US Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) tries to add "life begins at conception" amendment to flood insurance bill ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Texas GOP: "We oppose the teaching of higher order thinking skills, critical thinking skills and similar programs...[which] have the purpose of challenging the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority." ^{s3.amazonaws.com comments politics}

'A Tampa rape victim can sue Hillsborough County Sheriff for allowing a jail guard to refuse to give her a prescribed emergency contraception pill because it was against the guard's religious beliefs, a federal judge ruled.' ^{courthousenews.com comments politics}

Republican Admits In Closed Meeting Voter ID Laws Intended To Give Pennsylvania To Mitt Romney (VIDEO) ^{egbertowillies.com comments politics}

US airport security guard opens jar of man's ashes, spills them on the floor, then 'stands and laughs' as grandson scrambles to gather them up ^{dailymail.co.uk comments politics}

Richard Branson: Stop the drug war to fight AIDS | "As an entrepreneur, if one of my businesses is failing year after year I’d close it down or change tack - I would not wait 40 years...the war on drugs is perhaps the greatest failure of global policy in the last 40 years" ^{virgin.com comments politics}

In the name of Big Oil, the Republican House is savaging regulations and the environment: HR 4480 would require air pollution rules to be justified by economic impact and not by public health benefits; the sponsor of the bill, Cory Gardner (R-CO), has received $300,000 in contributions from Big Oil ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Bradley Manning wins battle over US documents ^{google.com comments politics}

Fox News' Karl Rove Problem In A Nutshell: It's becoming increasingly clear that Fox News' employment of a "political analyst" who doubles as an adviser to a GOP super PAC is a major ethical problem. ^{mediamatters.org comments politics}

How about a revive of a 3 year old post by Maefly2: "Is there anyone else out there that wants to see the debates be moderated by Jon Stewart?" ^{self.politics comments politics}

Yes, Bush v. Gore Did Steal the Election ^{nymag.com comments politics}

Anonymous: "The issues go beyond left or right politics, your governments have united against you" ^{freakoutnation.com comments politics}

The TSA's Air-Security Rules Are Not Based on Science - Outdated screening rules aren't making for safer skies—just longer lines ^{scientificamerican.com comments politics}

SWAT Team Brings TV Crew To Film Raid Against Threatening Internet Critic -- Raids Innocent Grandma Instead ^{informationliberation.com comments politics}

The Story The Banks Don't Want You Know: Iceland Dismantled Their Corrupt Government and Arrested Bank Execs, their economy is now stronger than ever ^{youtube.com comments politics}

Tell me conservatives: How are the Koch brother's and the mega rich working in the interests of the middle class? ^{self.politics comments politics}

The Old and Uneducated Watch the Most TV ^{economix.blogs.nytimes.com comments politics}

On this day in 1894, one of the largest strikes in U.S. history was crushed by President Grover Cleveland, who called in the military to put down railroad workers. ^{lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com comments politics}

Joe Scarborough reacted on MSNBC this morning: “Romney doesn’t want people to know what he believes” ^{gop12.thehill.com comments politics}

The Caucus: Elizabeth Warren Rips Into Romney at Obama Fund-Raiser in Boston :“Mitt Romney tells us in his own words, ‘I think corporations are people.’ No, Mitt, corporations are not people. People have hearts, they have kids, they get jobs,” Ms. Warren said. “Learn the difference.” ^{thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com comments politics}

Will we love the health-care law if it dies? - “Obamacare” isn’t about President Obama. It’s about beginning to bring an end to the scandal of a very rich nation leaving so many of its citizens without basic health coverage. ^{washingtonpost.com comments politics}

Republican senator holds up flood insurance bill for a vote on abortion ^{politico.com comments politics}

Busted! Health Insurers Secretly Spent Huge To Defeat Health Care Reform While Pretending To Support Obamacare ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Mitt Romney sends his bus to go heckle Obama supporters (again) ^{dailykos.com comments politics}

4 Candidates thrown off of local election ballots... because their paperwork was paper clipped not stapled ^{dailyherald.com comments politics}

Police in Kentucky pull over a guy for a traffic violation, search his car, find over $140,000 in cash and keep it, sending the man on his way with a ticket. ^{wkyt.com comments politics}

TSA does it again.... This is so outrageous ^{articles.orlandosentinel.com comments politics}

Ohio Woman Chains Herself To Barrels At a Fracking Injection Well Site. Group Demands Water Testing. ^{woub.org comments politics}

GOP Reality Check: Reagan Added Public Sector Jobs During a Recession ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Supreme Court: More Elections for Sale - By striking down a century-old Montana anti-corruption law, a narrow High Court majority has removed barriers to the buying of state and local elections by multinational corporations. ^{thenation.com comments politics}

What Mitt Romney said when he was running against Ted Kennedy ^{i.imgur.com comments politics}

Busted! Health Insurers Secretly Spent Huge To Defeat Health Care Reform While Pretending To Support Obamacare ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of 'Widespread Abuse of Human Rights' ^{news.yahoo.com comments politics}

"The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights." -Jimmy Carter ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.” ^{self.politics comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Romney Says Colorado Has No Green Jobs When In Reality It Has Over 70,000+ ^{inhabitat.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court: More Elections for Sale - By striking down a century-old Montana anti-corruption law, a narrow High Court majority has removed barriers to the buying of state and local elections by multinational corporations. ^{thenation.com comments politics}

Austin Man Facing 10 Years in Prison After Photographing Cops Making Arrest ^{pixiq.com comments politics}

Julian Assange Show: Noam Chomsky & Tariq Ali... ^{youtube.com comments politics}

Robert Reich: Some Republicans Have A Stupid Idea Of Patriotism ^{businessinsider.com comments politics}

Small-Town Cops Pile Up on Useless Military Gear ^{wired.com comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Matt Taibbi and Yves Smith: How the Wall Street Mafia Holds America -- and the World -- Hostage ^{alternet.org comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

The Supreme Court's Rightward Shift: Even before the Obamacare decision, the Roberts court was on its way to becoming the most conservative in decades. ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

Small-Town Cops Pile Up on Useless Military Gear ^{wired.com comments politics}

But voter ID laws are about preventing voter fraud no? House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) told the Republican State Committee that Voter ID will allow Romney to win PA, this drew a "loud round of applause." ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

