Since Washington’s presidency, American politics has functioned according to a two-party system. Although Democrats and Republicans wax and […]
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In their recent Atlantic article, veteran editors and staunch independents Jonathan Rauch and Benjamin Wittes argue for a […]
Were you to search for online testimonials of people who have received services from Planned Parenthood, you would […]
In the parlance of Donald J. Trump, ‘many people are saying’ how the candidacy he has waged is unprecedented, incomprehensible, […]
Bill and Hillary Clinton at Hillary’s Concession Speech. President Trump. Let that sit in. People across the country […]
“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson […]
According to Malcolm X, “Racism is like a Cadillac, they bring out a new model every year.” Since […]
By Merrill Weber
The Mississippi River divides Mississippi from New Orleans just like the Tea Party divides the Republican Party. After incumbent Thad Cochran dealt Chris McDaniel a losing hand in June’s runoff election, Tea Party candidate McDaniel turned to the Mississippi GOP for redemption. Unsurprisingly, the GOP dismissed McDaniel’s circumstantial accusations, leaving the Mississippi Supreme Court as McDaniel’s only avenue to challenge what he perceives as a corrupt election. McDaniel’s frustration over the results reflects a serious chasm within the right-wing as the Tea Party pokes a thorn into the Republican Party’s side.
This week, the US Supreme Court began hearing cases on the constitutionality of Proposition 8 and DOMA. At […]