do you become authentically inauthentic? Welcome to the New Donald Trump, a marvel of the Twitter-Cable-Facebook Non-Industrial Complex and the age of minuscule attention spans. It took Richard Nixon prodigious feats of hard work between 1962 and 1968 to create the New Nixon who got himself into the White … [Read more...] about The New Trump as New Coke
European dismay at Trump’s triumph in New York
Europeans stared transfixed as in an unfolding horror movie as Donald Trump declared victory in the New York Republican Presidential primary. Trump elicits dismay in any case because of his sheer ignorance of Europe and anywhere else in the world but the New York triumph has brought new causes for apprehension because the GOP primary confirmed the worst fears of … [Read more...] about European dismay at Trump’s triumph in New York
The United States of Trump
"It's very close to my heart because I was down there, and I watched our police and our firemen down at 7-Eleven, down at the World Trade Center right after it came down, and I saw the greatest people I've ever seen in action." -- Donald Trump, April 18 May 1, 2017 Remarks by the President The White House President Trump: … [Read more...] about The United States of Trump
Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon Stellar In ‘Elvis & Nixon’
Kevin Spacey's fans are used to seeing him play the president of the United States. In Netflix's "House of Cards," the Oscar winner is thrillingly serious and intimidating as the Machiavellian Frank Underwood. As the real President Richard Nixon, however, he is all laughs. Spacey stars as Nixon in the comedic "Elvis & Nixon," which premiered… … [Read more...] about Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon Stellar In ‘Elvis & Nixon’
Three reasons why Bernie Sanders lost big in New York State (not his ideology)
And now the Monday morning quarterbacking has begun. Why did former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton do better than many pundits thought, polls not withstanding? More importantly, how could it be that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders did so poorly in New York state, when he was drawing huge crowds at rallies, continued to be a magnet for younger voters, and his team even lowered … [Read more...] about Three reasons why Bernie Sanders lost big in New York State (not his ideology)