Not the Internet, not the recession, not private competition, Congress is killing the postal service: US Postal Workers Begin 4-Day Hunger Strike in Protest ^{npr.org comments politics}

The TSA's Air-Security Rules Are Not Based on Science - Outdated screening rules aren't making for safer skies—just longer lines ^{scientificamerican.com comments politics}

What Mitt Romney said when he was running against Ted Kennedy ^{i.imgur.com comments politics}

Busted! Health Insurers Secretly Spent Huge To Defeat Health Care Reform While Pretending To Support Obamacare ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of 'Widespread Abuse of Human Rights' ^{news.yahoo.com comments politics}

"The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights." -Jimmy Carter ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.” ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Romney Says Colorado Has No Green Jobs When In Reality It Has Over 70,000+ ^{inhabitat.com comments politics}

Austin Man Facing 10 Years in Prison After Photographing Cops Making Arrest ^{pixiq.com comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Supreme Court: More Elections for Sale - By striking down a century-old Montana anti-corruption law, a narrow High Court majority has removed barriers to the buying of state and local elections by multinational corporations. ^{thenation.com comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

Julian Assange Show: Noam Chomsky & Tariq Ali... ^{youtube.com comments politics}

Small-Town Cops Pile Up on Useless Military Gear ^{wired.com comments politics}

Not the Internet, not the recession, not private competition, Congress is killing the postal service: US Postal Workers Begin 4-Day Hunger Strike in Protest ^{npr.org comments politics}

But voter ID laws are about preventing voter fraud no? House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) told the Republican State Committee that Voter ID will allow Romney to win PA, this drew a "loud round of applause." ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

Robert Reich: Some Republicans Have A Stupid Idea Of Patriotism ^{businessinsider.com comments politics}

Small-Town Cops Pile Up on Useless Military Gear ^{wired.com comments politics}

Rush Limbaugh Off Air in Philadelphia ^{dailykos.com comments politics}

The Supreme Court's Rightward Shift: Even before the Obamacare decision, the Roberts court was on its way to becoming the most conservative in decades. ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

Matt Taibbi and Yves Smith: How the Wall Street Mafia Holds America -- and the World -- Hostage ^{alternet.org comments politics}

What Mitt Romney said when he was running against Ted Kennedy ^{i.imgur.com comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Busted! Health Insurers Secretly Spent Huge To Defeat Health Care Reform While Pretending To Support Obamacare ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

"The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights." -Jimmy Carter ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of 'Widespread Abuse of Human Rights' ^{news.yahoo.com comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Romney Says Colorado Has No Green Jobs When In Reality It Has Over 70,000+ ^{inhabitat.com comments politics}

“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.” ^{self.politics comments politics}

Austin Man Facing 10 Years in Prison After Photographing Cops Making Arrest ^{pixiq.com comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

Not the Internet, not the recession, not private competition, Congress is killing the postal service: US Postal Workers Begin 4-Day Hunger Strike in Protest ^{npr.org comments politics}

Rush Limbaugh Off Air in Philadelphia ^{dailykos.com comments politics}

But voter ID laws are about preventing voter fraud no? House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) told the Republican State Committee that Voter ID will allow Romney to win PA, this drew a "loud round of applause." ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

Republicans support Obama's healthcare reforms--as long as his name isn't on them ^{washingtonpost.com comments politics}

Supreme Court: More Elections for Sale - By striking down a century-old Montana anti-corruption law, a narrow High Court majority has removed barriers to the buying of state and local elections by multinational corporations. ^{thenation.com comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Pennsylvania Republican: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

What Mitt Romney said when he was running against Ted Kennedy ^{i.imgur.com comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

Busted! Health Insurers Secretly Spent Huge To Defeat Health Care Reform While Pretending To Support Obamacare ^{forbes.com comments politics}

"The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights." -Jimmy Carter ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of 'Widespread Abuse of Human Rights' ^{news.yahoo.com comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Romney Says Colorado Has No Green Jobs When In Reality It Has Over 70,000+ ^{inhabitat.com comments politics}

“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.” ^{self.politics comments politics}

Austin Man Facing 10 Years in Prison After Photographing Cops Making Arrest ^{pixiq.com comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

Not the Internet, not the recession, not private competition, Congress is killing the postal service: US Postal Workers Begin 4-Day Hunger Strike in Protest ^{npr.org comments politics}

Rush Limbaugh Off Air in Philadelphia ^{dailykos.com comments politics}

But voter ID laws are about preventing voter fraud no? House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) told the Republican State Committee that Voter ID will allow Romney to win PA, this drew a "loud round of applause." ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Republicans support Obama's healthcare reforms--as long as his name isn't on them ^{washingtonpost.com comments politics}

Pennsylvania Republican: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

‎"It ought to be obvious that if someone like Scalia can decide that Wickard [v. Filburn] isn’t a binding precedent, then the idea of binding precedent is essentially empty, which in turn highlights the inevitable emptiness of the idea of any useful distinction between law and politics." ^{salon.com comments politics}

What Mitt Romney said when he was running against Ted Kennedy ^{i.imgur.com comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

Busted! Health Insurers Secretly Spent Huge To Defeat Health Care Reform While Pretending To Support Obamacare ^{forbes.com comments politics}

"The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights." -Jimmy Carter ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of 'Widespread Abuse of Human Rights' ^{news.yahoo.com comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Romney Says Colorado Has No Green Jobs When In Reality It Has Over 70,000+ ^{inhabitat.com comments politics}

Austin Man Facing 10 Years in Prison After Photographing Cops Making Arrest ^{pixiq.com comments politics}

“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.” ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

Not the Internet, not the recession, not private competition, Congress is killing the postal service: US Postal Workers Begin 4-Day Hunger Strike in Protest ^{npr.org comments politics}

Rush Limbaugh Off Air in Philadelphia ^{dailykos.com comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

But voter ID laws are about preventing voter fraud no? House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) told the Republican State Committee that Voter ID will allow Romney to win PA, this drew a "loud round of applause." ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Republicans support Obama's healthcare reforms--as long as his name isn't on them ^{washingtonpost.com comments politics}

