Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder asked a Federal court in the state of Texas to subject the State of Texas to pre-clearance under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. While the US Supreme Court may have struck down Section 4 of
— by Norman Solomon For more than a month, outrage has been profuse in response to news about NSA surveillance and other evidence that all three branches of the U.S. government are turning Uncle Sam into Big Brother. Now what? Continuing to
Reblogged from WebInvestigatorKK: The Supreme Court handed down a decision on June 17 that has been ignored by most media outlets, despite its devastating effect on one of the most fundamental rights protected by the Constitution. In a 5-4 ruling, the justices
— by Vickie Rock, NV Rural Democratic Caucus, 2013-05-14 Have you been paying attention? The GOP doesn’t think so and they’re trying to pull the wool over everybody’s eyes with this “AP phone records” announcement, as though their fingerprints weren’t anywhere near
When John Oliver went to Australia to confront the charlatans claiming to have effectively regulated guns, he quickly discovered that maybe some of the arguments from American anti-gun-control groups were flawed. All the arguments, to be more specific. Skip to 3:58 for my favorite logical extension
— by Rollie Williams, on Upworthy I’m not sure which show makes more sense to be on Comedy Central. Jon Stewart is a pretty funny dude, but smart money says the real comedic geniuses are working at Fox News (buried deep inside the
The gagged townspeople of Sanford, New York are suing their town board over the infringement of their First Amendment rights. — by Jim Hightower It’s one thing for Big Oil to bust into our communities, groundwater, and economic well-being with the hydraulic
— 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
— Alan Franklin, ProgressNow-Colorado DENVER: As Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law three critical gun safety bills passed by the General Assembly, ProgressNow Colorado, the state’s largest online progressive advocacy organization, released the following statement: "After one of the most difficult
By Public Lands Team on Mar 11, 2013 at 12:33 pm By Jessica Goad and Tom Kenworthy via CAP and ThinkProgress Despite the many problems that states and municipalities face today—from budget shortfalls to unemployment—seven western states have decided to embark on
