The ExxonMobil Pegasus tar sands pipeline spilled around 185,000 gallons of tar sands, undisclosed toxic chemicals and contaminated water in Arkansas yesterday. Looks like these folks live in a neighborhood with “public” water. If they had (have) wells, the contaminated water and
— by ThinkProgress War Room | Mar 27, 2013 Recently, we discussed some of the terrible bills floating around out there in state legislatures. Here’s another look at some of the worst proposals, including a couple that were signed into law this week: NORTH
Listen: Hollingsworth v. Perry (CA Prop 8) Listen: United States v. Windsor (DOMA)
While reading my wall in Facebook this morning, I came across this salient point … — Sarah Wood/Opinionated Democrat “Marriage is a contract. It’s contract law. There are rights which are being granted to some and not others based on bigotry alone. That’s
— by Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services The Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits some of the worst insurance industry practices that have kept affordable health coverage out of reach for millions of Americans. It provides families and individuals with new
Please pardon my sarcasm at the ridiculousness of their reasoning: Being gay is not natural. Yeah … like real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester and air conditioning. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay. Gee … I guess
— by Robert Reich, former Labor Secretary for President Bill Clinton The Supreme Court, which hears oral arguments today and tomorrow on same-sex marriage, has become the nation’s de facto decider of social policy. The Federal Reserve, meanwhile, whose monetary policy is
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today is continuing the drumbeat against House Republicans who voted for the radical Republican budget, releasing a new web video to highlight the chasm between mainstream Americans’ priorities and House Republicans’ radical approach. In the video –
by Robert Reich We’re still legislating and regulating private morality, while at the same time ignoring the much larger crisis of public morality in America. In recent weeks Republican state legislators have decided to thwart the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in “Roe
Lean in, Women; Corporations and Government, Brush Off Your Hands Veena Trehan, Op-Ed: Fifty years ago, Betty Friedan’s “Feminine Mystique” explained how wives were not fulfilled by homemaking and childbearing. Woman couldn’t get credit, were fired when their pregnancy showed and held