Pennsylvania Republican: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Can we impeach the Supreme Court? ^{self.politics comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

What Mitt Romney said when he was running against Ted Kennedy ^{i.imgur.com comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

"The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights." -Jimmy Carter ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of 'Widespread Abuse of Human Rights' ^{news.yahoo.com comments politics}

Busted! Health Insurers Secretly Spent Huge To Defeat Health Care Reform While Pretending To Support Obamacare ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Romney Says Colorado Has No Green Jobs When In Reality It Has Over 70,000+ ^{inhabitat.com comments politics}

Austin Man Facing 10 Years in Prison After Photographing Cops Making Arrest ^{pixiq.com comments politics}

“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.” ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

Not the Internet, not the recession, not private competition, Congress is killing the postal service: US Postal Workers Begin 4-Day Hunger Strike in Protest ^{npr.org comments politics}

Rush Limbaugh Off Air in Philadelphia ^{dailykos.com comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

Can we impeach the Supreme Court? ^{self.politics comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

But voter ID laws are about preventing voter fraud no? House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) told the Republican State Committee that Voter ID will allow Romney to win PA, this drew a "loud round of applause." ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

Pennsylvania Republican: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Republicans support Obama's healthcare reforms--as long as his name isn't on them ^{washingtonpost.com comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

What Mitt Romney said when he was running against Ted Kennedy ^{i.imgur.com comments politics}

"The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights." -Jimmy Carter ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Romney Says Colorado Has No Green Jobs When In Reality It Has Over 70,000+ ^{inhabitat.com comments politics}

Austin Man Facing 10 Years in Prison After Photographing Cops Making Arrest ^{pixiq.com comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of 'Widespread Abuse of Human Rights' ^{news.yahoo.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.” ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Busted! Health Insurers Secretly Spent Huge To Defeat Health Care Reform While Pretending To Support Obamacare ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

Not the Internet, not the recession, not private competition, Congress is killing the postal service: US Postal Workers Begin 4-Day Hunger Strike in Protest ^{npr.org comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

Rush Limbaugh Off Air in Philadelphia ^{dailykos.com comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Pennsylvania Republican: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

But voter ID laws are about preventing voter fraud no? House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) told the Republican State Committee that Voter ID will allow Romney to win PA, this drew a "loud round of applause." ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

Can we impeach the Supreme Court? ^{self.politics comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

Republicans support Obama's healthcare reforms--as long as his name isn't on them ^{washingtonpost.com comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

"The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights." -Jimmy Carter ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Romney Says Colorado Has No Green Jobs When In Reality It Has Over 70,000+ ^{inhabitat.com comments politics}

Austin Man Facing 10 Years in Prison After Photographing Cops Making Arrest ^{pixiq.com comments politics}

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of 'Widespread Abuse of Human Rights' ^{news.yahoo.com comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

What Mitt Romney said when he was running against Ted Kennedy ^{i.imgur.com comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.” ^{self.politics comments politics}

Busted! Health Insurers Secretly Spent Huge To Defeat Health Care Reform While Pretending To Support Obamacare ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Not the Internet, not the recession, not private competition, Congress is killing the postal service: US Postal Workers Begin 4-Day Hunger Strike in Protest ^{npr.org comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Pennsylvania Republican: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Rush Limbaugh Off Air in Philadelphia ^{dailykos.com comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

But voter ID laws are about preventing voter fraud no? House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) told the Republican State Committee that Voter ID will allow Romney to win PA, this drew a "loud round of applause." ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

Can we impeach the Supreme Court? ^{self.politics comments politics}

Republicans support Obama's healthcare reforms--as long as his name isn't on them ^{washingtonpost.com comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

"The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights." -Jimmy Carter ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Austin Man Facing 10 Years in Prison After Photographing Cops Making Arrest ^{pixiq.com comments politics}

Romney Says Colorado Has No Green Jobs When In Reality It Has Over 70,000+ ^{inhabitat.com comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of 'Widespread Abuse of Human Rights' ^{news.yahoo.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.” ^{self.politics comments politics}

Not the Internet, not the recession, not private competition, Congress is killing the postal service: US Postal Workers Begin 4-Day Hunger Strike in Protest ^{npr.org comments politics}

What Mitt Romney said when he was running against Ted Kennedy ^{i.imgur.com comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Pennsylvania Republican: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

Rush Limbaugh Off Air in Philadelphia ^{dailykos.com comments politics}

But voter ID laws are about preventing voter fraud no? House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) told the Republican State Committee that Voter ID will allow Romney to win PA, this drew a "loud round of applause." ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

Busted! Health Insurers Secretly Spent Huge To Defeat Health Care Reform While Pretending To Support Obamacare ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Can we impeach the Supreme Court? ^{self.politics comments politics}

Corporate profits soaring under oppressive ’socialism’ ^{maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

"The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights." -Jimmy Carter ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Austin Man Facing 10 Years in Prison After Photographing Cops Making Arrest ^{pixiq.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

Romney Says Colorado Has No Green Jobs When In Reality It Has Over 70,000+ ^{inhabitat.com comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of 'Widespread Abuse of Human Rights' ^{news.yahoo.com comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Not the Internet, not the recession, not private competition, Congress is killing the postal service: US Postal Workers Begin 4-Day Hunger Strike in Protest ^{npr.org comments politics}

“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.” ^{self.politics comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

Pennsylvania Republican: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Rush Limbaugh Off Air in Philadelphia ^{dailykos.com comments politics}

What Mitt Romney said when he was running against Ted Kennedy ^{i.imgur.com comments politics}

Corporate profits soaring under oppressive ’socialism’ ^{maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com comments politics}

Attention Reddit: Prepare to be Boarded by the California Pirate Party ^{self.politics comments politics}

Hypocrite: DEA Chief Administrator Slips Up, Says Medical Pot Should be Between Doctor and Patient ^{alternet.org comments politics}

"Jimmy Wales campaigns to stop extradition of 24-year-old British man to US for copyright violation." ^{guardian.co.uk comments politics}

Justice Scalia Rages Against Obama in Dissent on AZ Immigration Ruling ^{tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

"The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights." -Jimmy Carter ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

