As Republican attacks on public employees garner headlines, public universities are also driving to stamp out progressive activism. The University of California, Santa Cruz has abolished its Community Studies department, which allowed students to major in a curriculum focused on
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The front page of yesterday’s Sunday New York Times had a 1,406-word profile on disgraced former House Speaker Newt Gingrich – as he seeks the presidency in 2012. With its title, The New Newt: Gingrich Tries to Reconnect With America,
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The suicide of Dave Duerson, a long-time National Football League Players Association stalwart, came during a collective bargaining impasse between the union and the owners. The sad truth revealed by the maudlin first round of reaction to the news that
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As Republican legislators oppose a June election to extend existing taxes, the common explanation is that nearly all signed a “no new taxes” pledge and fear a primary challenge or recall led by Grover Norquist if they vote for the
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Ed. Note: This piece was first published at Huffington Post. President Obama has no current plans to visit Wisconsin, despite pledging as a presidential candidate to “walk on that picket line” should workers be denied bargaining rights. White House Press
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