Politics
The Triumph of Progressivism: Graduation 2013 and 1968
May 17, 2013 6:00 am-
IRS Office That Targeted Tea Party Also Disclosed Confidential Docs From Conservative Groupsby Kim Barker and Justin Elliott ProPublica The same IRS office that deliberatelytargeted conservative groups...by ProPublica.org on May 15, 2013 6:00 am -
Where’s the Passion to Courageously Serve and Lead?Rep. Darrell Issa and Ambassador Thomas Pickering on NBC’s Meet the Press This is The Monday Line by Denis...by Denis G Campbell on May 13, 2013 6:00 am -
Sexual Assaults and Nuclear Missiles: What’s the Matter With the Military?by Robert Reich After years of repeated reports of sexual assaults — and years of promises to prevent them, and...by Robert Reich on May 11, 2013 6:00 pm
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Kansas Governor Insists it’s OK to Ignore Federal Gun Laws
by Lois Beckett ProPublica Dozens of states are considering bills that attempt to nullify federal gun laws. One such bill became a law last month in Kansas. It exempts “Made in Kansas” guns from federal regulation and makes it a crime for federal agents to enforce federal law. Attorney General Eric Holder recently wrote to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, saying [...]
Intern vs. Mayor: Battle Bares Bloomberg’s Argument for Secrecy
by Sergio Hernandez Special to ProPublica In November 2010, I was earning $300 a week for The Village Voice, blogging about unemployed actors who moonlit as bed bug exterminators and a city project to make biofuel out of toilet water. One afternoon, then-Schools Chancellor Joel Klein stunned the city by suddenly resigning his post of eight [...]
The High Price of ‘Not Being Arsed’ to Vote
This is The Monday Line (Bank Holiday edition) by Denis Campbell The biggest threat to Democrats retaking the US House and holding the Senate or Labour winning the 2015 UK General Election is neither the candidates nor issues. Rather, it’s voter apathy and weariness with the daily parade of ‘stupid’ from those who govern [...]
The Hollowing Out of Government
by Robert Reich The West, Texas chemical and fertilizer plant where at least 15 were killed and more than 200 injured a few weeks ago hadn’t been fully inspected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration since 1985. (A partial inspection in 2011 had resulted in $5,250 in fines.) OSHA and its state partners have [...]
Nullification: How States Are Making It a Felony to Enforce Federal Gun Laws
by Lois Beckett ProPublica In mid-April, Kansas passed a law asserting that federal gun regulations do not apply to guns made and owned in Kansas. Under the law, Kansans could manufacture and sell semi-automatic weapons in-state without a federal license or any federal oversight. Kansas’ “Second Amendment Protection Act” backs up its states’ rights claims with a penalty [...]
Gun Lobby’s Money and Power Still Holds Sway Over Congress
By Alan Berlow Lawmakers’ fear may not be justified, but recent votes reveal that it still exists In the days leading up to last month’s crucial votes on the most significant gun control legislation to come before the Senate in nearly two decades, polls showed that about 90 percent of Americans supported background checks for all [...]
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