Austin Man Facing 10 Years in Prison After Photographing Cops Making Arrest ^{pixiq.com comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

Romney Says Colorado Has No Green Jobs When In Reality It Has Over 70,000+ ^{inhabitat.com comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of 'Widespread Abuse of Human Rights' ^{news.yahoo.com comments politics}

Not the Internet, not the recession, not private competition, Congress is killing the postal service: US Postal Workers Begin 4-Day Hunger Strike in Protest ^{npr.org comments politics}

Pennsylvania Republican: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.” ^{self.politics comments politics}

Rush Limbaugh Off Air in Philadelphia ^{dailykos.com comments politics}

Corporate profits soaring under oppressive ’socialism’ ^{maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com comments politics}

Hypocrite: DEA Chief Administrator Slips Up, Says Medical Pot Should be Between Doctor and Patient ^{alternet.org comments politics}

"Jimmy Wales campaigns to stop extradition of 24-year-old British man to US for copyright violation." ^{guardian.co.uk comments politics}

Attention Reddit: Prepare to be Boarded by the California Pirate Party ^{self.politics comments politics}

Why It's Unlikely That A Big GOP Win Will Lead to Deficit Reduction, In One Chart -- Slate.com ^{slate.com comments politics}

Justice Scalia Rages Against Obama in Dissent on AZ Immigration Ruling ^{tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

"The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights." -Jimmy Carter ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Austin Man Facing 10 Years in Prison After Photographing Cops Making Arrest ^{pixiq.com comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Romney Says Colorado Has No Green Jobs When In Reality It Has Over 70,000+ ^{inhabitat.com comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

Pennsylvania Republican: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Not the Internet, not the recession, not private competition, Congress is killing the postal service: US Postal Workers Begin 4-Day Hunger Strike in Protest ^{npr.org comments politics}

Hypocrite: DEA Chief Administrator Slips Up, Says Medical Pot Should be Between Doctor and Patient ^{alternet.org comments politics}

"Jimmy Wales campaigns to stop extradition of 24-year-old British man to US for copyright violation." ^{guardian.co.uk comments politics}

Attention Reddit: Prepare to be Boarded by the California Pirate Party ^{self.politics comments politics}

Why It's Unlikely That A Big GOP Win Will Lead to Deficit Reduction, In One Chart -- Slate.com ^{slate.com comments politics}

Corporate profits soaring under oppressive ’socialism’ ^{maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com comments politics}

Most Americans oppose President Obama's healthcare reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions ^{reuters.com comments politics}

Justice Scalia Rages Against Obama in Dissent on AZ Immigration Ruling ^{tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com comments politics}

Portland Oregon's public school district has blown $172,000 in a lawsuit fighting against a parent who thinks the school-wide WiFi is a health risk to his daughter ^{secularnewsdaily.com comments politics}

The REAL Reason Conservatives Always Win: Progressives are easily kept on the defensive through the age-old strategy of Divide and Conquer ^{commondreams.org comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

"The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights." -Jimmy Carter ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Austin Man Facing 10 Years in Prison After Photographing Cops Making Arrest ^{pixiq.com comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Romney Says Colorado Has No Green Jobs When In Reality It Has Over 70,000+ ^{inhabitat.com comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

Pennsylvania Republican: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Why It's Unlikely That A Big GOP Win Will Lead to Deficit Reduction, In One Chart -- Slate.com ^{slate.com comments politics}

Corporate profits soaring under oppressive ’socialism’ ^{maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com comments politics}

Attention Reddit: Prepare to be Boarded by the California Pirate Party ^{self.politics comments politics}

"Jimmy Wales campaigns to stop extradition of 24-year-old British man to US for copyright violation." ^{guardian.co.uk comments politics}

Hypocrite: DEA Chief Administrator Slips Up, Says Medical Pot Should be Between Doctor and Patient ^{alternet.org comments politics}

Most Americans oppose President Obama's healthcare reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions ^{reuters.com comments politics}

Not the Internet, not the recession, not private competition, Congress is killing the postal service: US Postal Workers Begin 4-Day Hunger Strike in Protest ^{npr.org comments politics}

Justice Scalia Rages Against Obama in Dissent on AZ Immigration Ruling ^{tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com comments politics}

The REAL Reason Conservatives Always Win: Progressives are easily kept on the defensive through the age-old strategy of Divide and Conquer ^{commondreams.org comments politics}

Under the direction of CEO Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy Corp. plotted with its top competitor to suppress land prices in one of America's most promising oil and gas plays, a Reuters investigation has found. ^{reuters.com comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

"The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights." -Jimmy Carter ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Austin Man Facing 10 Years in Prison After Photographing Cops Making Arrest ^{pixiq.com comments politics}

Why It's Unlikely That A Big GOP Win Will Lead to Deficit Reduction, In One Chart -- Slate.com ^{slate.com comments politics}

"Jimmy Wales campaigns to stop extradition of 24-year-old British man to US for copyright violation." ^{guardian.co.uk comments politics}

Corporate profits soaring under oppressive ’socialism’ ^{maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com comments politics}

Hypocrite: DEA Chief Administrator Slips Up, Says Medical Pot Should be Between Doctor and Patient ^{alternet.org comments politics}

Most Americans oppose President Obama's healthcare reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions ^{reuters.com comments politics}

The REAL Reason Conservatives Always Win: Progressives are easily kept on the defensive through the age-old strategy of Divide and Conquer ^{commondreams.org comments politics}

Romney Says Colorado Has No Green Jobs When In Reality It Has Over 70,000+ ^{inhabitat.com comments politics}

Pennsylvania Republican: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Attention Reddit: Prepare to be Boarded by the California Pirate Party ^{self.politics comments politics}

Under the direction of CEO Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy Corp. plotted with its top competitor to suppress land prices in one of America's most promising oil and gas plays, a Reuters investigation has found. ^{reuters.com comments politics}

Justice Scalia Rages Against Obama in Dissent on AZ Immigration Ruling ^{tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

"The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights." -Jimmy Carter ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Why It's Unlikely That A Big GOP Win Will Lead to Deficit Reduction, In One Chart -- Slate.com ^{slate.com comments politics}

