NAACP President Cornell Brooks and the group’s youth leader, Stephen Green, were detained this week in a congressional office in Roanoke, Virginia. The two were part of a sit-in at…
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In a country that seems increasingly polarized along ideological lines and a Congress that is paralyzed along party lines, it’s good once in a while to remind ourselves that, while…
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Add former Vice President Dick Cheney to the growing list of Republicans who are not on board with Sarah Palin’s recent call to impeach President Obama. Although a fierce critic…
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“I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.” —Ronald Reagan The Fourth of July kind of…
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A new Gallup survey out today shows that confidence in our government has reached historic lows. The most recent numbers say 7% have confidence in Congress, while 29% feel confident…
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“As long as there is democracy, there will be people wanting to play jazz because nothing else will ever so perfectly capture the democratic process in sound. Jazz means working…
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Tax breaks for individuals that were once classified as “temporary” are starting to become more permanent. These tax breaks, which are also called “tax extenders,” are special-interest credits included in…