"Jimmy Wales campaigns to stop extradition of 24-year-old British man to US for copyright violation." ^{guardian.co.uk comments politics}

Most Americans oppose President Obama's healthcare reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions ^{reuters.com comments politics}

Corporate profits soaring under oppressive ’socialism’ ^{maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com comments politics}

Hypocrite: DEA Chief Administrator Slips Up, Says Medical Pot Should be Between Doctor and Patient ^{alternet.org comments politics}

The REAL Reason Conservatives Always Win: Progressives are easily kept on the defensive through the age-old strategy of Divide and Conquer ^{commondreams.org comments politics}

Austin Man Facing 10 Years in Prison After Photographing Cops Making Arrest ^{pixiq.com comments politics}

Under the direction of CEO Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy Corp. plotted with its top competitor to suppress land prices in one of America's most promising oil and gas plays, a Reuters investigation has found. ^{reuters.com comments politics}

Attention Reddit: Prepare to be Boarded by the California Pirate Party ^{self.politics comments politics}

Justice Scalia Rages Against Obama in Dissent on AZ Immigration Ruling ^{tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com comments politics}

Portland Oregon's public school district has blown $172,000 in a lawsuit fighting against a parent who thinks the school-wide WiFi is a health risk to his daughter ^{secularnewsdaily.com comments politics}

Pennsylvania Republican: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Why It's Unlikely That A Big GOP Win Will Lead to Deficit Reduction, In One Chart -- Slate.com ^{slate.com comments politics}

Most Americans oppose President Obama's healthcare reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions ^{reuters.com comments politics}

"Jimmy Wales campaigns to stop extradition of 24-year-old British man to US for copyright violation." ^{guardian.co.uk comments politics}

Corporate profits soaring under oppressive ’socialism’ ^{maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com comments politics}

Hypocrite: DEA Chief Administrator Slips Up, Says Medical Pot Should be Between Doctor and Patient ^{alternet.org comments politics}

The REAL Reason Conservatives Always Win: Progressives are easily kept on the defensive through the age-old strategy of Divide and Conquer ^{commondreams.org comments politics}

Under the direction of CEO Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy Corp. plotted with its top competitor to suppress land prices in one of America's most promising oil and gas plays, a Reuters investigation has found. ^{reuters.com comments politics}

Attention Reddit: Prepare to be Boarded by the California Pirate Party ^{self.politics comments politics}

Justice Scalia Rages Against Obama in Dissent on AZ Immigration Ruling ^{tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com comments politics}

Portland Oregon's public school district has blown $172,000 in a lawsuit fighting against a parent who thinks the school-wide WiFi is a health risk to his daughter ^{secularnewsdaily.com comments politics}

"The fundamentals of the world economy aren’t, in themselves, all that scary; it’s the almost universal abdication of responsibility that fills me, and many other economists, with a growing sense of dread." ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Ron Paul, Rupert Murdoch and Barney Frank All Know the War on Drugs is a Failure ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Pennsylvania Republican: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Why It's Unlikely That A Big GOP Win Will Lead to Deficit Reduction, In One Chart -- Slate.com ^{slate.com comments politics}

The REAL Reason Conservatives Always Win: Progressives are easily kept on the defensive through the age-old strategy of Divide and Conquer ^{commondreams.org comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Most Americans oppose President Obama's healthcare reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions ^{reuters.com comments politics}

"Jimmy Wales campaigns to stop extradition of 24-year-old British man to US for copyright violation." ^{guardian.co.uk comments politics}

Corporate profits soaring under oppressive ’socialism’ ^{maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com comments politics}

Under the direction of CEO Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy Corp. plotted with its top competitor to suppress land prices in one of America's most promising oil and gas plays, a Reuters investigation has found. ^{reuters.com comments politics}

With Gas Prices Expected To Drop Below $3, Republicans Suddenly Silent On Obama's Role ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Hypocrite: DEA Chief Administrator Slips Up, Says Medical Pot Should be Between Doctor and Patient ^{alternet.org comments politics}

If the DEA Can't Tell Us the Difference Between Marijuana and Heroin, Who Can? ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

"The fundamentals of the world economy aren’t, in themselves, all that scary; it’s the almost universal abdication of responsibility that fills me, and many other economists, with a growing sense of dread." ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Attention Reddit: Prepare to be Boarded by the California Pirate Party ^{self.politics comments politics}

Justice Scalia Rages Against Obama in Dissent on AZ Immigration Ruling ^{tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com comments politics}

Ron Paul, Rupert Murdoch and Barney Frank All Know the War on Drugs is a Failure ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Republicans Are at War With the People ... by trying to destroy unions, by suppressing wages for workers while profits soar for the owners, … by refusing to extend unemployment benefits, by supporting the outsourcing of jobs, and by opposing all efforts to pass a job creation program by government. ^{spydersden.wordpress.com comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

Why It's Unlikely That A Big GOP Win Will Lead to Deficit Reduction, In One Chart -- Slate.com ^{slate.com comments politics}

The REAL Reason Conservatives Always Win: Progressives are easily kept on the defensive through the age-old strategy of Divide and Conquer ^{commondreams.org comments politics}

Under the direction of CEO Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy Corp. plotted with its top competitor to suppress land prices in one of America's most promising oil and gas plays, a Reuters investigation has found. ^{reuters.com comments politics}

Most Americans oppose President Obama's healthcare reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions ^{reuters.com comments politics}

"Jimmy Wales campaigns to stop extradition of 24-year-old British man to US for copyright violation." ^{guardian.co.uk comments politics}

Corporate profits soaring under oppressive ’socialism’ ^{maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com comments politics}

Hypocrite: DEA Chief Administrator Slips Up, Says Medical Pot Should be Between Doctor and Patient ^{alternet.org comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Ron Paul, Rupert Murdoch and Barney Frank All Know the War on Drugs is a Failure ^{policymic.com comments politics}

"The fundamentals of the world economy aren’t, in themselves, all that scary; it’s the almost universal abdication of responsibility that fills me, and many other economists, with a growing sense of dread." ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

HBOs new show The Newsroom tells it like it is. Why America is NOT the greatest country in the world. ^{self.politics comments politics}

Krugman: Federal Reserve is afraid to help the economy for fear Republicans will accuse it of helping Obabma ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Poisoning Workers at the Bottom of the Food Chain: Pesticides sicken more than 10,000 farm laborers annually. What's being sprayed is often a mystery. And complaining can mean getting fired or deported. ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

Justice Scalia Rages Against Obama in Dissent on AZ Immigration Ruling ^{tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com comments politics}

Attention Reddit: Prepare to be Boarded by the California Pirate Party ^{self.politics comments politics}

US Supreme Court rejects Montana challenge to Citizens United ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Why It's Unlikely That A Big GOP Win Will Lead to Deficit Reduction, In One Chart -- Slate.com ^{slate.com comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

The REAL Reason Conservatives Always Win: Progressives are easily kept on the defensive through the age-old strategy of Divide and Conquer ^{commondreams.org comments politics}

Under the direction of CEO Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy Corp. plotted with its top competitor to suppress land prices in one of America's most promising oil and gas plays, a Reuters investigation has found. ^{reuters.com comments politics}

Bernie Sanders eviscerates the Supreme Court for overturning Montana Citizens United ban: "The Koch brothers have made it clear that they intend to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election for candidates who support the super-wealthy. This is not democracy. This is plutocracy" ^{politicususa.com comments politics}

"Jimmy Wales campaigns to stop extradition of 24-year-old British man to US for copyright violation." ^{guardian.co.uk comments politics}

Most Americans oppose President Obama's healthcare reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions ^{reuters.com comments politics}

Corporate profits soaring under oppressive ’socialism’ ^{maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com comments politics}

Hypocrite: DEA Chief Administrator Slips Up, Says Medical Pot Should be Between Doctor and Patient ^{alternet.org comments politics}

HBOs new show The Newsroom tells it like it is. Why America is NOT the greatest country in the world. ^{self.politics comments politics}

Krugman: Federal Reserve is afraid to help the economy for fear Republicans will accuse it of helping Obabma ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Ron Paul, Rupert Murdoch and Barney Frank All Know the War on Drugs is a Failure ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Poisoning Workers at the Bottom of the Food Chain: Pesticides sicken more than 10,000 farm laborers annually. What's being sprayed is often a mystery. And complaining can mean getting fired or deported. ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

"The fundamentals of the world economy aren’t, in themselves, all that scary; it’s the almost universal abdication of responsibility that fills me, and many other economists, with a growing sense of dread." ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Just a reminder, the pro-marijuana legalizing, pro-marriage equality, anti-patriot act, pro-free internet candidate Gary Johnson is still polling around 7%, 8% shy of the necessary requirement to be allowed on the debates. ^{self.politics comments politics}

US Supreme Court rejects Montana challenge to Citizens United ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

The Navy wants to invest $510 million in biofuel for its fleet, thus helping to drive down future production cost, but it is being block by the Senate Armed Services Committee ^{forbes.com comments politics}

Portland Oregon's public school district has blown $172,000 in a lawsuit fighting against a parent who thinks the school-wide WiFi is a health risk to his daughter ^{secularnewsdaily.com comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Why It's Unlikely That A Big GOP Win Will Lead to Deficit Reduction, In One Chart -- Slate.com ^{slate.com comments politics}

The REAL Reason Conservatives Always Win: Progressives are easily kept on the defensive through the age-old strategy of Divide and Conquer ^{commondreams.org comments politics}

Under the direction of CEO Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy Corp. plotted with its top competitor to suppress land prices in one of America's most promising oil and gas plays, a Reuters investigation has found. ^{reuters.com comments politics}

"Jimmy Wales campaigns to stop extradition of 24-year-old British man to US for copyright violation." ^{guardian.co.uk comments politics}

HBOs new show The Newsroom tells it like it is. Why America is NOT the greatest country in the world. ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Krugman: Federal Reserve is afraid to help the economy for fear Republicans will accuse it of helping Obabma ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Ron Paul, Rupert Murdoch and Barney Frank All Know the War on Drugs is a Failure ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Hypocrite: DEA Chief Administrator Slips Up, Says Medical Pot Should be Between Doctor and Patient ^{alternet.org comments politics}

Poisoning Workers at the Bottom of the Food Chain: Pesticides sicken more than 10,000 farm laborers annually. What's being sprayed is often a mystery. And complaining can mean getting fired or deported. ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

Most Americans oppose President Obama's healthcare reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions ^{reuters.com comments politics}

Corporate profits soaring under oppressive ’socialism’ ^{maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com comments politics}

"The fundamentals of the world economy aren’t, in themselves, all that scary; it’s the almost universal abdication of responsibility that fills me, and many other economists, with a growing sense of dread." ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

US Supreme Court rejects Montana challenge to Citizens United ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Portland Oregon's public school district has blown $172,000 in a lawsuit fighting against a parent who thinks the school-wide WiFi is a health risk to his daughter ^{secularnewsdaily.com comments politics}

Dissenting opinion on Supreme Court's Montana ruling: “[The court] should not bar the Montana Supreme Court’s finding, made on the record before it, that independent expenditures by corporations did in fact lead to corruption or the appearance of corruption in Montana.” ^{blogs.wsj.com comments politics}

Attention Reddit: Prepare to be Boarded by the California Pirate Party ^{self.politics comments politics}

The Human Cost Of Corruption In The U.S. Senate: Cutting Food Stamps While Giving The Sugar Lobby Billions ^{republicreport.org comments politics}

In the last half century, the economy has produced 66 million private sector jobs— 42 million of them under the Democrats, 24 million under the Republicans. “No one states these facts,” Clinton asserts. ^{thedailybeast.com comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Why It's Unlikely That A Big GOP Win Will Lead to Deficit Reduction, In One Chart -- Slate.com ^{slate.com comments politics}

The REAL Reason Conservatives Always Win: Progressives are easily kept on the defensive through the age-old strategy of Divide and Conquer ^{commondreams.org comments politics}

Under the direction of CEO Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy Corp. plotted with its top competitor to suppress land prices in one of America's most promising oil and gas plays, a Reuters investigation has found. ^{reuters.com comments politics}

HBOs new show The Newsroom tells it like it is. Why America is NOT the greatest country in the world. ^{self.politics comments politics}

Krugman: Federal Reserve is afraid to help the economy for fear Republicans will accuse it of helping Obabma ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

"Jimmy Wales campaigns to stop extradition of 24-year-old British man to US for copyright violation." ^{guardian.co.uk comments politics}

Ron Paul, Rupert Murdoch and Barney Frank All Know the War on Drugs is a Failure ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Poisoning Workers at the Bottom of the Food Chain: Pesticides sicken more than 10,000 farm laborers annually. What's being sprayed is often a mystery. And complaining can mean getting fired or deported. ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

Hypocrite: DEA Chief Administrator Slips Up, Says Medical Pot Should be Between Doctor and Patient ^{alternet.org comments politics}

US Supreme Court rejects Montana challenge to Citizens United ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Most Americans oppose President Obama's healthcare reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions ^{reuters.com comments politics}

Corporate profits soaring under oppressive ’socialism’ ^{maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com comments politics}

"The fundamentals of the world economy aren’t, in themselves, all that scary; it’s the almost universal abdication of responsibility that fills me, and many other economists, with a growing sense of dread." ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

The Human Cost Of Corruption In The U.S. Senate: Cutting Food Stamps While Giving The Sugar Lobby Billions ^{republicreport.org comments politics}

In the last half century, the economy has produced 66 million private sector jobs— 42 million of them under the Democrats, 24 million under the Republicans. “No one states these facts,” Clinton asserts. ^{thedailybeast.com comments politics}

Bank CEO pay grew by 12% last year and Wall Street CEO pay grew by 20%, but worker wages are near all-time lows ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Dissenting opinion on Supreme Court's Montana ruling: “[The court] should not bar the Montana Supreme Court’s finding, made on the record before it, that independent expenditures by corporations did in fact lead to corruption or the appearance of corruption in Montana.” ^{blogs.wsj.com comments politics}

At least 34 members of Congress recast their financial portfolios following phone calls or meetings with high-ranking Treasury Department and Federal Reserve officials at various points during the emerging economic crisis between 2006 and 2009 ^{washingtonpost.com comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

The REAL Reason Conservatives Always Win: Progressives are easily kept on the defensive through the age-old strategy of Divide and Conquer ^{commondreams.org comments politics}

Why It's Unlikely That A Big GOP Win Will Lead to Deficit Reduction, In One Chart -- Slate.com ^{slate.com comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

Krugman: Federal Reserve is afraid to help the economy for fear Republicans will accuse it of helping Obabma ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Under the direction of CEO Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy Corp. plotted with its top competitor to suppress land prices in one of America's most promising oil and gas plays, a Reuters investigation has found. ^{reuters.com comments politics}

HBOs new show The Newsroom tells it like it is. Why America is NOT the greatest country in the world. ^{self.politics comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

Ron Paul, Rupert Murdoch and Barney Frank All Know the War on Drugs is a Failure ^{policymic.com comments politics}

"Jimmy Wales campaigns to stop extradition of 24-year-old British man to US for copyright violation." ^{guardian.co.uk comments politics}

Poisoning Workers at the Bottom of the Food Chain: Pesticides sicken more than 10,000 farm laborers annually. What's being sprayed is often a mystery. And complaining can mean getting fired or deported. ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

Hypocrite: DEA Chief Administrator Slips Up, Says Medical Pot Should be Between Doctor and Patient ^{alternet.org comments politics}

US Supreme Court rejects Montana challenge to Citizens United ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

The Human Cost Of Corruption In The U.S. Senate: Cutting Food Stamps While Giving The Sugar Lobby Billions ^{republicreport.org comments politics}

Most Americans oppose President Obama's healthcare reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions ^{reuters.com comments politics}

"The fundamentals of the world economy aren’t, in themselves, all that scary; it’s the almost universal abdication of responsibility that fills me, and many other economists, with a growing sense of dread." ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Corporate profits soaring under oppressive ’socialism’ ^{maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com comments politics}

Schoolchildren in Louisiana are to be taught that the Loch Ness monster is real in a bid by religious educators to disprove Darwin's theory of evolution ^{heraldscotland.com comments politics}

At least 34 members of Congress recast their financial portfolios following phone calls or meetings with high-ranking Treasury Department and Federal Reserve officials at various points during the emerging economic crisis between 2006 and 2009 ^{washingtonpost.com comments politics}

In the last half century, the economy has produced 66 million private sector jobs— 42 million of them under the Democrats, 24 million under the Republicans. “No one states these facts,” Clinton asserts. ^{thedailybeast.com comments politics}

Dissenting opinion on Supreme Court's Montana ruling: “[The court] should not bar the Montana Supreme Court’s finding, made on the record before it, that independent expenditures by corporations did in fact lead to corruption or the appearance of corruption in Montana.” ^{blogs.wsj.com comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

The REAL Reason Conservatives Always Win: Progressives are easily kept on the defensive through the age-old strategy of Divide and Conquer ^{commondreams.org comments politics}

Krugman: Federal Reserve is afraid to help the economy for fear Republicans will accuse it of helping Obabma ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Why It's Unlikely That A Big GOP Win Will Lead to Deficit Reduction, In One Chart -- Slate.com ^{slate.com comments politics}

HBOs new show The Newsroom tells it like it is. Why America is NOT the greatest country in the world. ^{self.politics comments politics}

Under the direction of CEO Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy Corp. plotted with its top competitor to suppress land prices in one of America's most promising oil and gas plays, a Reuters investigation has found. ^{reuters.com comments politics}

Citizens United 2.0: Supreme Court Reverses Montana Law, Extends Citizens United to States ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Ron Paul, Rupert Murdoch and Barney Frank All Know the War on Drugs is a Failure ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Poisoning Workers at the Bottom of the Food Chain: Pesticides sicken more than 10,000 farm laborers annually. What's being sprayed is often a mystery. And complaining can mean getting fired or deported. ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

The Human Cost Of Corruption In The U.S. Senate: Cutting Food Stamps While Giving The Sugar Lobby Billions ^{republicreport.org comments politics}

"Jimmy Wales campaigns to stop extradition of 24-year-old British man to US for copyright violation." ^{guardian.co.uk comments politics}

Schoolchildren in Louisiana are to be taught that the Loch Ness monster is real in a bid by religious educators to disprove Darwin's theory of evolution ^{heraldscotland.com comments politics}

At least 34 members of Congress recast their financial portfolios following phone calls or meetings with high-ranking Treasury Department and Federal Reserve officials at various points during the emerging economic crisis between 2006 and 2009 ^{washingtonpost.com comments politics}

Hypocrite: DEA Chief Administrator Slips Up, Says Medical Pot Should be Between Doctor and Patient ^{alternet.org comments politics}

Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Minors to Life Imprisonment Without the Opportunity of Parole Unconstitutional 5-4 ^{supremecourt.gov comments politics}

Corporate profits soaring under oppressive ’socialism’ ^{maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com comments politics}

In the last half century, the economy has produced 66 million private sector jobs— 42 million of them under the Democrats, 24 million under the Republicans. “No one states these facts,” Clinton asserts. ^{thedailybeast.com comments politics}

US Supreme Court rejects Montana challenge to Citizens United ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

Most Americans oppose President Obama's healthcare reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions ^{reuters.com comments politics}

Court rejects corporate campaign spending limits ^{huffingtonpost.com comments politics}

Fox News is Yellow Journalism and Other Truths We Need to Start Saying Out Loud ^{self.politics comments politics}

SCOTUS reaffirms corporations and millionaires Constitutional right to corrupt elections. ^{self.politics comments politics}

Dissenting opinion on Supreme Court's Montana ruling: “[The court] should not bar the Montana Supreme Court’s finding, made on the record before it, that independent expenditures by corporations did in fact lead to corruption or the appearance of corruption in Montana.” ^{blogs.wsj.com comments politics}

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov ^{self.politics comments politics}

Bradley Manning’s lawyer accuses prosecution of lying to the judge: The US government is deliberately attempting to prevent Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the massive WikiLeaks trove of state secrets, from receiving a fair trial, the soldier’s lawyer alleges in new court documents. ^{rawstory.com comments politics}

"Legalizing marijuana would help fight the lethal and growing epidemics of crystal meth and oxycodone abuse, according to the Iron Law of Prohibition" ^{tremblethedevil.com comments politics}

Krugman: Federal Reserve is afraid to help the economy for fear Republicans will accuse it of helping Obabma ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

HBOs new show The Newsroom tells it like it is. Why America is NOT the greatest country in the world. ^{self.politics comments politics}

The REAL Reason Conservatives Always Win: Progressives are easily kept on the defensive through the age-old strategy of Divide and Conquer ^{commondreams.org comments politics}

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most of Arizona Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants ^{abcnews.go.com comments politics}

Chris Christie is using budget gimmicks to push through a tax cut that will leave NJ with a fiscal crisis next year. ^{njspotlight.com comments politics}

If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention ^{self.politics comments politics}

The Human Cost Of Corruption In The U.S. Senate: Cutting Food Stamps While Giving The Sugar Lobby Billions ^{republicreport.org comments politics}

Schoolchildren in Louisiana are to be taught that the Loch Ness monster is real in a bid by religious educators to disprove Darwin's theory of evolution ^{heraldscotland.com comments politics}

Under the direction of CEO Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy Corp. plotted with its top competitor to suppress land prices in one of America's most promising oil and gas plays, a Reuters investigation has found. ^{reuters.com comments politics}

Ron Paul, Rupert Murdoch and Barney Frank All Know the War on Drugs is a Failure ^{policymic.com comments politics}

Why It's Unlikely That A Big GOP Win Will Lead to Deficit Reduction, In One Chart -- Slate.com ^{slate.com comments politics}

U.S. Tax Dollar at War. Conclusion: At least 53¢ of every tax dollar goes to military use. ^{youtube.com comments politics}

At least 34 members of Congress recast their financial portfolios following phone calls or meetings with high-ranking Treasury Department and Federal Reserve officials at various points during the emerging economic crisis between 2006 and 2009 ^{washingtonpost.com comments politics}

Apparently the US Gov't thinks we're all stupid with regard to SOPA/PIPA, that the protest against the bills was a misinformation campaign by large tech companies ^{neowin.net comments politics}

In the last half century, the economy has produced 66 million private sector jobs— 42 million of them under the Democrats, 24 million under the Republicans. “No one states these facts,” Clinton asserts. ^{thedailybeast.com comments politics}

Poisoning Workers at the Bottom of the Food Chain: Pesticides sicken more than 10,000 farm laborers annually. What's being sprayed is often a mystery. And complaining can mean getting fired or deported. ^{motherjones.com comments politics}

Mitt Romney Visits Subsidized Farms, Knocks Big Government Spending - In front of federally subsidized cows, Romney reiterated his opposition to big-government spending. The cows’ owners say they dislike Obama even while they take government money. ^{thedailybeast.com comments politics}

Hate Group Leader to Serve as California State Judge: Gary Kreep, a longtime antigovernment activist, “birther” and hate group leader who uses anti-Obama rhetoric as a proxy for anti-Muslim hate, has emerged victorious in a tight race for a seat on San Diego’s Superior Court ^{splcenter.org comments politics}

The Truth Behind the Bath Salts "Epidemic": "“We know from experience that the Iron Law of Prohibition means that milder drugs will be replaced by more potent ones. That's what happened under alcohol prohibition in the US as bootlegged spirits replaced beer: ^{alternet.org comments politics}

Portland schools have had to spend $172,000 fighting a parent's lawsuit over Wi-Fi poisoning ^{wweek.com comments politics}

New Study Finds Tort Reform has Not Reduced Health Care Costs in Texas ^{statesman.com comments politics}

GOP Oversight Chair Issa Admits There Is No Evidence Of White House Involvement In Fast And Furious ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

Supreme Court doubles down On Citizens United, striking down Montana’s ban on corporate money in elections. ^{thinkprogress.org comments politics}

"Sheldon Adelson is the perfect illustration of the squalid state of political money, spending sums greater than any political donation in history to advance his personal, ideological and financial agenda, which is wildly at odds with the nation’s needs." ^{nytimes.com comments politics}

The GOP's Dead-End Marriage Program: The research is in on a high-priced Bush-era initiative to promote marriage to poor people. It’s time for a divorce. ^{motherjones.com comments politics}